Press releases

Wing tip devices save up to four per cent in fuel

Largest Airbus airline customer and operator in Europe

A380’s strong asset value and market potential recognised by leading lessor

Repeat order from leading lessor confirms market preference for NEO

Aircraft and its engines perform excellently

Air powered baggage handling concept claims top prize

Five development aircraft will prepare A350 XWB programme for certification

2,500 hour flight test programme now underway

Carrier’s first widebody aircraft on lease from CIT

On track with programme schedule

In the “Woman Manager of the Year” category

Fly Your Ideas student challenge highlights the importance of innovation

The world’s leading aircraft manufacturer will be hiring more than 3,000 people in 2013.

Promoting professional integration in the aeronautical and space sector

When the first A350 XWB to fly, known as MSN1, makes its maiden flight, an international crew of six will be on board, comprising two Flight Test Pilots, one Test Flight Engineer and three Flight Test Engineers.

Two test pilots and the project test flight engineer will be located in the cockpit:

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First job openings for manufacturing activities for new Airbus facility

Innovation at the heart of business

Paves the way for A350 XWB’s first flight

Third order from carrier for all-new Airbus mid-size widebody

UNESCO, Air France and Stanford University representatives to join Airbus executives in selecting the Fly Your Ideas 2013 winners

Second position filled for new Airbus manufacturing facility

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC), the specialist in Airbus Corporate Jet VIP cabin completion and customised nose-to-tail services, is expanding its Services Sales team to meet the growing needs of its customers.

Jérôme Ferasin is appointed Head of Services Sales. He was previously Sales Director...

A330 success continues as the solution for long-haul growth

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC), the specialist in Airbus Corporate Jet VIP cabin completion and customised nose-to-tail services, has received Part 145 maintenance organisation approval from the Russian State Centre of Aviation Flight Safety, confirming its leadership in Eastern Europe as a comp...

Experienced team will provide dedicated response to private jet needs

Design by Sylvain Mariat, Head of Airbus Corporate Jet Centre Design Studio

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC), the specialist in Airbus Corporate Jet VIP cabin completion and customised nose-to-tail services, has been approved by EASA as a Continuous Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO), offering ACJ customers a complementary expertise as a VIP maintenance, repair ...

First in China to benefit from more fuel savings

Features widest and tallest cabin of any business jet

Painting of the first A350 XWB “MSN001” was today fully completed as it emerged in its Airbus livery out from the paintshop in Toulouse. This latest milestone shows that MSN001 is progressing well on its route to first flight.

The aircraft painting was achieved in less than seven days and follows t...

Existing and emerging solutions being studied for Canadian aviation

Team with the most innovative idea will win €30,000

First in the region to benefit from more fuel savings

David Paul Hills comes to U.S. from Airbus Operations in UK

Wizz Air Hungary, the largest Central and Eastern European low cost - low fare airline, has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices. The carrier becomes one of the first Eastern European Airlines to do so, following the delivery in March of the f...

Sharklet equipped to save up to four percent in fuel burn

Eco-efficient Airbus aircraft support fast growing Chinese civil aviation

Eurocopter, another EADS subsidiary also contributes to disaster relief operations

LAN and TAM Airlines, two of Latin America’s leading airlines and part of the LATAM Airlines Group -- one of Airbus largest customers in terms of orders, in-service aircraft and backlog -- took delivery of their first Airbus A320s equipped with Sharklets. Powered by CFM, the LAN and TAM aircraft wer...

• Integrating and further developing Airbus’ airline “e-solutions”;

• Using ‘big-data’ to provide airlines with tailored fleet data management.

A350-1000 to take major role in British Airways future long-haul fleet

The vertical tail section for the first A380 for Qatar Airways has been painted with the airline’s trademark oryx logo at Airbus facilities in Hamburg. The painting was completed earlier this week and the assembly of the airline’s first A380 is set to begin this month, for delivery in early 2014.&nb...

Houghton to lead Airbus Training Center in Miami

Highlights widest and tallest cabin of any business jet

Airbus’ Cabin BFE Supplier Support Rating recognises suppliers for best in-service performance

• Offering even more interior choices for A350 XWB operators

• EADS Sogerma to introduce a new seat model into the A350 XWB catalogue

• Joining Zodiac in enriching the A350 XWB’s Premium Economy Seating offer

Opportunity for some 1,000 high-skilled workers direct and many more in supply chain

• A320 Family rear-cabin innovations – new mock-up on display

• Latest A350 XWB catalogue enrichments

• New A380 high-definition video cabin preview

• Experience A330 interactive cabin visualisation in 360 degrees

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...