Emirates drops order for Airbus A340

Emirates drops order for Airbus A340
By Rod Stone and Daniel Michaels in London and Ian Pemberton in Sydney
The Wall Street Journal Europe
30 Oct 2006

In a sign that problems at Airbus could grow before recovery efforts take hold, Dubai’s Emirates Airline said it is canceling an order for 10 large jetliners and sending auditors to assess the European plane maker’s progress on building its A380... read more...

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Ryanair — the world’s least favourite airline

Ryanair — the world’s least favourite airline

Dan Milmo Transport correspondent

The Guardian

26 Oct 2006



Ryanair has been voted the world’s least favourite airline as its ultra-frugal approach to flying wins millions of customers but very few fans. The Dublin-based airline is joined on the list of aviation shame by Heathrow, which was voted the world’s... read more...

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No-frills flights go global

No-frills flights go global

By Bruce Stanley

The Wall Street Journal Europe

25 Oct 2006



HONG KONG—The flight from here to London isn’t a short hop, but starting today you can make it on a budget airline. Oasis Hong Kong Airlines is launching the low-cost carrier model into largely uncharted skies by offering long-distance flights, first... read more...

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Airbus must lift sales for A380 to turn profit

Airbus must lift sales for A380 to turn profit
By Daniel Michaels
The Wall Street Journal Europe
20 Oct 2006

Airbus said it needs to sell significantly more A380 superjumbos than originally planned to make a profit on the roughly OE12 billion ($15 billion) project, highlighting its uphill struggle in making the giant plane a commercial success. During a... read more...

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Airbus CEO’s resignation clouds jet maker’s future

Airbus CEO’s resignation clouds jet maker’s future
By Daniel Michaels
The Wall Street Journal Europe
10 Oct 2006

The resignation of Airbus Chief Executive Christian Streiff after only three months on the job casts new uncertainty over the future of Europe’s plane maker just as it tries to overcome damaging delays on its biggest jetliner program and simplify its... read more...

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Political row breaks out over thousands of Airbus job cuts

Political row breaks out over thousands of Airbus job cuts
David Gow and Mark Milner
The Guardian
05 Oct 2006

A fresh row between France and Germany over the share of potential plant closures and thousands of job losses at Airbus threatened yesterday to derail the plans of the plane-maker’s parent group EADS to overcome the crisis. EADS, which warned late on... read more...

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A new breed of plane takes to the skies

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A new breed of plane takes to the skies
By Scott McCartney
The Wall Street Journal Europe
03 Oct 2006

any Boeing or Airbus airliner, the ride up front is a lot better than that in the back in these jets. As their name implies, VLJs have very small cabins. One drawback to the small jets is that with full fuel tanks, each plane can carry only about... read more...

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