An Airbus A350-1000XWB touches down at Farnborough (Image: Max Thrust Digital)
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Airbus must act quickly to survive

According to a letter to Airbus staff from Chief Executive Officer, Guillaume Faury, the airframer has lost almost a third of its business and that it must act quickly to protect the very survival of the company. In the communication Mr Faury says that the company is “bleeding cash at [read more]

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Airbus built ventilator gets approved for use in the UK

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]

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Airbus lobbies government to help Virgin Atlantic

Airbus has lobbied the UK Government to provide a bailout for Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) as the airline struggles to survive. Sources close to the airline have said several companies have directly contacted the Government setting out the harm it could do. Those companies are understood to also include Heathrow Airport. [read more]

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Welsh Wings help BelugaXL enter service

Airbus’ latest super-sized transport aircraft, BelugaXL has officially entered service adding the extra capacity to Airbus’ transport network that it needs to meet its planned increases in production of commercial aircraft. Based on the A330-300 Freighter, the BelugaXL is 63 metres long and 8 metres wide which allows the aircraft [read more]