IndiGo to continue taking deliveries of A320neos despite Q4 loss
In what seems to be a gamble on the recovery of the aviation industry, IndiGo, India’s largest airline,…
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Airbus is a European multinational aerospace corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells civil and military aeronautical products worldwide. The company produces commercial aircraft, helicopters, military transports, satellites, and launch vehicles. Airbus also provides comprehensive services, including training, maintenance, and data analytics. As one of the largest aerospace manufacturers globally, Airbus plays a crucial role in the aviation and defense industries.
Key Facts
- Type: Publicly traded company
- Industry: Aerospace, Defense
- Founded: December 18, 1970; 53 years ago in Blagnac, France
- Founders: Government initiative by France, Germany, and the UK
- Headquarters: Leiden, Netherlands
- Key People: Guillaume Faury (CEO), René Obermann (Chairman)
- Products: Commercial aircraft, military aircraft, helicopters, satellites, launch vehicles
- Services: Training, maintenance, data analytics
- Revenue: €78.9 billion (2023)
- Number of employees: 131,300 (2023)
- Website: https://www.airbus.com
Airbus’ shining moment: Delta’s US-built A220 takes to the skies
The story of the Airbus A220, formerly known as the Bombardier CSeries, is truly the story of an…
Qatar CEO advises Airbus & Boeing to defer aircraft deliveries
As Qatar Airways is negotiating deferrals of aircraft orders with Airbus and Boeing, the airline’s CEO Akbar Al…
Emirates announces job cuts; anticipates normality by 2023/2024
The international travel behemoth Emirates announced that the airline will introduce company-wide job cuts, reads a statement released…
Lufthansa to close A380 base in Frankfurt
Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) has confirmed to Airliners.de that it intends to transfer all its Airbus A380-800s to Munich…
Next Airbus BelugaXL getting ready for service
Another Airbus next-generation super transporter with a smiling whale face, BelugaXL, is getting ready to begin regular operations…
TAP Air Portugal becomes first airline to use A330neo for cargo
TAP Air Portugal has operated the first ever cargo-only Airbus A330neo flight after one of its aircraft departed…
easyJet founder to question board over Airbus ties
easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou is expected to seek the departure of four directors in the next shareholder meeting…
Emirates to cancel remaining A380s under assembly?
Emirates, which made the Airbus A380 the backbone of its fleet, is having very serious second thoughts about…
BREAKING: Air France definitely retires Airbus A380 fleet
Air France announced that the nine Airbus A380 aircraft that remained in its fleet would not take off…
Emirates’ future: fewer A380s and deep job cuts
Nowadays, the situation for airlines is quite clear: the need to raise and conserve cash, ground aircraft and…
Airbus considers restructuring, 10,000 jobs at stake
Airbus is reportedly preparing a restructuring plan that would cut thousands of jobs, in order to alleviate the…
Delta Air Lines to retire Boeing 777 fleet
Delta Air Lines will permanently remove the 18 Boeing 777 aircraft from its fleet by the end of…
easyJet founder puts price on Airbus’ head
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of the British low-cost company easyJet and the main shareholder of the group, offers a…
Ryanair to go all Boeing 737 again?
Ryanair is a devoted customer of Boeing 737, as the type is the only type of aircraft it…
Indonesia prepares $1 billion lifeline to save Garuda
The Indonesian authorities drafted a 1$ billion rescue plan for the national airline, Garuda, to prevent it from…
Airbus reveals no new plane cancellations in April 2020
At the end of April 2020, Airbus CEO called the COVID-19 “the greatest crisis”, saying the company, and…
American Airlines to store A330-200s until 2022
The biggest airline in the world in terms of fleet size, American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) , had to…