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Second position filled for new Airbus manufacturing facility

A330 success continues as the solution for long-haul growth

Experienced team will provide dedicated response to private jet needs

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...

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...

Indonesian low cost carrier becomes new Airbus customer with major order

Up to 117 A320 Family aircraft including first order for the NEO

A330 comfort, efficiency and reliability set the foundation for Air Pacific’s new identity of ‘Fiji Airways’.

Jetstar Japan welcomes its 10th A320

Carrier becomes UK’s first operator of Airbus’ new wing tip fuel saving devices

• 100 A320 Family aircraft and two additional A380s

• Third A380 order from the German flag carrier

Sixth aircraft for Malaysia Airlines handed over in Toulouse

Call for nominations opens with ten thousand USD award for diversity champion

Agility & entrepreneurship boosted with enhanced innovation focus

A woman gets all the honours in a technical profession, on 6 March at the French Senate.

Airbus in Hamburg: Lufthansa takes delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with Sharklets

The first A350 XWB – MSN001 – now showing its completed wings, has moved to its next phase of ground testing, from Roger Béteille A350 XWB FAL “Station 30” to the Clément Ader area “Station 18” in Toulouse. The aircraft is structurally complete and shows the installed winglets, belly fairing panels,...

Sharing Airbus experience on long term basis for the benefit of our customers

35 tonnes of blankets, food and medicine shipped on Turkish Airlines A310F

Demand for nearly 10,000 new aircraft, including over 3,800 widebodies