Airbus Expects 2008 Orders to Decline by Half
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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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The joint head of EADS has rejected suggestions he had indulged in insider trading knowing the group would announce delivery days for the Airbus superjumbo which have slashed the value of the business.
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Lufthansa and Emirates said Tuesday that their orders for A380 superjumbos will be delayed by up to a further year, and Airbus parent EADS was expected to reveal the full extent of production problems holding back its flagship jet program.
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European plane maker Airbus concedes defeat to Boeing in the battle for new orders in 2007, but won on deliveries.
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MUNICH, Germany  - An industrial crisis blamed for sweeping job cuts at Europe's Airbus slashed profits at parent EADS by 86 percent in 2006, sending its shares lower on Friday as it ruled out a quick recovery this year.
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WASHINGTON -- Orders to US factories for big-ticket goods dropped in August, largely weighed down by a sharp decline in demand for commercial airplanes.
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FRANKFURT/PARIS  - EADS on Thursday posted steeper than expected third-quarter losses, axed forecasts that it would make a 2007 operating profit and promised to reinforce restructuring plans after fresh problems at planemaker Airbus.
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European aerospace group EADS   will unveil restructuring measures aimed at saving 2 billion  euros ($2.53 billion) a year this week after new delays in  deliveries of its A380 superjumbo, financial daily Les Echos  reported, without quoting sources.
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Fort Worth, Texas-based, American Airlines says it will defer 54 of 56 Boeing aircraft scheduled for delivery between 2006 and 2010, American said Monday.
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American Airlines will defer delivery of all but two Boeing Co. aircraft scheduled for deliver between 2006 and 2010 in order to defer billions in spending, it said Monday.
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PARIS -- Airbus, seeking to reverse its fortunes after a crushing year, faced a bruising battle Wednesday in presenting a plan expected to include massive job losses across Europe and the sale of a number of plants.
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Airbus will launch a new commercial aircraft program by early 2006 at the latest, once development spending for the new A380 superjumbo passenger jet begins to decline, chief executive Noel Forgeard said.
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New orders at U.S. factories tumbled by a greater-than-expected 5.6 percent in January, the biggest decline in more than six years, on a big drop in aircraft orders, a Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
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An escalating dispute between Airbus and jet-engine supplier General Electric Co  could delay deliveries of the European airplane maker's A350 extra wide body jet, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.
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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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Airbus said Monday it postponed a news conference at which it had been expected to announce its long-awaited restructuring strategy.
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EADS shares fell sharply Wednesday as investment banks slashed their ratings on the stock after the parent company of planemaker Airbus extended to two years the production delay for its superjumbo A380 jet.Comment