PARIS - The Airbus A400M military plane is scheduled to take to the skies on its first test flight late next week after a long delay that has caused headaches for European defence group EADS and the loss of a client. The A400M was to replace ageing
TOULOUSE, France - Airbus has nearly finished cutting 4,400 jobs as set out in a major restructuring plan, union leaders and management said after a meeting between them on Wednesday. At the meeting, the company also stuck to its aim of delivering
PARIS - Airbus' long-delayed A400M military transport will make its first test flight during the week beginning December 7, weather permitting , the European planemaker said Friday. The A400M was to replace ageing military cargo carriers in severa
PARIS - Airbus' long-delayed A400M military transport will make its first test flight during the week beginning December 7, weather permitting , the European aerospace giant said Friday. The A400M was to replace ageing military cargo carriers in s
Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he is determined the Flintshire Airbus plant will remain the UK's biggest factory.On a visit to Broughton, Mr Brown said £340m in recent government loans had helped secure Airbus's future. He also appeared upbe
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has cancelled a deal to buy eight Airbus A400M military transport planes due to hefty cost overruns and delivery delays, the government spokesman said Thursday. The cost escalation would have placed an unaffordable burd
BERLIN - The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued a safety warning for an air speed sensor used on Airbus A330 and A340 jets, and urged airlines to test the device. Experts have suggested the instruments, known as pitot tubes, may have contrib
PARIS - European safety officials have ordered checks on certain Airbus speed sensors supplied by U.S. manufacturer Goodrich, weeks after clamping down on alternative equipment from France's Thales. Potentially faulty speed readings from sensors ma
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