Times Online (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
With a fortune estimated at £8 billion and his own Airbus A380 on order, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is the richest man in Saudi Arabia. This may help to explain why he put his Italian castle back on the market only five months after buying it, apparently without having spent a single night there.
Celebration Photography (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
A few pictures from my recent trip to Hong Kong. I flew Singapore Airlines(the female flight attendants are spectacular!) on the new Airbus A380, the biggest passenger plane in the world, and that was quite an experience. Hong Kong was amazing and somewhere I had wanted to go for a long time time and I wasn't disappointed! I have never seen so many high-rise buildings, everybody seems to live up in...
Europe Insight (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
As if Airbus and Boeing didn’t have enough to worry about already, the looming debt crisis in Dubai has cast a shadow over a backlog of aircraft orders, worth more than $60 billion, from Dubai, Inc. The biggest – but by no means the only – example is Emirates, Dubai’s government-controlled carrier. It has more than $30 billion worth of planes on order from Airbus, including...
Airline News & Opinions (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Emirates the national airline of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is now providing flight to Paris. Emirates Airbus A380 to Paris flight will be effective as from 29th December, 1 month earlier than planned. Emirates will be proposing 2 daily flights to Paris on board of the Airbus A380. However as from 17th January [...]
Sify (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Seventeen current and former executives at Airbus parent company EADS went on trial Monday for allegedly making millions in profits on the back of their company's troubles with the delayed A380
Luxist (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Looking for a really unforgettable Christmas present for that special someone this year? That glossy chronicle of the filthy rich Robb Report has just the thing - a matching custom private jet and megayacht set costing $500 million. The eye-popping present, the world's most expensive, is part of the profligate publication's Ultimate Gift Guide, a seasonal offering of over-the-top exclusives. The recipient...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Airline expects to pick between A350-XWB, 787 by end of the year United Airlines is close to placing its first aircraft order in more than a decade and has narrowed its search to two groundbreaking airplanes: Boeing's 787 Dreamliner or Airbus' counterpart, the A350-XWB, sources told the Tribune.
James Wallace on Aerospace (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
United Airlines is close to choosing the Boeing 787 Dreamliner or Airbus 350 XWB for its first aircraft order in more than a decade, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday.
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
United Airlines is close to placing its first aircraft order in more than a decade and has narrowed its search to two ground-breaking airplanes: Boeing's 787 Dreamliner or Airbus's counterpart, the A350-XWB, sources told the Tribune. United is being furiously courted by both Chicago -based Boeing Co. and France-based Airbus SAS, sources said, even though the carrier's finances appeared shaky just...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
United Airlines is close to placing its first aircraft order in more than a decade and has narrowed its search to two ground-breaking airplanes: Boeing's 787 Dreamliner or Airbus's counterpart, the A350-XWB, sources told the Tribune.
Luxist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Air-France is planning its first cross-Atlantic fligh t with its shiny new Airbus A380 jumbo jet but not all is rosy for Europe's largest airline. Air France-KLM has announced plans to trim 1,700 jobs next year following a worse-than-expected quarterly loss. The company is blaming the numbers on fuel hedging losses and poor cargo traffic. Passenger revenues were also down 17.2 percent but the effects...
AvStop.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
As an active participant in the 2009 Dubai Air Show, Airbus aircraft manufacturer announced commitments across its broad product range covering a total of 33 aircraft, valued at over US$5.3 billion. These commitments include firm orders for 15 aircraft worth more than US$3.6 billion, plus memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreements for a further 18 aircraft totaling around $1.7 billion. The highlights...
Money & Company (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Airbus expects the A350 XWB to have its first flight in early 2012. Credit: Airbus European aerospace giant Airbus announced at Los Angeles City Hall today that it awarded a $10-million contract to a Harbor City company to manufacture lipskins...
James Wallace on Aerospace (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Emirates could use an additional 20 A380s on top of its existing order for 58 aircraft and is looking to take over delivery slots other carriers have abandoned for other jets, carrier President Tim Clark told AviationWeek.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Airbus today announced it has awarded the contract for the manufacturing of high tech inlet lipskins for the A350 XWB to the California-based McStarlite Company, the world’s leading producer of aircraft engine nacelle lipskins. Lipskins, also known as engine nacelle leading edges, are the “donut” shape front part of an airplane engine. This contract confirms...
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