A rise in commercial plane sales has meant increased profits for US planemaker Boeing. The manufacturer has reported a 20 per cent net income increase for the fourth quarter compared to the same period a year before. Net income was $1.4 billion for the three months. The company also saw a 21 per cent increase [...]

Despite threats by China to cancel orders with Airbus in reaction to the European Union’s emissions trading scheme, Hong Kong Airlines has confirmed that it has placed an order with the planemaker worth £2.5 billion at current list prices. The contract is for 10 A380 superjumbos. The carbon emissions scheme means that all airlines landing [...]

Seven passengers onboard a Qantas flight were injured amid severe turbulence on Sunday. The incident occurred in Indian airspace on an A380 midway through a flight from London to Sydney with a scheduled stop in Singapore. Reports said the plane hit severe turbulence about three hours prior to landing safely at Singapore’s Changi airport at [...]

Small cracks recently found on wing components of A380 super-jumbo aircraft pose no safety risks, Qantas and Singapore Airlines said today. The news comes after the aircraft model’s manufacturer, Toulouse-based Airbus, said on Thursday that tiny hairline cracks had been spotted on several A380s but said the issue would not affect the plane’s ability to [...]

European jet maker Airbus is on pace to win the 2011 commercial aircraft sales race over rival Boeing. Airbus, the largest subsidiary of defence and aerospace manufacturer EADS, has enjoyed its success over the last year largely as a result of its latest and revamped version of the ultra-popular A320 model. Airbus unveiled in March [...]

Emirates Airlines is to introduce in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity on its fleet of Airbus superjumbos. The system, called OnAir, will let passengers stay connected across the carrier’s network, by allowing them to access the internet. The service will also connect to the airline’s in-flight entertainment. Initially OnAir will be installed on 11 of the 19 A380s [...]

Paris-based carrier Air France has signed a deal with two Libyan carriers to repair aircraft damaged in recent months. Air France officials said on Wednesday that the firm was working with Libyan Airlines as well as Afriqiyah Airways in the effort of getting their fleets back in the sky following damaged suffered amid the overthrow [...]

Air France has suspended Chinese maintenance operations on its aircraft. The Paris-based carrier has said that the decision was made after French workers had discovered some 30 screws to be missing from one of its Airbus A340 jets after undergoing maintenance operations by Chinese firm Taeco in mid-November. The news came in Beijing on Thursday [...]

EADS, the owner of European planemaker Airbus, has said that operating profits for the third quarter of the year are down by 15 per cent to 322 million euros. The company has also announced that there will be delays to the delivery of its A350 jets. Revenues for the aerospace giant have also fallen by [...]

Airbus has had a new factory in Broughton officially opened by Prime Minister David Cameron. The North Factory, which cost £400 million, will construct carbon fibre based wings for the new Airbus 350 model. At the opening, Mr Cameron said the factory demonstrated the planemakers confidence in its UK work force. Airbus said that opening [...]