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Where does the world’s largest aircraft A380 mostly fly? Asia, of course
TransportThere are 103 A380s in service as of early May-2013. Emirates has 33 and Singapore Airlines has 19, so when assessing network scheduling, these two and their hubs predominate: of the 1,048 weekly A380 flights, 402 are from Emirates alone. Dubai and Singapore airport see the most A380 flights. But there are some less predictable [...]
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Airbus could snatch up Boeing’s Japanese customers after Dreamliner chaos
TransportAirbus SAS is in discussions with Japan’s two biggest carriers about an order for its A350-1000, a long-range plane aimed at eroding Boeing Co.’s dominance in wide-body aircraft, three people familiar with the talks said. Negotiations with ANA Holdings Inc. and Japan Airlines Co. are advanced, and JAL may place an order by September to [...]
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Airbus beats Boeing with $2.98 billion Kuwait Airways deal
TransportKuwait’s state-owned Kuwait Airways has picked Airbus to provide new jets because its proposal was the best value for money, the country’s transport minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Kuwait Airways would pay around 850 million dinars ($2.98 billion) for 25 new planes, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Monday, adding [...]
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Airbus looks to dominate headlines at Paris air show with A350 rollout
TransportAirbus SAS engineers are working 13-hour days to get the company’s latest A350 plane off the ground in time to scoop the headlines at next month’s Paris air show. A flight around the year’s biggest aviation expo, starting June 17, would let Airbus steal the limelight from Boeing Co., which aims to use the event [...]
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Airbus skips extravagant rollout party, plans for quiet A350 launch
TransportAirbus has started painting the A350, a sign it is approaching a maiden flight, but has bowed to the industry’s increasingly pragmatic mood by deciding against a traditional “rollout” for its newest jet. Eight years after European leaders witnessed a spectacle worthy of stadium opera to launch the A380 superjumbo, Europe’s latest aeronautical venture will [...]
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Air China plans to add 100 Airbus planes to meet expanding demand
TransportAir China Ltd., Asia’s biggest carrier by market value, plans to add 100 additional Airbus SAS planes as it expands its fleet to meet rising travel demand in the world’s most populous nation. The airline’s board approved the expansion for Air China and its units, the company said in a statement to the Shanghai Stock [...]
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Boeing’s first-quarter earnings soar despite Dreamliner woes
TransportBoeing Co’s first-quarter earnings jumped nearly 20 percent, handily beating analysts’ estimates and showing little impact from the 787 Dreamliner problems, sending the company’s shares up 3.2 percent in premarket trading. Boeing, in its quarterly report on Wednesday, stood by its sales and earnings forecasts for the full year, reassuring investors that it expects to [...]
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Airbus wins $6 billion British Airways order for “mini-jumbo” jets
TransportInternational Airlines Group unveiled orders for 18 Airbus A350 long-haul jets for its British Airways arm and said it was in further talks with Airbus and Boeing to secure more planes for Spanish unit Iberia. The closely fought $6 billion order for the largest version of Airbus’ newest jet is likely to step up competition [...]
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Norwegian Air’s Dreamliners are grounded but stock is soaring
TransportNorwegian Air Shuttle AS said demand for tickets aboard flights connecting Scandinavia with Asia have exceeded expectations as the company prepares to inaugurate its new long-haul network next month. The airline will begin flying from Oslo to New York City’s John F. Kennedy on May 30 using a Airbus SAS A340 as a substitute for [...]
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Airbus offers extra-wide seats for extra-wide passengers
TransportThe lack of space on flights has long been a bugbear of British holidaymakers. But now the majority of passengers face aeroplanes with even less wiggle room after manufacturers announced plans to shrink two thirds of seats to make space for overweight travellers. Window and centre seats on Airbus planes could lose an inch of [...]
