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		<title>Airbus celebrates the 40th anniversary of its first aircraft programme 28 May 2009</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow Airbus celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Franco-German agreement which launched its first ever aircraft programme, the A300. On May 29, 1969, the French Minister of Transport, Jean Chamant and the German Minister of Economic Affairs, Karl Schiller, signed an agreement for the joint-development of the A300 aircraft, a first European twin-aisle twin-engine jet [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avianews.wordpress.com&blog=2895694&post=624&subd=avianews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A320</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Targeting a first flight for the A400M military aircraft by the end of October is looking increasingly ‘difficult’.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Airbus executive vice president Tom Williams, targeting a first flight for the A400M military aircraft by the end of October is looking increasingly ‘difficult’. The company has had ‘issues’ with engine failures, including software problems. Each week of delay to the first flight beyond the end of October would probably equate to a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avianews.wordpress.com&blog=2895694&post=621&subd=avianews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Airbus chief executive Thomas Enders said problems with assembly and delivery of the A380 aircraft can only be overcome once a stable serial production has been reached.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Airbus chief executive Thomas Enders said problems with assembly and delivery of the A380 aircraft can only be overcome once a stable serial production has been reached. He indicated the company is hiring engineers from outside Europe and overhauling its IT systems. Admitting oil prices are problematic, he stressed there was no reason to amend [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avianews.wordpress.com&blog=2895694&post=619&subd=avianews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Middle Eastern carriers are expanding as fast as they can in hopes of redefining their region as the aviation crossroads of the globe.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Middle Eastern carriers are expanding as fast as they can in hopes of redefining their region as the aviation crossroads of the globe. While most airlines worldwide are undergoing their worst crisis so far, the Middle-Eastern government-backed airlines thrive ; Emirates is even creating a new low-cost airline, FlyDubai, scheduled to start operations next year. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avianews.wordpress.com&blog=2895694&post=617&subd=avianews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Airbus A380 aircraft launch company, Singapore Airlines, is to accomplish its 1000th commercial flight with the super-jumbo on August 3rd.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Airbus A380 aircraft launch company, Singapore Airlines, is to accomplish its 1000th commercial flight with the super-jumbo on August 3rd. More than 400,000 passengers have already been carried. In 9 months of use, the A380 has only had to postpone 3 flights for technical reasons, granting the plane an almost 100% technical punctuality score. Le [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avianews.wordpress.com&blog=2895694&post=615&subd=avianews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The first of the 58 Airbus A380 planes Emirates Airlines ordered was delivered Monday in a handoff ceremony in Hamburg, Germany</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first of the 58 Airbus A380 planes Emirates Airlines ordered was delivered Monday in a handoff ceremony in Hamburg, Germany; it should accomplish its first commercial flight on August 1, between Dubai and New York’s JFK airport. The Dubai-based airline chief executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saaed Al-Maktoum said he is confident Airbus will stick [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avianews.wordpress.com&blog=2895694&post=613&subd=avianews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturers of regional aircrafts like Embraer and Bombardier are taking profit of a market gap left open by Airbus and Boeing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manufacturers of regional aircrafts like Embraer and Bombardier are taking profit of a market gap left open by Airbus and Boeing: planes meant for feeder flights. With the advent of ever lager aircrafts like the Airbus 380 which require investments in airports, the number of international hubs is getting smaller. Thus, more and lager regional [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avianews.wordpress.com&blog=2895694&post=611&subd=avianews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EADS is expected to report an increase of almost 150% in its earnings before interest and tax for the second quarter of this year</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[EADS is expected to report an increase of almost 150% in its earnings before interest and tax for the second quarter of this year, fuelled by a continuing strong order inflow at Airbus as well as a faster pace of deliveries. Revenue is expected to rise by 2.6% to €9.75 billion, while net profit after [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avianews.wordpress.com&blog=2895694&post=609&subd=avianews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EADS is looking for a suitable US partner to possibly offer the A400M military transport aircraft to the Pentagon.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EADS is looking for a suitable US partner to possibly offer the A400M military transport aircraft to the Pentagon. Aviation Week reports that executives from EADS North America have held discussions with both Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin about assembling the A400M in the US if it can grab a contract from the DoD. According [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avianews.wordpress.com&blog=2895694&post=607&subd=avianews&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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