Strong March pushes Airbus quarterly deliveries higher Airbus has reported slightly higher deliveries in the first quarter with 125 aircraft handed over to airlines after a sharp increase in activity in March. Business • 09 Apr
US, UK suspend tariffs and seek aircraft row resolution The US has agreed a four-month suspension of retaliatory tariffs imposed on British goods such as Scotch whisky over a long-running aircraft subsidy row, with ... Business • 04 Mar
Norwegian Air and Airbus agree terms to end jet orders Norwegian Air and jet maker Airbus have agreed on terms to repudiate the carrier's contract for new aircraft, lawyers representing the two firms told the ... Business • 24 Feb
Airbus sees stable aircraft deliveries after 2020 loss European planemaker Airbus restored key business targets after generating cash in the fourth quarter, but withheld a dividend as it posted a pandemic-driven loss for ... Business • 18 Feb
US tariffs on French, German plane parts, wines start The US government is to begin collecting new duties on aircraft parts and other products from France and Germany from today after failing to resolve ... Business • 12 Jan
Airbus to be world's largest planemaker for second year Airbus is set to beat Boeing to be the world's largest jetmaker for the second year in a row, ending 2020 by resuming deliveries of ... Business • 22 Dec 20
EasyJet defers Airbus aircraft delivery British airline EasyJet, whose finances have come under severe pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic, has agreed with Airbus to defer the delivery of aircraft, it ... Business • 22 Dec 20
Airbus urges compromises on Brexit and tariffs The head of European planemaker Airbus has called for an end to separate diplomatic squabbles over Britain's exit from the European Union and a transatlantic ... Business • 15 Dec 20
French Airbus workers sign key restructuring deal Major French unions have signed a keenly awaited labour deal with Europe's Airbus covering job reductions and furloughs for production workers affected by coronavirus-blighted demand ... Business • 13 Oct 20
Airbus jet deliveries slip in August Airbus deliveries slipped in August, slowing its recovery from the coronavirus demand meltdown, but the European planemaker remained well in front of its beleaguered US ... Business • 09 Sep 20
Airbus quarterly loss worse than expected Europe's Airbus has today announced a new cut in production of its A350 jet as it swung to a larger-than-expected second-quarter loss in the face ... Business • 30 Jul 20
Airbus offers final concession to ease jet subsidy row European planemaker Airbus has today made what it described as a final step aimed at halting a transatlantic trade war over billions of dollars of ... Business • 24 Jul 20
Rolls-Royce posts cash outflow of £3 billion in H1 Aerospace engineer Rolls-Royce said it had burned through £3 billion in its first half as the hours flown by its engines halved due to the ... Business • 09 Jul 20
Airbus, Air France told to minimise job cuts France has urged Airbus and flag carrier Air France to make as few forced layoffs as possible under their plans to cut thousands of jobs. Business • 01 Jul 20
Airbus to cut 15,000 jobs to survive Covid crisis Airbus is to cut 15,000 jobs across its global operations as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Business • 30 Jun 20
Airbus sees production down 40% over the next two years Airbus is assuming a 40% drop in production over the next two years due to the coronavirus crisis, its chief executive Guillaume Faury was quoted ... Business • 29 Jun 20
EasyJet pushes back new aircraft to 2025 EasyJet said it had pushed back the delivery of 24 aircraft to between 2025 and 2027 and secured additional flexibility on orders from planemaker Airbus ... Business • 16 Jun 20
France presents aid package to save aerospace industry France has today launched what it said was a €15 billion rescue plan for its aerospace industry, warning 100,000 jobs were directly at stake due ... Business • 09 Jun 20
EasyJet founder fails to oust management EasyJet said founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou had failed in his attempt to oust key management including the CEO Johan Lundgren. Business • 22 May 20
Qantas pauses plane deliveries from Airbus, Boeing Qantas Airways said today that it had advised Airbus and Boeing that it did not expect to take delivery of any new planes in the ... Business • 11 May 20
Airbus Q1 profit plunges 49% as Covid-19 starts to bite Planemaker Airbus has today posted a 49% slump in first-quarter adjusted operating profit to €281m as revenue dropped 15% to €10.631 billion amid the "gravest ... Business • 29 Apr 20
Airbus 'survival at stake', Boeing eyes slow rebound European planemaker Airbus has issued a bleak assessment of the impact of the coronavirus crisis, telling its 135,000 employees to brace for potentially deeper job ... Business • 27 Apr 20
Airbus scotches plans for assembly line Airbus has shelved plans to create a new assembly line in Toulouse, France, for its A321 airliner as the company wrestles with the coronavirus crisis. Business • 10 Apr 20
EasyJet founder steps up battle over Airbus order Stelios Haji-Ioannou, EasyJet's founder and biggest shareholder, today intensified his battle with the airline's management over a huge aircraft order with Airbus which he says ... Business • 06 Apr 20
Airbus signs credit facility for €15 billion Planemaker Airbus has announced new steps to bolster its financial position as a coronavirus pandemic cripples the travel industry, including the signing of a credit ... Business • 23 Mar 20
