EADS superjumbo runs over budget
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European aerospace giant EADS has warned that the A380 superjumbo project, run by its Airbus division, is running heavily over budget.
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MELBOURNE/PARIS  - The world's airlines were forced to review growth plans and investors hammered the shares of Airbus parent EADS  on Wednesday after the European planemaker announced more delays to its A380 superjumbo.
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The research and development costs of Airbus's new A380 super-jumbo will be 1.45 billion euros (1.9 billion dollars) more than planned, the co-chairman of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, Rainer Hertrich, revealed.
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Airbus plunged into its first-ever operating loss in 2006 and will be in the red again this year, parent company EADS said Friday in another sign of deepening crisis at the European plane maker.
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The board of European aerospace group EADS is to meet this Friday to discuss the launch of the Airbus A350 passenger jet amid wrangling over the financing of the project.
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The transatlantic dispute over state aid for rivals Airbus and Boeing, the worldâs two biggest aircraft makers, is set to drag on beyond Novemberâs US presidential elections after US and European Union negotiators yesterday failed to make headway.
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HEAVY suitcases aren&#39;t the only things weighing down aeroplanes and requiring them to burn more fuel, pushing up the cost of flights.
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Troubled European aircraft maker Airbus could ask the British government for additional funding to help launch a revamped version of its 250-seater A350 jet.
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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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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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As air travel woes worsen, their costs in time and money are demanding increased attention.
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British defence group BAE Systems has reported an interim profits surge but gave an insight into problems at Airbus, saying the European planemaker might have to ask shareholders for funds.
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European aerospace group EADS admitted that its Airbus A380 superjumbo was set for further delays, and a newspaper report said huge cost cuts and a production switch out of the eurozone were being considered.
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Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT.N's F-35   Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, funded by the United States and   eight other countries, could cost as much as an extra $12   million to $16 million apiece at first if production plans are   curtailed in early years, the general running the project said   Friday.
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The French government is seeking to take control of European aerospace giant EADS by pushing for a capital increase to finance development of the new A350 long-haul jet, German newspapers have reported.
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The board of Airbus parent EADS  is expected on Tuesday to decide on a cost-cutting program and assess the impact of the latest delay in its A380 superjumbo plane, which one newspaper report said could now slow 2007 deliveries to just two aircraft.
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