Airbus A380 News

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 -- MIDF Research has reduced Malaysian Airline System Bhd's net loss forecast for 2012 financial year to RM413 million from RM981 million on the back of softening fuel price and improving yield conditions.

DUBAI: Gulf countries are channelling billions of dollars into airport expansions, betting on a sharp rise in passenger traffic and competing to strengthen their positions as regional hubs for global travel.

Delta Air Lines plans to add 88 Boeing 717s to its fleet, picking up planes that Southwest Airlines didn't want anymore.

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On Wednesday, European Aeronautic Defence and Space NV reported its first quarter earnings and discussed the following topics in its earnings conference call.

But back in China, where the ruling Communist Party controls all judges, prosecutors and police and harasses lawyers who take on cases it dislikes, joining that fight will be a tough proposition.

Airbus has said it will take on the load of paying for fixes to the wings of A380 planes, which are being delivered this year.

Qantas is expected to announce it is shedding more than 400 jobs in its engineering department as it closes down its heavy maintenance base at Tullamarine Airport.

Airbus parent company EADS said Wednesday its first quarter earnings were hammered by a hefty 158-million euro charge to fix problematic wing parts on its flagship A380 superjumbo.

The Federal Aviation Administration this week relaxed its rule on the required separation distances for aircraft flying behind the massive Airbus A380.

A historic biplane that was the first to land at Manchester Airport has returned to mark the airport's 75th birthday.

Airbus continues to hedge about the timing for the postponed delivery of the first green A380 to be converted into a VIP configuration for Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Waleed. Though Airbus missed its previously stated target of delivering the A380 VIP in 2011, the company now says the world's biggest airliner will be handed over to an undisclosed ... (more)

Frankfurt police are preparing to clear a tent-camp of about 300 Occupy protesters from near the European Central Bank.

Okay. That's just a teaser video , because what we really want to talk about is this Lufthansa video: Filmed while the brand new Boeing 747-8 takes off from Boeing's Everett HQ, bound for its new home at Frankfurt International Airport , the video should get you psyched to welcome yet another airplane type to US airports.

Singapore Airlines is one of the first operator of the massive Airbus A380 in the world years ago after it's first delivery, this Jumbo jet is now a common sight in Singapore's Changi Airport.

On Wednesday, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport opens the new $1.4 billion Maynard H. Jackson Jr.

Airbus parent company EADS said its first quarter earnings were hammered by a 158 million euro charge to fix problematic wing parts on its flagship A380 superjumbo.

Airbus parent company EADS says its first quarter earnings were hammered by a hefty a 158-million charge to fix problematic wing parts on its flagship A380 superjumbo.

Airbus parent EADS took a charge of 158 million euros connected with wing cracks on the A380 superjumbo as it posted better-than-expected first-quarter results on Wednesday, buoyed by resilient demand for commercial aircraft and civil helicopters.

Fischer's emergence came as many Republicans confronted doubts about their attorney general.