Airbus latest to trip up on tricky typo Austria and Australia are 16,000 km and two keystrokes apart, as European aircraft manufacturer Airbus discovered to its chagrin this week. Business • 20 Apr 17
Aer Lingus to get seven new Airbus planes Aer Lingus owner International Airlines Group has confirmed that it is buying seven Airbus planes for the airline. Business • 06 Mar 17
Airbus core profit beats forecasts European aerospace group Airbus took a new €1.2 billion charge for its troubled A400M military aircraft programme and called for new talks with European buyer … Business • 22 Feb 17
WTO rules against tax break for Boeing 777X jet The World Trade Organisation has ruled that a tax break from Washington state to help Boeing develop its new 777X jetliner was a prohibited subsidy. Business • 28 Nov 16
Trump win shocks companies reliant on open trade Donald Trump's victory in the US election sent shockwaves through industries that rely on open trade, from airlines to cars and IT outsourcing. Business • 09 Nov 16
Switch to new models hits Airbus Group profit Airbus Group today posted lower than expected third-quarter profits led by a faltering performance in its core commercial jet division and continued weakness in the … Business • 26 Oct 16
Airbus records more orders than Boeing at show Airbus beat rival Boeing in the battle to record the most orders at Farnborough International Airshow. Business • 15 Jul 16
Data recorder from crashed EgyptAir plane repaired Egyptian investigators said tonight that the flight data recorder of crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 has been successfully repaired. News • 27 Jun 16
French navy to carry out search for EgyptAir plane A French naval vessel has been sent to the eastern Mediterranean to join the hunt for black boxes from a crashed EgyptAir jet, equipped with … News • 27 May 16
Airbus warns UK employees on cost of Brexit European planemaker Airbus Group said its future investment in Britain could depend on whether the country remains in the European Union, in a warning to … Business • 04 Apr 16
Airbus U-turn on plans to cut production of A330 Airbus Group performed a partial U-turn on plans to cut production of its profitable A330 aircraft today, easing the delicate transition to a newer model … Business • 24 Feb 16
Airbus, Boeing win billion-dollar deals in Asia Airbus and Boeing announced billion-dollar deals at Asia's largest airshow in Singapore today, underscoring the region's role as a driver of industry growth despite greater … Business • 17 Feb 16
Airbus announces production increase Airbus Group announced a 20% hike in production of its most popular jet and dismissed growing nerves about the health of the jet market as … Business • 30 Oct 15
Airbus, Bombardier end talks over CSeries jet Airbus has called off talks with Bombardier over propping up the troubled CSeries jet. Business • 07 Oct 15
Airbus leads Boeing on first-half orders European planemaker Airbus beat its US rival Boeing on orders in the first half of this year, after a tight contest at last month's Paris … Business • 07 Jul 15
Police search home of pilot who crashed plane Prosecutors in the German city of Düsseldorf have searched the homes of 28-year-old Andreas Lubitz, who is believed to have deliberately crashed Germanwings flight 4U … News • 27 Mar 15
Initial analysis of Alps black box expected soon Helicopters began airlifting the remains of the victims of a Germanwings plane crash from the disaster site in the French Alps late this afternoon, a … News • 26 Mar 15
Lufthansa shares fall after plane crash Shares in German airline Lufthansa fell after a Germanwings plane crashed in the French Alps, with 150 people on board. Business • 24 Mar 15
Airbus profits fall 41% in third quarter European aerospace giant Airbus said its profits had nearly halved in the third quarter, as it ran into headwinds from adverse foreign exchange moves. Business • 14 Nov 14
EasyJet raises dividend ratio, buys more planes Budget airline EasyJet said it would lift its payout ratio to 40% next year and also said it had reached agreement with Airbus to add … Business • 18 Sep 14
SMBC Aviation to buy 115 Airbus aircraft Dublin-headquartered SMBC Aviation Capital is to buy 115 aircraft from Airbus, in a deal with a list value of $11.8bn. Business • 15 Jul 14
EADS under fire over job cuts in defence shake-up Airbus parent EADS came under fire today from shareholders over plans to cut 5,800 jobs. Business • 10 Dec 13
Airbus and Boeing sign Gulf supplies deals Airbus and Boeing have signed deals to buy some $5 billion of parts and materials from Abu Dhabi today. Business • 18 Nov 13
EasyJet, Airbus team create man-made ash cloud The world's first man-made ash cloud has been created by a team led by EasyJet and Airbus to test how passenger aircraft cope with volcanic … Business • 13 Nov 13
Airbus wins order for 31 jets with Japan Airlines Airbus announced its first jet order from Japan Airlines today, breaking open the last major aviation market dominated by rival Boeing Business • 07 Oct 13
