Airbus rivals await takeoff at Paris Air Show
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After European plane maker Airbus stole the limelight on the first day of the Paris Air Show, rival manufacturers are looking to make their marks during the remainder of the week-long event.
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Directors at the European Aeronautic Defence and Space group are to consider the industrial launch of the Airbus 350 XWB on Friday, with the question of financing still unresolved, a French source close to the matter said.
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German and French leaders raise fears  over the impact of job cuts at Airbus before a key summit on Friday.
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Airbus cast aside worries about the future of two of its new aircraft and broke records at the 47th Paris Air Show with a haul of 728 orders, allowing it to nose past its arch-rival the US planemaker Boeing.
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An Airbus A380 super-jumbo takes off from southern France on its first test flight with passengers, as 474 of the firm's staff fill the seats.
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France hopes to be able to  announce an agreement about a simplified management structure  for European defense group EADS at a summit meeting on Monday,  but Germany is in no hurry to strike a deal.
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It is the twin-engine A350, not the delayed and much-publicized A380 superjumbo, that Airbus hopes will grab headlines at the Paris air show.
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The Airbus super-jumbo A380 is to be officially presented on January 18 at Blagnac airport near Toulouse, about two months before its maiden flight, chief executive Noel Forgeard said Tuesday.
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Deals worth more than $300m are expected to be signed at the Paris air show, yet the industry faces significant challenges reducing noise and air pollution.
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European leaders are concerned over job cuts German and French leaders are in talks to address how an overhaul of Airbus will affect their respective countries and try to resolve their differences.Comment
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PARIS Airbus announced Friday that it would move ahead with two new long-range versions of its widebody A330 aircraft to cobble together a competitor for Boeing&#39;s planned new 7E7.
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The crisis at Airbus is to feature in a top-level Franco-German meeting in Paris this week amid a blur of uncertainty over cuts to pull the flagship A380 superjumbo out of trouble.
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Boeing is expected to unveil a number of orders for its Dreamliner 787 aircraft at the Paris air show.
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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 ...
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Airbus put its stamp on aviation history yesterday, unveiling the world's largest commercial jet and raising the stakes in its 35-year rivalry with Boeing Co.
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French President Jacques Chirac's trip this week to Beijing will bring into sharp focus the battle between the world's biggest aircraft makers, Europe's Airbus and Boeing of the United States, for the prized ...
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LE BOURGET, France -- Airbus racked up a series of big orders at the opening Monday of the world's biggest air show, stealing some early limelight from U.S. rival Boeing Co.