Airbus

A photo included in the U.K.'s Air Accidents Investigations Branch special bulletin shows the location of one damaged and two missing window panes on an Airbus A321.

Crew aboard a U.S.-bound plane discovered a missing window pane at 13,000 feet

11:01am November 10, 2023

by Emily Olson

Passengers said the cabin seemed "noisier and colder than they were used to." That's when a crew member noticed a window seal flapping at the back of the aircraft.

The new Airbus A320neo takes off for its first test flight at Toulouse-Blagnac airport in southwestern France on Sept. 25, 2014. The owner of Air India announced a deal Tuesday to buy 250 Airbus jets, including A350 wide-body planes and A320neo single-aisle planes in a deal worth billions of dollars.

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As its ambitions soar, Air India orders 470 Boeing and Airbus aircraft

11:22am February 14, 2023

by The Associated Press

India's second-largest domestic carrier placed orders for 220 Boeing aircraft valued at $34 billion and 250 Airbus planes in a separate deal that could be worth tens of billions of dollars.

A Russian Aeroflot airplane is moved from a remote location at John F. Kennedy Airport in October, 2002, in New York.

Sanctions may ground Russia's planes, but the firms that own them can't get them back

5:00am March 13, 2022

by David Schaper

Russian airlines can no longer get spare parts or technical support for their Airbus and Boeing planes.

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An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches Miami International Airport. In a joint letter, the heads of Boeing and Airbus Americas reportedly called for postponing a planned Jan. 5 rollout of a 5G wireless network.

National

Boeing and Airbus urge a delay in 5G wireless service over safety concerns

3:45pm December 21, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The commercial jet makers have been warning that a plan to deploy new 5G wireless networks could pose a danger to vital aircraft systems.

An Airbus aircraft of the German airline Lufthansa is parked at the Franz-Josef-Strauss airport in Munich, Germany, earlier this month.

Health & Safety

Airbus Announces Job Cuts Amid Massive Dip In Aircraft Orders

8:24pm June 30, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The European passenger-jet maker says it plans to cut 15,000 jobs amid a 40% drop in its business since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Employees work on Airbus SE A321 fuselages at the company's final assembly line facility in Mobile, Ala. in 2017.

National

Boeing And Airbus Halt Production; Future Of Airplane Manufacturing Uncertain

7:22pm April 06, 2020

by David Schaper

Airbus and Boeing halt production of its jets because of the coronavirus. Orders for new planes have fallen as air travel has plummeted due to the pandemic.

A winemaker pours rosé at the Chateau Sainte Roseline in the southern France region of Provence. European producers of premium specialty agricultural products like French wine, face a U.S. tariff hike with duties on a range of European goods, including

Politics & Government

Where There's A Wine, There's A Way

8:29pm October 25, 2019

by Scott Horsley

A Florida company has found a way to sidestep the Trump administration's new, 25% tariffs on French wine. The company is importing bulk wine by the truckload tariff-free and bottling it in the U.S.

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A new Airbus A320neo aircraft is presented by the Spanish airline Vueling at Barcelona's airport on Sept. 27, 2018. The Trump administration is preparing to slap tariffs on imports from Europe, citing subsidies of Airbus jets.

U.S. Warns Of New Tariffs On Europe Over Airbus Subsidies

12:41pm April 09, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The Trump administration is preparing tariffs on billions of dollars in imports from Europe in retaliation for subsidies of Airbus jets. The levies would hit products ranging from aircraft to wine.

Emirates' inaugural A380 flight to San Francisco International Airport approaches the gate in 2014. Airbus announced Thursday it's stopping production of the A380 in 2021 after Emirates canceled dozens of orders.

World News

Airbus To Stop Production Of A380 Superjumbo Jet

5:32am February 14, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The European company says it has no reason to continue production after its biggest customer cut back its orders. Despite much fanfare, the double-decker plane has struggled to find a market.

The Airbus BelugaXL, built to transport large aircraft pieces, took off on its maiden flight Thursday from France's Toulouse-Blagnac Airport.

World News

Whale Of A Plane: Airbus BelugaXL Makes Maiden Flight

2:47pm July 19, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The BelugaXL's paint job "features beluga whale-inspired eyes and an enthusiastic grin." For several hours on Thursday, the whale soared over southern France.