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Airbus Tests Jets Ability to Fly Farther From Emergency Landing Sites
Slated to be delivered to lead customer Qatar Airways Ltd. by the end of the year, the A350 would have unprecedented regulatory leeway compared with other twin-engine jets on ultralong polar or over-water routes. If European regulators grant approval.
Airbus A350 Set to Complete Final Tests, Gear Up for First Deliveries
Delivery to Qatar Airways Ltd., the biggest buyer of the long-haul jet with 80 on order, would follow in the fourth quarter. Airbus, which has spent more than $15 billion to develop the A350, has booked more than 700 orders for the plane from 38.
Airbus Worried About A400M Costs as Profit Drops
Operating profit was ���821 million, up from ���706 million a year earlier. The plane maker delivered more unprofitable A380 super jumbos in the period and fewer earnings-boosted single-aisle and widebody jets. Free cash flow improved to ���180 million from.
Qatar Airways Confirms Purchase of 50 Boeing 777X Aircraft
Emirates and Qatar Airways joined forces to negotiate with Boeing for the almost $100 billion in deals they signed for the new 777X passenger jet. Emirates last week also confirmed its order for 150 777X in a deal valued at $56 billion at list prices.
Plane Makers Sweet Spot: Bigger, but Not Too Big
Airbus, too, is bringing a new big jet to Farnborough. Its long-range, 300-seat A350, which competes with Boeings 777, is nearing the end of flight trials and Qatar Airways, the launch operator, is due to get the first jets this year. Interest has.
Airbus to Shed Some Defense Businesses
Fairchild Controls, Rostock System-Technik, AvDef and ESG are among the units up for sale. ThyssenKrupp said it would start talks with Airbus about the future of Atlas Elektronik. The German steelmaker holds a majority stake in the joint venture.
At Plane Makers, Incremental Change Gains Favor
FARNBOROUGH, England���Airbus Group NV introduced an upgraded version of its A330 passenger jet Monday on the opening day of the Farnborough air show, betting that its airline customers have turned conservative. After years of counting on .
Airbus Shrugs Off Canceled Plane Orders
12/12/14 Airbus, Qatar Airways Set New. More quote. Airbus has suffered more than 225 orders canceled this year, including a decision by Emirates Airlinenot to acquire 70 A350 long-range jets. That number isnt. Mr. Enders said not delivering.
British Airways, Iberia to Trim Capacity Despite Robust Results
IAG said on Friday that net profit rose to ���280 million ($374.9 million) in the three months to end-June, well above the ���127 million reported a year earlier, as operating profit rose 55% to ���380 million on a 6.7% rise in revenue to ���5.1 billion. IAG.
Boeings Larger Dreamliner Approved by US, European Regulators
Boeing said on Monday that it is now in the final stages of preparing the first 787-9 for delivery to Air New Zealand Ltd. AIR.NZ +1.64% Air New Zealand Ltd. New Zealand: NZX $2.48 +0.04 +1.64% Dec. 16, 2014 3:39 pm Volume (Delayed 20m) : 552,246 P/E .
Boeing Dreamliner Cleared for Expanded Long-Range Flying
Flights that travel between three and 5�� hours from backup airports are a tiny fraction of total airline flying, but the capability was an important selling point for the 787. Boeing touted its ability to more efficiently link distant cities where.
Space the new frontier for Virgins latest Airbus A350XWB
All were impressed by the spacious feel of the cabin, with its vertical side walls and flat ceiling as well as the low noise levels ��� think A380 top cabin ��� and cool LED lighting. Theres also a lower cabin altitude of. Airbus will deliver the.
Qantas and Cathay invite top-tier travellers to fast track status credits
WITH Virgin Atlantic axing direct flights between Sydney and Hong Kong from this month, it may be time for the airlines top-tier frequent flyers to apply for status matches with the survivors on the route, Qantas and Cathay Pacific. Cathay Pacific.
Qatar Airways May Delay A380 Deliveries
GENEVA���Qatar Airways Monday said it wont take delivery of five A380 super jumbos until the airline knows plane-maker Airbus has a permanent fix for faults in the aircrafts wings. The Middle East airlines outspoken chief executive Akbar Al Baker.
Emirates chief says keen on bigger A380 plane
Airbuss 148 remaining undelivered orders for A380 include up to around 30 aircraft that analysts say may not get delivered, notably five for grounded Indian airline Kingfisher. Others include 10 for Hong Kong Airlines, which faces Chinese divisions.
How a Small Fire Could Spell Big Trouble for the Boeing 787
Passengers had just gotten off the Japan Airlines jet after arrival from Tokyo when a mechanic performing a post-flight walk-around noticed smoke inside the cabin and pouring out of a rear underbelly cargo door. According to an airport spokesperson, .
Odds and Ends: U-Turn Al does it again, delays A350; rate.
A350 delivery delayed: U-Turn Al Baker, the CEO of Qatar Airways, has once again become a pain in the tailpipe to an OEM. The delivery of. Qatar posted this on its Facebook page: #QatarAirways. The Wall Street Journal first broke the news. Boeing 787-9... took them 6 years of politicking to get the point where they formally launched it at the A380. they actually first started talking about it in 1990 but didnt start formal concept development until 1994. in 2008, the��.
Airbus investors day Dec. 10-11: heres our preview.
Airbus investors day Dec. 10-11: heres our preview. The annual Airbus investors days are tomorrow and Thursday in London. Airbus will webcast the event; go here to link up. The presentations will include a mix of. On the commercial side, we expect discussion of the pending delivery Saturday of the A350-900 to launch customer Qatar Airways.. Leahy told The Wall Street Journal he expects an A321neoLR order by year end���the obvious question: from whom?
