Posts Tagged ‘Airbus’
Austrian Airlines Begins Switch To Airbus
Austrian Airlines has begun its switch from Boeing 737 to Airbus 320 planes for medium-haul flights, it said on Friday, as it streamlines its fleet as part of an accelerated restructuring under owner Lufthansa. The loss-...
Airbus Wins US$16.9 Billion Worth of Commitments at Farnborough International Air Show 2012
At the 2012 Farnborough International Air Show, Airbus won about US$16.9 billion worth of business for a total of 115 aircraft. The commitments comprise Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 61 aircraft worth US$5.8 billion and...
Airbus Offers iPad Electronic Flight Bag Solution
Airbus has become the first aircraft manufacturer to provide its iPad, Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) performance-calculating applications for Pilots on iPad. Airlines will soon be able to download the first apps as part of its &...
Airbus Encounters A350 Wing Drilling Problems
Airbus has encountered problems in drilling holes in the wings on its new A350 passenger jet, helping to drive shares in parent EADS down on Wednesday as analysts reported signals that the problem was taking longer than expecte...
Airbus Offers Longer-range A330 with Increased Payload
Airbus has decided to offer a further enhanced version of the popular A330 airliner by increasing the maximum takeoff weight capability to 240 metric tonnes. This 240 tonne capability will be first applied to the larger A330-30...
Airbus Gets First Order From Israel’s Arkia
Airbus received its first order from Arkia Israel Airlines on Monday, for four A321neo aircraft. Arkia is Israel’s second largest airline and is the first Israeli airline to order from the A320neo family, Airbus said. Eng...
