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European Airframer Airbus has seen a 63% drop in profits for 2016 despite a 4th Quarter rally on deliveries. Airbus, who make wings for its aircraft at Hawarden, North Wales saw its group income sink to below $1bn against a profit of $2.8bn the previous year. The drop is largely [read more]

The European air framer, Airbus has started retiring the Airbus A380’s used for flight testing with the transfer of MSN4 (F-WVND) to the Musée de l’air et de l’espace (Museum of Air and Space) at Le Bourget, Paris. The Airbus A380, whose wings are made in Wales is the worlds [read more]

The 3rd A350-100 aircraft is about to join the test fleet at Airbus. The aircraft , whose wings are made at Broughton in North Wales is the final aircraft to operate that will share the load certification testing for the type. The job of the 3rd aircraft will be to [read more]

Airbus has received its first airliner order of 2017 and it’s from US-based leasing company Aviation Capital Group. The order for 35 aircraft including 30 x A320NEO, 2 x A320 and 3 x A321NEO also includes and option for a further 10 A320NEO. The Airbus A320 family. The deal is [read more]

The first of 3 new helicopters for Wales Air Ambulance (WAAC) has arrived at Gloucestershire Airport. The brand new Airbus H145 helicopter is a flexible platform which has been designed to provide a large cabin with the performance needed to operate critical missions. It uses 2 Turbomeca Arriel Turboshaft engines [read more]

The Welsh Government has announced plans for a new £30m research facility in Deeside, North Wales to focus on Aerospace, Nuclear and Automotive industries. Airbus, who currently build wings at its nearby Broughton site will be one of the first tenants that will use the facility. They will use the [read more]

Britain could lose £530m as sales slump on the Airbus A380 super jumbo and production is cut. The money was given to Airbus in 2000 under a scheme known as  “Repayable Launch Investment” or RLI which means the repayment comes in the form of a royalty payment each time one [read more]

Airbus has netted orders worth £26bn at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) from airlines across the globe. The European airframer came to Farnborough with a heavy focus on its New Engine Option (NEO) aircraft including the Airbus A330NEO and A320NEO Family. Single aisle airliners accounted for the majority of [read more]