Airlines assessing A380 position
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Leading airlines are reviewing their options after Airbus announces further delays to its flagship A380 plane.
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InfoWorld - European aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS plans to include in its new Superjumbo A380 planes an optional voice and data system that can allow passengers to use their mobile devices in flight. The service, including onboard mobile telephony and Internet access for passengers, will be offered through the OnAir joint venture to airline companies purchasing the A380. The system could be fitted on other models from Airbus as well as on planes from U.S. rival Boeing. The service should become commercially available in 2006, Airbus and OnAir said.
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The world's airlines were forced to  review growth plans on Wednesday after Airbus parent EADS   again pushed back first delivery of its troubled A380  superjumbo.
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European aircraft maker Airbus is facing further delays in the delivery of its A380 superjumbo airliner, for as much as six months, a newspaper reported.
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Airbus management met with employees about a major restructuring plan following problems with its A380 superjumbo jet amid political concern over the consequences of a major overhaul.
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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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European aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS plans to include in its new Superjumbo A380 planes an optional voice and data system that can allow passengers to use their mobile devices in flight. The service, including onboard mobile telephony and Internet access for passengers, will be offered through the OnAir joint venture to airline companies purchasing the A380. The system could be fitted on other models from Airbus as well as on planes from U.S. rival Boeing. The service should become commercially available in 2006, Airbus and OnAir said.
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The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial airliner, took its first passengers aloft on a test flight, as the company announced a fresh management shakeup to grapple with delays plaguing the superjumbo.
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European aircraft maker Airbus is close to clinching two key orders valued at three billion dollars (2.28 billion euros) from China for its new A380 plane.
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The Airbus A380 started a global circumnavigation which will take in the South and North Poles on the last of a series of test flights before it applies for its air safety certificate.
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Airbus say it is 'business as usual' at its plant in Flintshire as staff wait to hear if they will be affected by delays in the A380 aircraft.
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Singapore Airlines, launch customer for the Airbus A380 super jumbo, was weighing the cost of existing delays in delivery of the aircraft as its manufacturer prepared to discuss new holdups.
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London's Heathrow airport is spending 450 million pounds (643 million euros, 842 million dollars) to accommodate new Airbus A380 planes, the first of which was set to roll out of its hangar.
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Airbus and its parent company EADS could disclose new delivery delays for the A380 superjumbo as well as a restructuring plan for the aircraft manufacturer, following a meeting Tuesday of EADS directors.
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The world's largest commercial airplane, the Airbus A380, is set to debut next month, posing a profound threat to Boeing Co.'s crown jewel, the 747.
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Dubai-based airline Emirates and Qatar Airways are to announce new orders for the Airbus A380 superjumbo at the Paris Air Show this week, with Emirates to take up to 10 additional superjumbos, a company source told AFP on Monday.
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The new Airbus chief executive has presented an audit of problems at the aircraft manufacturer as well as a vast recovery plan that could mean new delays for the A380 superjumbo airliner and job cuts.