Airbus

Paves the way for A350 XWB’s first flight Blagnac, 4-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB engines have run for the first time on the A350 XWB (MSN1) following the start-up of the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), as part of the preparations … Read the full press release →

Innovation at the heart of business Blagnac, 3-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Airbus is showcasing its latest commercial and military product range at the 50th international Paris Air Show at Le Bourget from June 17th to 23rd, 2013. The latest innovations from the … Read the full press release →

Blagnac, 3-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — China’s largest operator of Airbus aircraft, China Eastern Airlines, has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing-tip devices, becoming China’s first carrier to do so. The aircraft is also the first … Read the full press release →

Experienced team will provide dedicated response to private jet needs Blagnac, 30-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Airbus is introducing a new corporate jet customer care centre (C4you) for its private jet customers, aimed at providing dedicated access to an experienced team. Customers … Read the full press release →

China’s largest helicopter operator in the power and electricity sectors, the State Grid General Aviation Company (SGGAC), has ordered one EC225 and two AS350 B3e rotorcraft to support the country’s electrical grid development and build the Chinese company’s business into … Read the full press release →

27-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — SABCA and its composite subsidiary SABCA Limburg will be at the Paris Air Show, from June 17th until June 23rd, 2013 SABCA Team will present its latest developments in design, manufacturing, testing and support of major Complex Metallic and Composite Structures, as well as … Read the full press release →

A330 success continues as the solution for long-haul growth Blagnac, 27-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has placed an order for three A330-300s, growing its A330 Family fleet to a total of ten Airbus … Read the full press release →

Latest state-of-the-art broadcast satellite SES-6 is the sixth Eurostar spacecraft designed and manufactured by Astrium for SES SES-6 to provide next generation broadcast services including HD video distribution and mobile services to North and Latin America, Europe and the Atlantic … Read the full press release →

Washington, D.C., 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Astrium Americas announced today that its subsidiary, Astrium Services Government, Inc., will offer UAE-owned Yahsat Military Ka-Band service to the US government. This service allows any US government or Department of Defense end user to utilise … Read the full press release →

First in the region to benefit from more fuel savings Blagnac, 20-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with Airbus’ Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices. The airline becomes the first … Read the full press release →

Blagnac, 16-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — 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 … Read the full press release →

Existing and emerging solutions being studied for Canadian aviation Blagnac, 14-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Airbus, Air Canada and BioFuelNet Canada, hosted by Montreal’s McGill University, have formed a partnership to assess Canadian solutions for the production of sustainable alternative jet fuels with … Read the full press release →

• Revenues increase 9 percent to € 12.4 billion  • EBIT* before one-off rises 56 percent to € 741 million • Net Income rises 91 percent to € 241 million Amsterdam 14-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EADS (stock exchange symbol: EAD) achieved … Read the full press release →

IAGOS project integrated into Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) roadmap for research infrastructures 10-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The IAGOS (In-service Aircraft for a Global Observing System) project, in which the Lufthansa Group is involved, uses commercial aircraft to … Read the full press release →

The Vietnamese satellite VNREDSat-1, built by Astrium, is scheduled for launch from Kourou on 03 May Astrium also built the satellite ground control segment and the image receiving and processing stations in Vietnam With VNREDSat-1, Astrium consolidates its position as … Read the full press release →

Sharklet equipped to save up to four percent in fuel burn Blagnac, 9-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Nepal’s national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to buy two Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving … Read the full press release →

Blagnac, 7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — 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 … Read the full press release →

Inmarsat-2 F1 satellite retired after more than 22.5 years of successful operation in geostationary orbit, far outliving its projected life-span of 10 years First of the Astrium Eurostar satellites – 54 launched into orbit and 12 under construction Astrium’s Eurostar … Read the full press release →

Paris, 3-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Safran is building solid foundations for the future, based on its proven ability to innovate and develop products that offer higher and higher performance. As part of this continuous improvement approach, Safran organizes an annual competition allowing … Read the full press release →

Toulouse,  3-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EADS is implementing a new organizational set-up of its Corporate Communications department. The department will increase its focus on international growth markets as well as ensuring a more efficient information flow throughout the Group, thus providing … Read the full press release →