Airbus Throws Party for A380 Superjumbo
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TOULOUSE, France  - Planemaker Airbus threw a huge  media party on Tuesday for the A380 -- overweight, overbudget  and still on the ground, but hailed as the world's largest  airliner which its designers say will reshape aviation.
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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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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.
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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 ...
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European planemaker Airbus says that Thai Airways International plans to buy six of its double-decker A380 planes as part of a deal worth more than $2 billion (1 billion pounds) at list prices.
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European plane maker Airbus, looking to restore credibility after an internal crisis that could benefit US rival Boeing, is set to unveil new design plans for its troubled long-haul A350 passenger jet.
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The board of EADS, the parent company of Airbus, the aerospace giant, will tomorrow give the green light to develop its new aircraft, the A350.
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An Airbus A380 super jumbo performs its demonstration flight at the 46th International Paris Air Show at Le Bouget airport, north of Paris, in this June 16, 2005 file photo.Comment
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Airbus, reeling from a management shakeup that followed delays in its flagship superjumbo jet program, unveiled a long-awaited revamp of its mid-sized A350 on Monday.
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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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Planemaker Airbus replaced the head of   its troubled A380 program on Monday, casting a shadow over   attempts to celebrate the superjumbo's first test flight   involving real passengers -- 474 volunteer Airbus staff.
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European plane maker Airbus is to develop its A350 passenger jet, parent company EADS announced, ending months of speculation and handing a boost to the European aerospace industry.
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Airbus turned the Paris Air Show into a festival of new orders on Wednesday, announcing a giant deal with Indian group Kingfisher Airlines and boasting that its order book had swollen by 75 billion dollars (56 billion euros) this week.
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Russia's Aeroflot orders Airbus's new A350 XWB plane in a major boost to the European aircraft maker.
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Planemaker Airbus replaced the head of  its troubled A380 program on Monday, casting a shadow over  attempts to celebrate the superjumbo's first test flight  involving real passengers -- 474 volunteer Airbus staff.
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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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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.