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.

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.

Airbus A380 aircraft launch company, Singapore Airlines, is to accomplish its 1000th commercial flight with the super-jumbo on August 3rd.

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 first of the 58 Airbus A380 planes Emirates Airlines ordered was delivered Monday in a handoff ceremony in Hamburg, Germany

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.

Emirates is the symbol of Dubai’s dynamism, reports L’Express.

Emirates is the symbol of Dubai’s dynamism, reports L’Express. Next July 28, it will take delivery of its first Airbus A380 in Hamburg. The airline has ordered 58 superjumbos in total -worth more than $ 20Bn.

Airbus’s commercial future is bright, writes Prof.

Airbus’s commercial future is bright, writes Prof. Philip Lawrence, Director of the Aerospace Research Centre in Bristol, in a letter to Financial Times. Airbus has been paying the price of earlier management mistakes on its A380 programme.

Airbus appointed new executives to oversee its A380 and A320 programmes.

Airbus appointed new executives to oversee its A380 and A320 programmes. Alain Flourens, 51, will run the A380 programme, thus succeeding Mario Heinen, who shifts to become executive vice-president

Air France-KLM expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A380 in the summer 2009

Air France-KLM expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A380 in the summer 2009. CEO Jean-Cyril Spinetta told the company’s shareholders that Air France-KLM should receive three Airbus A380s

Seattle Post Intelligencer reports on Airbus’s relentless efforts to “crack the Japanese market”

Seattle Post Intelligencer reports on Airbus’s relentless efforts to “crack the Japanese market”, in which Boeing enjoys near-monopoly. All Nippon Airways (ANA) is seriously considering the Airbus A380,

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 is expected to win a contract to supply five A380 superjumbos to All Nippon Airways (ANA)

Japanese business daily Nikkei reported that Airbus is expected to win a contract to supply five A380 superjumbos to All Nippon Airways (ANA). A sale in Japan would be a major breakthrough for

Les Echos wonders how to end the crisis of confidence at EADS

Les Echos wonders how to end the crisis of confidence at EADS. Columnist Bruno Lancesseur says the “EADS house is burning”. Since the first A380 delays, bad news coming from Hamburg and Toulouse have accumulated. Yet, EADS remains a “paradox”: the company represents one of the “most beautiful industrial ventures in Europe” –Eurocopter is the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer; MBDA is the number-one or two in the missile world; and EADS Astrium is a leading satellite manufacturer. Not to mention Airbus’s success, points out the columnist, who sees several reasons to the current crisis: the weight of French-German balance; the group’s governance structure; programme issues; illintegrated operations, etc.

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

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)

EADS and trade unions yesterday called for calm between French and German workers at the Toulouse factory

EADS and trade unions yesterday called for calm between French and German workers at the Toulouse factory. Reuters reports that, in Toulouse, some officials still accuse German executives of

All Nippon Airways considers buying the Airbus A380

All Nippon Airways considers buying the Airbus A380. ANA’s chief executive confirmed on Monday that the second-largest Japanese airline was considering acquiring the Airbus A380.

Anne-Marie Idrac said she hoped All Nippon Airways would launch a bid call for ultra big-size aircraft like the A380

French Foreign Trade Secretary of State Anne-Marie Idrac said she hoped All Nippon Airways would launch a bid call for ultra big-size aircraft like the A380 very soon. “Information I have show that