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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.

Pentagon backtracks on EADS air tanker contract

The battle over a -billion order for in-flight refuelling tankers for the United States Air Force took another dramatic twist on Wednesday.

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…

Virgin Galactic plans more spaceships

Virgin Galactic, billionaire Richard Branson’s space travel venture, plans to order five more spaceships and aims to turn a profit in five years from its commercial launch in…

Airbus wins major order of up to 100 jets

Leasing company Awas (Ireland) is expected to announce a deal to buy up to 100 Airbus jets worth $6,9-billion, the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> reported on Wednesday. The news came…

Airbus delivers first A380 superjumbo

Airbus on Monday delivered the first of its A380s, the world’s biggest passenger jet, to Singapore Airlines, 18 months behind schedule but with both sides hailing the major…

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…

German frustration with French leader mounts

Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy were expected to form the perfect couple — a pair of like-minded conservative leaders who would work hand in hand to heal Europe after its Iraq…