Tag: Airbus

Airbus Successfully Launches Aircraft ‘e-Delivery’ Process

Reading Time: 2 minutes Unprecedented times make aviation revise its processes and adapt to new reality with safe yet effective solutions for everyone. One of the latest aviation ‘firsts’ has taken place in the aircraft hand-over area. Airbus has successfully launched aircraft hand-over and ‘e-Delivery’ virtual process to both secure health of its customers and business continuity. The first airline […]

Lufthansa to Stop Flying 17 Airbus A340-600 for at Least a Year

Reading Time: < 1 minute Responding to the situation on the market, Lufthansa is taking further steps to optimise its current fleet. According to a statement, the airline will temporarily stop flying the entire Airbus A340-600 fleet. Lufthansa will safely park 17 widebodies at airports in Teruel, in northeastern Spain.  These planes are not expected to take off for at […]

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Airbus Adapts Commercial Aircraft Production to ‘New Normal’

Reading Time: 2 minutes The consequences of the crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic are already obvious and painfully felt, even skipping the still unknown impacts. Aviation business is among the most affected ones, therefore, each and every company in the industry is adapting its operations to the new standards, new market environment and demand. Airbus is also among […]

Airbus A350-1000 Test Aircraft Fights Against Coronavirus

Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus is highly involved in fighting against the coronavirus and has deployed its A350-1000 test aircraft to transport four millions of face masks from China. The masks have been donated to governments of Airbus home countries: France, Germany, Spain and the UK. It is not very common for test aircraft to be deployed on such […]

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Avolon Drops Order for 75 Boeing 737 MAX and Four A330neo

Reading Time: < 1 minute Avolon, aircraft lessor, has announced that it is adjusting its orders to the current market needs. The company cancelled the order for 75 unplaced Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and rescheduled deliveries of 16 aircraft of the same time to start from 2024 or even later. Although Avolon cancelled its booking for 75 MAX jets, including […]

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Wizz Air to Stand Out and Take 15 New Airbus Aircraft in 2020?

Reading Time: < 1 minute While aviation is in its worst crisis, while hundreds of aircraft are parked on the runways for indefinite time, while airlines are sending older plane types into early retirement, some airlines are still determined to stick to the aircraft delivery schedules. One of such carriers seems to be Wizz Air. According to Bloomberg, one of […]

EASA Certifies Cargo Seat Bags for A320 Family Aircraft Cabins

Reading Time: < 1 minute The coronavirus has accelerated development of various advancements to help aviation better cope with the crisis and maintain vitally important supply lines worldwide. One of the latest achievements – cargo seat bags for Airbus A320 family aircraft passenger cabins to transport commercial and humanitarian supplies developed by Colibri Aero and J&C Aero. Both companies, headquartered […]

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Airbus Suspends Most Production in Spain for Over a Week

Reading Time: < 1 minute Following the recently introduced measures by the Spanish Government aimed at fighting against the coronavirus, Airbus has made a decision to stop a huge part of its production in the country. As for now, Spain is one of the most affected European countries, thus, the measure to reduce all non-essential activities in the country are […]

Qantas A380 on Historic Flight: Directly from Australia to London

Reading Time: < 1 minute Although at these times positive news, especially in the aviation industry, are rare, historic flights are still taking place! Qantas will operate Airbus A380 passenger flight directly connecting Australia with. On the whole, Sydney-London connection is nothing new, as Qantas has it in the schedule on the regular basis. However, there is one important note. […]

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Airbus Shuts Down Production in Spain and France for Four Days

Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus has announced it pauses production in France and Spain for the next four days to comply with new emergency measures introduced by the governments in order to fight the spread of the coronavirus in both countries. During these several days the planemaker is determined to secure working places with conditions suitable for safe operations. […]