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Visitors walk past a Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (Comac) C919 model aircraft at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. The biannual air show runs from November 1 to 6. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

March 18, 2017 at 8:00 am

China’s long-delayed C919 jet may fly by end of April

A single-aisle passenger jet that is being built by the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China is set for its first test flight by the end...

October 26, 2016 at 10:28 am

Airbus profit falls 21 percent as it vows sprint to meet delivery goals

Airbus Group promised a year-end sprint to meet its 2016 earnings and delivery goals after a switch to new planes weighed on profit and output in...

August 5, 2016 at 7:32 am

Airbus A380 customer Qantas doesn’t want the last eight on order

Qantas says the dozen A380s it operates now are sufficient to meet demand, further dimming future sales prospects for the largest passenger plane that’s struggled...

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July 12, 2016 at 7:12 am

Airbus’ $12.6B AirAsia order tops Boeing deals at Farnborough

On the Farnborough Air Show’s second day, Malaysian discount carrier AirAsia agreed to buy 100 A321neos in a deal that swells its already-record order tally...

Sections of a Boeing 777 is joined together at the final assembly factory in Everett Washington.

Boeing final assembly factory in Everett Washington includes the 747, 777, and the 787.

June 30, 2016 at 6:48 am

Boeing reportedly considers stretching 777 to knock out Airbus A380 jet

Boeing has approached several carriers about the plane it calls the 777-10X, including Emirates Airline, the world’s largest operator of both the 777 and A380, people...

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June 3, 2016 at 2:31 pm

Airbus to keep building original A320s amid delay of Neo jets

The European jet maker will continue building the older variant of its single-aisle A320 aircraft until at least 2019, two years later than intended, as...

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The Airbus A350 performs its demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris, Wednesday June 17, 2015. Some 300,000 aviation professionals and spectators are expected at this week’s Paris Air Show, coming from around the world to make business deals and see dramatic displays of aeronautic prowess and the latest air and space technology. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

May 31, 2016 at 1:56 pm

Airbus balks at stretching A350 amid headaches for new planes

As it struggles to deliver its latest aircraft models, Airbus is balking at taking on a new challenge with a stretched version of the A350...

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April 29, 2016 at 7:13 am

Airbus wins order for 37 A321 jets

The order consolidates the European planemaker’s role as a major supplier to the U.S. carrier as Boeing loses out in the largest narrow-body jet category.

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April 4, 2016 at 10:41 am

U.K. halts Airbus export-credit funding on reporting `inaccuracies’

Airbus temporarily lost export-credit funding after the planemaker informed U.K. regulatory authorities of “inaccuracies” in a number of applications, putting financial strain on some would-be purchasers.

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February 16, 2016 at 3:49 pm

Airbus’s revamped A320 hit by tail strike, Qatar broadside

Airbus Group’s upgrade of its best-selling A320 jetliner family suffered twin blows after a test plane struck the ground on landing and key customer Qatar...

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