Both Airbus and Boeing now offer aircraft that appear capable of flying non-stop commercial flights from Sydney to London – the “Holy Grail” for Australian carrier Qantas Airways Ltd. As long as oil prices don’t go much higher than around $70 per barrel, the 20-hour flight can be financially viable, and could be on […]
Airbus has been considering redesigning the A380s grand stairway between two double-decker aircraft’s levels to increase the passenger capacity and make the plane more attractive to its operators, as the sales of the plane continue to struggle. Currently, A380 superjumbo is the world’s largest passenger plane with capacity for up 544 passengers in a four-class […]
*New offer to allow immediate detection and remedial action Airbus and SITA have launched new Security Operations Center Services customized for the specific needs of the air transport industry. These new incident detection services will provide airlines, airports and other air transport industry stakeholders with information about unusual cyber activity that may impact their businesses. […]
Toulouse March 31st 2017 – The first Airbus A319neo performed its maiden flight today, The smallest member of the A320neo Family, powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines took off from Hamburg and landed in Toulouse after a 5 hour flight. It was piloted by Experimental test pilots Michel Gagneux and Eckard Hausser. They were assisted […]
Qatar Airways has renegotiated an order with Airbus to take delivery only of larger A321 planes, not A320s as originally planned, the Gulf carrier’s chief executive said on Thursday. The switch to the different aircraft comes after the airline refused to accept four A320neos last year over issues with their engines. “We are going to […]