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July 11, 2018 at 8:44 am

‘Flying trains’ concept rolls out; French firm launches pitch to aircraft makers WATCH

"Link & Fly" is Akka Technologies' new flagship aircraft design, with wings that come off to hasten turnover at airports and make boarding easier and...

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January 8, 2018 at 5:34 pm

Airbus reportedly offers China work on A380 as sales incentive

The European planemaker is in early talks on granting finishing and interiors work to the Asian nation if it commits to a significant new order...

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Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders speaks during the inauguration of Airbus’ first US manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama, on September 14, 2015. European jetmaker Airbus inaugurated its first US plant Monday in a move to wrest a chunk of Boeing’s domination of the domestic aircraft market including lucrative Pentagon contracts. Airbus plans to assemble 40-50 of its single-aisle A-320 family every year beginning in 2018 from the plant, built on the site of a World War II bomber support base. AFP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

December 14, 2017 at 3:43 pm

Airbus CEO Enders said to plan 2019 exit as planemaker remakes management

Airbus Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders plans to step down when his term ends in 2019, a person familiar with the matter said, setting off...

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August 7, 2014 at 11:03 am

Paris cracks down on Airbnb rentals, raids apartments

Paris, one of the world’s most visited cities, is stepping up its crackdown on illegal vacation rentals. As in New York and Barcelona, officials in...