Le Figaro has discovered on the Internet and in air schedule booklet some information about the A380 aircraft due to be operated by Emirates.

Le Figaro has discovered on the Internet and in air schedule booklet some information about the A380 aircraft due to be operated by Emirates. The very first route between Dubai and New York will start from by October, 1. Two airplanes are to be delivered in August and they will seat 489 passengers, less than the maximum capacity set by Airbus for commercial flights. Given that the interior furnishing of the cabins is going well in Hamburg, the paper assumes that the two jets may be delivered at the same time next summer during a high-profile event. Another client company, Singapore Airlines, has been carrying out flight test on an A380 since October 07, and has found no significant problem. Le Figaro (26/04)

EADS Casa is to win $1.1 Bn, out of the US tanker deal given by the Pentagon to the European aerospace company.

EADS Casa is to win $1.1 Bn, out of the US tanker deal given by the Pentagon to the European aerospace company. According to information from Negocio, EADS Casa would obtain for its collaboration a $16 M profit per plane, for a first lot of 68 units. This does not include extra profits derived from the manufacturing of parts for the A330 platform, which the tankers are based on. Negocio (28/04)

Air safety investigators are about to recommend new safety guidelines for Boeing 777s,

According to the Wall Street Journal, air safety investigators are about to recommend new safety guidelines for Boeing 777s, after a crash near London earlier this year. The Boeing jet had travelled from China to UK with unusual cold outside temperature, and some ice had formed in part of the fuel system. Therefore, investigators may warn pilots and operators of B777 jets to take extra precautions when monitoring fuel temperature in polar flights. Recommendations could be issued within the next few weeks. But the paper reports that there is consensus missing about advising to make the Boeing jets’ fuel systems more resistant, and this could harm relations between the US plane maker and engine firm Rolls- Royce. The Wall Street Journal

Singapore Airlines took delivery of its 4th A380 airplane on Saturday.

Singapore Airlines took delivery of its 4th A380 airplane on Saturday. According to an Airbus spokeswoman, the plane took off from Toulouse and is due to enter service by mid- May between Singapore and Tokyo. Reuters (26/04), Le Figaro

A new strike day at Airbus is on its way tomorrow:

workers and executives do not accept that EADS is keeping German sites within its perimeter and still wants to proceed with the sale of French sites, such as Meaulte and Saint-Nazaire. Representatives will meet Fabrice Bregier. Jean-Francois Knepper, from French union Force Ouvriere, said Mr. Bregier would give his feeling about the ongoing crisis, would listen to unions’ claims and would give answers. In the meantime, Thomas Enders firmly said that he was not impressed by the strike, and that statement was not appreciated by Airbus unions. They have warned that, unless Fabrice Bregier gives signs of open-mindedness, the strike will get tougher. Although EADS keeps saying that the sale of German sites will go on, French unions do not believe it. AFX, AFP (25/04), Le Figaro Economie, L’Humanite, (26/04), Le Journal du Dimanche (27/04) Les Echos, La Tribune

Gerard Rameix, Secretary General of the French Stock Market Authority (AMF), evokes the EADS insider trading case as a sensitive issue.

In an interview, Gerard Rameix, Secretary General of the French Stock Market Authority (AMF), evokes the EADS insider trading case as a sensitive issue. He speaks of a very complex file and this is why the final report could not properly unveiled last summer. But he rules out that the AMF has anything to do with the disclosure of its report, and officially regrets it happened. The AMF actually is considering what to do about the leak. La Tribune

President Nicolas Sarkozy begins an official visit in Tunisia

President Nicolas Sarkozy begins an official visit in Tunisia and a series of industrial contracts are expected to be signed. Sources close to the French presidency have hinted that Tunisair Airline may acquire Airbus jets. But the plane maker has adopted a low-profile on the case, not to interfere with ongoing talks. The fact is that no Airbus executive is part of the French delegation. Airbus is competing with Boeing. Les Echos, l’Humanite

Inaki Lopez, CEO of Aernova, Spain’s largest aerospace supplier,

believes that the restructuring process that EADS has decided for its supplying business, is about to have a huge impact in Spain. He urges EADS to start discussing with the Spanish government over a forthcoming reorganization like the one that already implied Germany, France and UK. Although he admits he is not part of the decision-making process, he says his company is ready to play a key role next to Airbus. Cinco Dias