Dow Jones is sceptic about All Nippon Airways (ANA)’s plan to buy the Airbus A380

Dow Jones is sceptic about All Nippon Airways (ANA)’s plan to buy the Airbus A380. In a comment piece, the

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news agency says such a deal would be a “huge coup” for Airbus, as its rival Boeing has enjoyed close ties with Japan’s major industrial groups and airlines for decades. ANA seems to signal its “displeasure” with Boeing as it faces delivery delays on its order for 50 B787s. Yet, ANA’s acknowledgement that it is considering buying Airbus’s superjumbo might be no more than a “negotiating ploy” addressed to Boeing, assesses Dow Jones. The news agency says it would be logical for ANA to deploy the A380 on routes to Europe and the US from Japan, though this option would not “sit well with business realities”. Adding a new aircraft type would undermine ANA’s fleet rationalisation plans

Airbus plans to launch a successor to the A320 family in 2014

Airbus plans to launch a successor to the A320 family in 2014, reveals La Tribune. About 100 people have been working on the so-called A30X project in the past two years at Airbus –in cooperation

The A400M military transport plane programme is one of the strongest supports to Andalusia’s aerospace industry

The A400M military transport plane programme is one of the strongest supports to Andalusia’s aerospace industry. The project, indeed, has attracted some 25 Spanish and international companies to Seville,

Spirit Europe, a subsidiary to US-based composites specialist Spirit AeroSystems, has won a contract from Airbus to design and build wing pieces for the A350 XWB

Spirit Europe, a subsidiary to US-based composites specialist Spirit AeroSystems, has won a contract from Airbus to design and build wing pieces for the A350 XWB. The supplier will produce parts

The EADS share surged 7.49% on the Paris stock exchange yesterday

The EADS share surged 7.49% on the Paris stock exchange yesterday, to €12.34, after losing 5% on Friday. The group’s stock notably benefited from a rebound of the dollar to the euro and

Airbus has started shipping A320 fuselage pieces from Hamburg to Tianjin, China

Airbus has started shipping A320 fuselage pieces from Hamburg to Tianjin, China. Assembly of the A320 in the Chinese plant is due to start in August. The first delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2009. Liberation