Airbus Gears Up to Unveil New Flagship
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Airbus unveils its flagship A380 on Tuesday, the plane on which the company is betting its newfound status as the world's leading jet maker as well as the 10 billion euro (&#36;13 billion) cost of developing the "superjumbo."
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The new chief executive of European airliner manufacturer Airbus is set to present a vast restructuring plan for the group to the board of parent company EADS, union sources told AFP.
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The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus hopes to win 20 new orders from at least two new airlines for its A380 superjumbo this year, its commercial director has said.
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The new chief executive of the ailing aircraft maker Airbus is set to present a vast restructuring plan for the group to the board of parent company EADS.
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Airbus' giant A380, a double-decked behemoth that could revolutionize long-haul flying, was getting a lavish coming out Tuesday, with European leaders gathered for the first official look at the world's largest ever passenger plane.
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Airbus handout released shows a computer generated image of the Airbus A350 XWB.Comment
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Airbus put its stamp on aviation history Tuesday, unveiling the world's largest commercial jet and raising the stakes in its 35-year rivalry with Boeing Co.
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PARIS, Dec 10  - The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is to launch a new plane, the A350, that will challenge the future Boeing fuel-efficient 7E7, Airbus owners EADS and BAE Systems announced Friday.
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The announcement of its new mid-sized plane will heat up rivalry between Airbus and Boeing. The board of EADS, parent company of Airbus, is on Monday expected to approve plans for the long-awaited, $4bn-launch of a new mid-sized aircraft, the A350.
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Consortium Airbus unveils the world's largest plane, the 555-passenger A380 in a ceremony in France.
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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. Airbus SAS is betting its newfound status as the world's leading jet maker on the "superjumbo" that has a 79.85-metre wingspan, a tail as tall as a seven-storey building and cost &#36;13 billion US to develop.
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TOULOUSE, France  - Aviation authorities were set on Tuesday to declare Airbus's mammoth new A380 aircraft safe for commercial flight, capping six years of development for the world's largest airliner, which has been hit by production delays.
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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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Airbus got tentative approval on Monday to market a new model to rival Boeing Co.&#39;s 7E7 from parent firm EADS, which said a final decision was expected next month.
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Airbus, the world&#39;s biggest maker of commercial aircraft, forecast yesterday that airlines will need 1,902 jumbo planes over the next 20 years -- more than double the forecast of its rival, The Boeing Co.
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Airbus plans to challenge Boeing Co. by offering a new aircraft as early as year-end, its chief executive says. The Toulouse, France-based plane maker is &quot;reflecting&quot; on whether to introduce an all-new plane
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Airbus is designing an aircraft to  compete with Boeing Co.'s planned 7E7 wide-body jetliner that  would carry more passengers and fly further than the U.S.  plane, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing  people familiar with the plans.