German carrier Condor Airline Condor Flugdienst GmbH has committed to 41 A320neo family aircraft as it seeks to modernise its single-aisle fleet in addition to selecting the A330neo to modernise its long-haul fleet. Both types give a boost to Airbus’ facility in Broughton, North Wales where the wings for all [read more]
Airbus has reached a major milestone in its “Wing of Tomorrow” programme with the completion of the first full-size prototype. The composite wing cover and was produced at the National Composite Centre in Bristol before being assembled by a team at Airbus’ Filton site. The wing cover was then shipped [read more]
European aerospace giant, Airbus has doubled its profit forecast for 2021 following a stronger than expected 1st half of 2021. The Toulouse headquartered company originally forecast an end of year profit of €2bn but this has now been increased to €4bn before interest and tax adjustments. Airbus’ deliveries of commercial [read more]
Airbus has started to use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at its Broughton, North Wales site in a bid to reduce the companies carbon footprint for logistics. The site at Broughton produces wings for Airbus airliners which are flown by the Beluga fleet to the finally assembly lines at Toulouse, Hamburg [read more]
Airbus Chief Executive, Guillaume Faury, has warned staff that “it’s unlikely that voluntary departures will be enough” as it seeks to cut its workforce to survive the current crisis in the aviation industry. Airbus is seeking to cut around 15,000 jobs around the world with 1,670 of those to go [read more]
European airframer Airbus showed a small increase in deliveries for June 2020 compared to the previous month according to its half-year (H1) commercial aircraft orders & deliveries report. June saw 36 new aircraft being delivered compared to 24 in May and overall in the first half of 2020, Airbus delivered [read more]
Airbus’ wing production facility at Broughton, North Wales will see the majority of the 1,700 job cuts to made in the UK. Over 1,400 jobs will be lost at the site which produces wings for all Airbus commercial airliners except the A220 the biggest ever blow to jobs at the [read more]
European airframer Airbus has confirmed that it will furlough 3,200 of its workforce at its wing manafacturing site at Broughton, North Wales. The news comes just hours after Airbus CEO Chief Executive Officer, Guillaume Faury told staff that the company was ” “bleeding cash at an unprecedented speed” and it must [read more]
A medical ventilator built by several engineering companies including European Aerospace company Airbus and a number of Formula 1 teams has gained approval for use in the UK. The ventilator will help treat patients with severe breathing difficulties as a result of COVID-19. The approval from the Medicines and Healthcare [read more]
The last A380 wing left the Airbus UK wing-making facility at Broughton, North Wales on the 6th February but as Airbus runs down the production of the giant airliner, what is next for Airbus UK and it’s manufacturing base. And here it is.. the FINAL A380 Wing!! @AirbusintheUK @Airbus @DeesideDotCom [read more]
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