Posts Tagged ‘Airbus’
Paint Job But No Party For Airbus A350
Airbus A350 final assembly. Image: Airbus. Airbus has started painting the A350, a sign it is approaching its first flight, but has bowed to the industry’s increasingly pragmatic mood by deciding against a traditio...
Air Astana Takes Delivery of Its First Sharklet Equipped A320
Air Astanas A320, powered by IAE V2500 engines, features a comfortable two class cabin, seating 148 passengers with 16 in business class and 132 in economy. Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, has taken delivery of its f...
Qatar Airways In Talks To Buy Up To 15 A330s
Qatar Airways is in talks with Airbus to buy up to 15 A330s, a deal potentially worth USD$3.6 billion at list prices, citing production delays to Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft. “We are talking to Airbus ab...
Boeing Planning Longest Range Passenger Jet
Boeing has shown airlines a blueprint for the world’s longest-range passenger jet, adding spice to a long-awaited revamp of its 777 wide-body jet, people familiar with the matter said. Boeing on Wednesday launched ...
NTSB To Investigate Newark Taxiway Collision
An SAS wide-body jet clipped the tail of a smaller regional plane as they were taxiing for departure at Newark airport, but no injuries were reported, US federal officials said on Thursday. The National Transportation Sa...
Boeing 777X Move Starts New Airbus Battle
Boeing has started offering its long-awaited 777X long-range jet, paving the way for a ‘mini-jumbo’ war with rival Airbus, industry sources said on Wednesday. The move backed by Boeing’s board means tha...