Links 12/17/17 | naked capitalism
As Chinas Economy Slows, So Too Does Growth in Workers Wages WSJ China Real Time. Abenomics... Delivery of the A350 to Qatar Airways had originally been planned for 13 December followed by a flight to Doha.. While Airbus will break even on the plane in the years up to 2018, chief financial officer Harald Wilhelm said the aircraft manufacturer would have to provide different engines from 2018 to make it more attractive, or discontinue making it altogether.
Odds and Ends: Tom Enders at Bernstein; JetBlues CEO; Al.
Tom Enders: Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders appeared recently at a Bernstein Research conference. A couple of highlights: The A350 program is on track for certification and first delivery on the schedule set two years ago.
MH370, Day 3; Qatar on A380; A330neo; New Small Airplane
The Wall Street Journal created this graphic that is quite illustrative about the situation. What we. Qatar on A380: Akbar Al-Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, is known for his hyperbole and about-faces, but every once in a while he expresses an opinion that has some useful information. His comments. A330neo momentum: There continues to be increasing interest among airlines about the prospect of an Airbus A330neo, our Market Intelligence tells us. New Small��.
Odds and Ends: 777X site; A380 reconfiguration; 777.
Flashback on 777 successor: Jon Ostrower, when he was with Flight Global, Tweeted out a flashback down memory lane when we did a podcast with him six years ago, talking about a Boeing 777 successor.. A350-1000: Akbar Al-Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, is known for his about-faces at a whim, so much so that he has the nickname U-Turn Al. Once a vocal critic of the Airbus A350-1000, he now says it is a great airplane, according to this interview in Gulf��.
Repairing composites; More on Rolls-Royce; Boeing layoffs
Separately, the Puget Sound Business Journal reports that St. Louis apparently was the leading contender to be the home for the Boeing 777X if Seattles IAM 751 hadnt approved a new contract... That is a topic I have a decent bit of experience on, but they main point is that Airbus is losing money on the A380 recurring costs still, and the extra charges from the wing fix and other development expenses have pushed actual program break even and profit out beyond��.
Special Report: Boeing remains formidable even if BAE.
Despite a crystal clear ruling against launch aid subsidies, European governments have continued the practice by providing Airbus with billions of taxpayer euros and pounds for its next new product, the A350. What is more, the European governments have yet to remove the very substantial subsidies, including those propping up the A380, which the WTOs ruling in June of last year requires them to do,��� Boeing lamented. ���The illegal subsidies to Airbus, most��.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Continuously Updated Grounding.
Prior to the first Dreamliner flight since the grounding, Qatar Airways Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said that Qatar Airways is expecting to receive compensation for the battery problems. He also criticized. According to The Wall Street Journal, ANA and JAL are both taking extra steps to ensure the Dreamliners batteries are safe. They are installing a... Airbus currently doesnt expect the battery change to affect the A350 XWB EIS or flight test program. 14-Feburary.
Larger engine, longer range A350-1000 to be announced at.
Airbus and Rolls-Royce have agreed to up-size the Trent XWB engine powering the A350-1000, which will add about 500nm of range, Leeham News has learned. The formal announcements. Qatar Airways and Korean Airlines have also encouraged Airbus to enlarge the airplane. Weve learned that. wing would be required. One Wall Street aerospace analyst believes the wing will have to be enlarged by 3% but we dont believe one is part of the enhancement.
Launch of Boeing 787-10X has implications on 777X.
The Star Alliance member currently operates 19 Airbus A330-300E (Enhanced) aircraft delivered in 2009 and 2010 on a 5-6 years lease term and has another 15 examples due to join its mainline fleet between 2013 and 2015 on a.. For instance, Wall Street Journal has reported Boeing officials including chief executive Jim McNerney and then Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief executive Jim Albaugh growing increasingly concerned at a composite-winged 777-9X,��.
Boeing 777-X seizing failure from the jaws of success.
But seen from close up, in a startling and detailed report in the Wall Street Journal by former Flighblogger author, Jon Ostrower, the disturbing details of what is going on in Boeing concerning its next iteration of its 777 program have been laid bare. For those following Emirates, the worlds largest customer for the Boeing 777, as well as the Airbus A380, and the second largest buyer of the increasingly delayed Airbus A350, this is the most alarming part of the story.
Special Report: The ���One Boeing��� lean and mean profit machine
If anything, both Wall Street and the media overreacted to the incident, which left the hull of the Ethiopian Airlines 787 involved damaged with scorch marks and ���extensive heat damage in the upper portion of the rear fuselage, with significant thermal.. The Chicago-based plane-maker is now asking airlines to inspect the same model of beacon on up to 1,200 other Boeing aircraft whereas its arch-rival Airbus is talking to Honeywell International Inc. over the issue.
Boeing 777X and 787-10X unfazed by 787 battery woes.
After successfully beating a delivery target of 35-42 examples and achieving a ramp-up in its production rate to 5 units per month, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was on an upbeat note with 46 units being handed over to the customers last year. Unfortunately, the good.. At press time, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is looking into the possible presence of ���dendrites��� or tiny deposits of fibre after an uneven charging, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Boeing seen nearing deal for enormous plane order worth.
Duncan Chard/BloombergThe 255 Boeing 777x planes under discussion include as many as 100 to 150 for Dubai-based Emirates, about 50 for Qatar Airways Ltd. and as many as 30 for Etihad Airways, said people familiar with the matter.. The plane is part of a new generation of aircraft ��� which began with the Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 ��� that harness the most advanced technologies to dramatically mitigate noise.. Get Financial Post delivered to your inbox.
Airbus ���stars��� arrive for the 2014 Farnborough Airshow.
Appearing at Farnborough Airport is one of the test fleet A350-900 jetliners, designated MSN004, which features the combined livery of Qatar Airways and Airbus. The aircraft will be prominently featured during the shows first��.