Airbus given clearance for A380
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Airbus says its A380 super-jumbo has been cleared to take passengers by European and US authorities.
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European planemaker Airbus won approval from its shareholders on Friday to unleash a fresh marketing battle against arch-rival Boeing by seeking orders for a fuel-saving, wide-body jet to be called the A350.
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Airbus inflamed the transatlantic trade dispute with Boeing yesterday by declaring that it would apply for up to â¬1bn (Â£690m) in launch aid for its proposed
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New delays expected for the A380 superjumbo airliner are a blow to Airbus after a production crisis three months ago but are unlikely to cause customers to cancel orders.
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Wiring woes will cost Airbus dear The patience of airlines waiting to get their hands on the Airbus A380 is beginning to wear thin following an announcement yesterday that just one example of the "Superjumbo" would be delivered in 2007, as opposed to the nine previously promised by Airbus parent company EADS.â¦
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MUNICH, Germany  - Planemaker Airbus' A380  superjumbo project is running 1.45 billion euros ($1.93  billion) over budget because of work to improve the efficiency  and weight of the aircraft, the co-head of parent company EADS  said.
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Planemaker Airbus replaced the head of   its troubled A380 program on Monday, casting a shadow over   attempts to celebrate the superjumbo's first test flight   involving real passengers -- 474 volunteer Airbus staff.
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The airplane manufacturer Airbus has stopped work on the freight version of its new A380 superjumbo jet to focus more on the troubled passenger version of the aircraft, a spokesman for its parent company said. The decision came a week after United Parcel Service, the only remaining customer for the freight aircraft, postponed taking delivery of the planes and said it might cancel the order altogether.
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Airbus revealed new delays for its   troubled A380 superjumbo jet on Thursday, blaming a repeat of   wiring installation problems which have already pushed the   programme a year behind schedule and hit future profits.
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Airbus  expects its delayed A380 superjumbo to receive technical certification by December 13, a senior company official said in remarks published in a local newspaper on Friday.
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TOULOUSE, France  - Airbus workers downed tools and staged protests as a company shake-up due later on Wednesday was expected to confirm plans for factory sales and thousands of job cuts.
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European aircraft maker Airbus is close to a deal with China for an order of at least five new A380 planes worth 1.4 billion dollars, but political concerns are blocking a final agreement.
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Airbus has completed a globe-spanning test flight for the A380 and expected to obtain airworthiness certification for the world's biggest commercial airliner in mid-December.
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TOULOUSE, France  - Airbus showed off its giant A380, a double-decked behemoth that could revolutionize long-haul flying, at a lavish ceremony Tuesday with European leaders gathered for the first official look at the world's largest passenger plane.
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Airbus, the European plane maker, said on Wednesday that it expected orders for new aircraft to halve to around 700 this year after a record order intake in 2007.
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Airbus, the European aircraft maker, is expected to receive approval within weeks from its shareholders, EADS and BAE Systems, to start marketing the planned A350 mid
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Planemaker Airbus replaced the head of  its troubled A380 program on Monday, casting a shadow over  attempts to celebrate the superjumbo's first test flight  involving real passengers -- 474 volunteer Airbus staff.