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Germany's airberlin group took delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with fuel saving wing tip devices, called Sharklets. The aircraft will join the fleet of the Austrian based airline NIKI, which is owned by the airberlin group. Between now and 2015 the airberlin group, Germany’s second bigges...

Airbus has installed on the first flight-test A350 XWB (MSN001) its two flight-ready Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and is also installing the new Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit (APU) at Airbus’ production facilities in Toulouse (France).

The new Trent engines were both received from UTC Aer...

First single-aisle Airbus aircraft to join Hawaiian’s fleet

Vueling, the largest low cost airline in Spain, has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices, becoming the first Spanish carrier to do so. Including this delivery, Vueling’s in-service fleet rises to 61 A320 Family aircraft

Sharklets are newly de...

Airbus Americas has named Jennifer Ogle, 49, as the new Director of Human Resources (HR) for its Mobile, Alabama assembly line. Ogle will join Airbus on April 15 and report to Linda Herbert, Vice President of HR for Airbus Americas.

During the construction phase of the assembly line in Mo...

Increasing cooperation to support aircraft deliveries and airline customers

ROPS to also become available to other manufacturers’ aircraft

First Ukrainian carrier to benefit from up to four per cent fuel savings

Véronique Creissels has been appointed Airbus’ Head of Communications and will take up the position in early June. Reporting directly to Airbus President and CEO, Fabrice Brégier, she will oversee the Airbus’ communication activities as Brand Strategy, Media Relations, Internal Communications, Exhib...

Airbus Americas has named Craig Hoskins, 50, as its new Vice President of Safety and Technical Affairs. He will join the company in May and spend some time in Airbus headquarters in Toulouse and traveling for orientation, before assuming all responsibilities of the role in July. Hoskins will be repl...