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Airbus Military unveiled its A400M military transport plane to the public last week

Posted in avianews by avianews on July 1, 2008

Airbus Military unveiled its A400M military transport plane to the public last week. The plane has won 192 orders froma400m-3 nine countries. The company, however, has not yet announced a schedule for the maiden flight –which should take place in the few coming months. This step will be “decisive”, comments Le Monde. The newspaper goes back over the landmarks of the programme’s history. Carlos Suarez, CEO of Airbus Military, acknowledged (more…)

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EADS saw its share price stumble by 7.74% last week, to €12.16

Posted in avianews by avianews on July 1, 2008

As its win of a multibillion-dollar tanker contract in the US is called into question, EADS saw its share price stumble by 7.74% last week, to €12.16. This latest bad news has actually added up to the A400M (more…)

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he tanker debate goes on in the US

Posted in avianews by avianews on July 1, 2008

The tanker debate goes on in the US. The Pentagon denied over the weekend that the bid submitted by Northrop Grumman and EADS might benefit from European government subsidies. (more…)

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China faces problems with its flagship ARJ21 aircraft programme

Posted in avianews by avianews on July 1, 2008

China faces problems with its flagship ARJ21 aircraft programme, reports Berliner Zeitung. Four years ago, China’s aircraft industry proclaimed that it would carry its Olympics guests in its own (more…)

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Latecoere has decided to freeze all its partnerships on new aircraft programmes

Posted in avianews by avianews on July 1, 2008

Latecoere has decided to freeze all its partnerships on new aircraft programmes. A company source explained that the Toulouse-based supplier could not finance these partnerships. (more…)

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Aviation experts estimate that 25-30% of aircraft orders accumulated by Airbus and Boeing could be delayed or cancelled by airlines

Posted in avianews by avianews on July 1, 2008

Aviation experts cited by German magazine Focus estimate that 25-30% of aircraft orders accumulated by Airbus and Boeing could be delayed or cancelled by airlines, as the latter face difficulties (more…)

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Singapore Airlines said yesterday it had taken delivery of its fifth Airbus A380

Posted in avianews by avianews on July 1, 2008

Singapore Airlines said yesterday it had taken delivery of its fifth Airbus A380, which will enter service on July 16 on the Singapore-London route. AFP (29/06), AFX (29/06)

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Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling tries to soothe French- German tensions within his company

Posted in avianews by avianews on July 1, 2008

In an interview with Les Echos, Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling tries to soothe French- German tensions within his company. French-German tensions are not Airbus’s exclusivity, (more…)

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