Boeing, Airbus Fret Over China Trade War
ZHUHAI, China (Reuters) - The world's two largest planemakers signaled on Tuesday that they were keen to see an end to a bruising trade war between Washington and Beijing, as China opened its largest airshow…
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First A330-800 Takes To The Skies Over Toulouse, France
Toulouse, 06 November 2018 – The first A330-800 took off this morning at Blagnac in Toulouse, France at 10:31am local time, for its maiden flight taking place over south-western France. The aircraft, MSN1888, will perform the…
Lufthansa Is Giving Boeing a Shot at New Wide-Body Deal
(Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Lufthansa AG is trying to decide whether to take its first Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliners, or to expand its fleet of Airbus SE’s marquee A350 wide-body jets as it updates its long-range…
Lufthansa Adding New Service To Austin and Bangkok In 2019
Starting May 3, 2019, Lufthansa will offer its first direct flight between Frankfurt and Austin, Texas. This will be the airline's third nonstop to Texas, adding to Dallas/Fort Worth and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in…
Singapore Airlines To Launch World’s Longest Flight
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd said it would launch the world's longest commercial flight in October, a near-19 hour non-stop journey from Singapore to the New York area. The 8,277 nautical mile (15,329 kilometre)…
WTO Rules EU Failed to Remove Airbus Subsidies
By Tom Miles and Tim Hepher GENEVA/PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization ruled on Tuesday the European Union had ignored requests to halt all subsidies to planemaker Airbus, prompting the United States…
First Cathay Pacific A350-1000 Completes Test Flight
03 MAY, 2018 FROM: FLIGHT DASHBOARD LONDON The first of 20 A350-1000s for Cathay Pacific has completed its initial test flight from Airbus's Toulouse plant. Deliveries of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered aircraft to the Hong Kong…
PearsonLloyd redesigns economy-class seating
PearsonLloyd has designed a new business class cabin environment for German airline Lufthansa, which will launch alongside the new Boeing 777-9 aircraft in 2020. Aiming to provide better privacy and comfort for business class passengers, the redesigned…
First Airbus A350-900ULR aircraft rolls off assembly line
The first of manufacturer Airbus’s A350-900 Ultra Long Range (ULR) aircraft rolled off the final assembly line at the company’s facility in Toulouse today, ahead of its delivery to launch customer Singapore Airlines later in…
Sichuan Airlines signs purchase agreement for 10 Airbus A350-900’s
Sichuan Airlines of China has signed a purchase agreement for 10 Airbus A350-900's. The deal is subject to government approval, and valued at 200 billion yuan ($31.56 billion) at list price. This represents the largest…