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The battle between the European EADS/Airbus group and Boeing to land a $3.5bn contract for 18 U.S. Air Force refueling aircraft may have been extremely fierce, but everyone – Boeing, Airbus and the American taxpayer - has benefited from it.
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A five-year-old boy has survived the crash of a Yemenia Airbus A 310-300 just off the coast of the Comores Islands’ capital, Moroni. The airliner was reported to be carrying 153 people when it crashed.
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MORONI – A passenger plane carrying 153 people on board has crashed into the fitful waters in the center of the Indian Ocean.
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Airbus has delivered the first A320 airliner to be built in its only aircraft production line outside of Europe, in Tianjin, China. This revolutionary move paves the way for China’s eventual entry into the select club of worldwide aircraft manufacturers
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More than 200 passengers on a Jetstar Airbus 330 cheated death when the cockpit of their aircraft caught fire in mid-air, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Guam.
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It is becoming clear that the constant flood of statements concerning the crash, some correct, some erroneous, is clouding the issue for many observers. Here is a round-up of what is known, what is not, and where the investigation is heading.
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Precise details are emerging of the automatic distress messages sent by the doomed plane in its final four minutes before communications were lost. They describe a swift and catastrophic sequence of events, possibly ending in the plane’s vertical descen
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The French have asked the USA and the Pentagon to help in the search by using its observation satellites and other technical means to focus on the search area. Catastrophic systems failure is being considered as a factor in the accident. Updates below.
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I was struck with the way news outlets around the world reported on the emergency landing of the US Airways Airbus on the Hudson River in New York and the miraculous survival of the plane’s crew and each and every passenger.
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Investigators in Australia have concluded that an erroneous command from the on board computer system was the cause of the near fatal dive.
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Beijing is blocking purchases of Airbus planes by Chinese firms over a disputed European carbon levy, says the head of Airbus's parent company, EADS.
European aerospace giant EADS reports higher annual profits as it delivers a record amount of its Airbus aircraft to customers.
The Indonesian airline, Garuda, has signed an order with Airbus, which is worth at least £320m to British firms.
The head of Airbus orders an internal investigation into how wing cracks developed on its flagship A380 aircraft but insists it is "absolutely safe to fly".
Hong Kong Airlines places order for 10 Airbus A380 aircraft worth about $3.8bn, easing concerns about an EU dispute with China.
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The double-decker Airbus A380 landed safely with 459 people aboard after one of the Rolls-Royce's engine blew out.
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Another tale of travel woes in France. This time around though it's not the weather that's solely to blame and it...
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