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Boeing employees work inside the nose cone of a plane

How plane giants descended into global ‘price war’

Boeing is playing down expectations of massive orders in Farnborough, but eyes will be on briefings by the new Airbus and Boeing top management.

France has voted in the first round of an election tipped to give the left control of Parliament.

France votes for new Parliament

France voted on Sunday in the first round of an election tipped to give the left control of Parliament.

Airbus says A380 fix could hit deliveries

Airbus has warned airlines and investors of possible delivery setbacks for the world’s largest airliner in the wake of the A380 engine blowout.

Airbus, Boeing to bare teeth at Farnborough

Large Boeing jets and short-haul plane orders from Airbus look set to dominate the opening of the Farnborough Airshow on Monday.

Air France plane sent 24 messages before crash

Search crews on Saturday retrieved the first bodies from a Air France flight in the Atlantic, and said faulty speed readings had been found.

Aviation vaunts green agenda amid protest fears

The aviation industry flaunted a green agenda under tightened security amid fears of environmentalist protests at an air show on Wednesday.

Gulf plane orders to ease oil price gloom

An order for up to 100 planes from Etihad Airways to be split between Airbus and Boeing looks set to dominate the opening of the Farnborough air show.

Regulator targets EADS over insider trading

French regulator AMF said on Tuesday it had found evidence of insider trading at Airbus parent EADS surrounding delays to its A380 superjumbo and that it would inform Paris…

Planemakers fly high in 2007

Airbus confirmed 2007 as a record year for planemakers on Wednesday by posting orders for 1Â 341 aircraft while boosting cost savings aimed at catching arch-rival Boeing, which…

Media scent political scandal in Eads share probe

French newspapers mined the Watergate archive to describe the political ramifications of a share trading scandal enveloping Airbus parent Eads on Thursday, posing questions about…

Chirac takes China business pitch to Wuhan

French President Jacques Chirac visited the central Chinese industrial city of Wuhan on Friday, aiming to boost French efforts to tap into China’s fast-growing economy. Buoyed by…

Vivendi shares soar as new bosses take charge

Vivendi Universal’s battered stock soared on Thursday after a team of French business veterans took charge of the media group.

Panicky investors wipe third off Vivendi value

Media giant Vivendi Universal saw a third wiped off the value of its shares on Tuesday as persistent worries over its finances panicked investors despite the imminent ouster of…