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Airbus

Airbus was formed out of a consolidation of several European defense and aerospace companies.

The firm, based in Toulouse, France, produces several popular passenger and military aircraft, including the world's largest jetliner, the A380.

An Airbus A350 plane of Qatar Airways from Doha is pictures after it landed at Berlin's airport Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt, during the opening of the southern runway of the airport, in Schoenefeld, southeast of Berlin, on November 4, 2020. - Passenger flights are to began landing on October 31, 2020 at Berlin's new international airport, a moment many Germans thought they might never see after years of embarrassing delays and spiralling costs. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Qatar Airways takes Airbus to court over skin damage 21.12.2021

Qatar Airways is taking European manufacturer Airbus to court over its A350 passenger jets. The airline has grounded 21 of its A350s, saying a surface degradation issue could be a safety risk.
16.12.2021, Ein Airbus A380 der arabischen Fluggesellschaft Emirates rollt zur Start-und Landebahn des Airbuswerks in Finkenwerder. 16 Jahre nach dem Erstflug des weltgrößten Passagierjets lieferte Airbus am Donnerstag den letzten A380 an die arabische Airline Emirates aus. +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++

Airbus A380: The end of a multibillion-dollar dream 16.12.2021

The last Airbus A380 has been delivered, bringing the program to an end. Once seen as the future of travel, the world's biggest aircraft turned into a flop. But for the plane-maker, it was still worth the effort.
epa05508297 (FILE) A file picture dated 16 November 2015 shows a Qantas Airbus A330 aircraft on the taxi way at Sydney Domestic Airport, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Australia's flag carrier airline Qantas announced on 24 August 2016, a gross profit of 1.08 billion US dollar in the financial year that ended on 30 June, the company's best-ever result till date. EPA/DAN HIMBRECHTS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT ++ +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++

Qantas switches to Airbus to replace domestic fleet 16.12.2021

Australian airline Qantas has chosen twinjets by European builder Airbus to modernize its fleet. The decision is a setback to US planemaker Boeing, which supplies much of Qantas' domestic fleet at present.
Artist impression of an exoplanet system - Exoplanet system artwork (C) ESA

ESA announces new mission to discover Earth-like planets 07.12.2021

The data gathered by the latest mission could "help us find out whether there is life elsewhere in our universe and if there is another planet like Earth," the European Space Agency said.
A Rafale jet fighter aircraft by Dassault Aviation makes a flight demonstration during 49th Paris International Air Show (Salon du Bourget), in Le Bourget, near Paris, France on June 22, 2011. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

UAE signs record deal for French Rafale fighter jets 03.12.2021

The deal for 80 aircraft represents France's largest-ever weapons contract for export. The UAE is following the lead of two other Arab states in snapping up the Rafale jets.
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 15, 2021: People walk by a stand of the United Aircraft Corporation at the 2021 Dubai Airshow. Held on November 14-18, 2021, Dubai Airshow is a major biennial aerospace event with Russia participating since 1993. Marina Lystseva/TASS

COVID: Airlines preparing for a slow global takeoff 19.11.2021

Despite repeated COVID-19 surges and travel restrictions, many experts predict that the airline industry will once again be flying high soon. This cannot come soon enough for the battered branch.
Airbus President Commercial Aricraft and future CEO of the Airbus group Guillaume Faury poses with a replica of an A220 aircraft after the presentation of Airbus 2018 results in Toulouse, southern France, Thursday, Feb.14, 2019. European plane manufacturer Airbus said Thursday it will stop making its superjumbo A380 in 2021 for lack of customers, abandoning the world's biggest passenger jet and one of the aviation industry's most ambitious and most troubled endeavors. (AP Photo/Fred Scheiber) |

Hard Landing: Airbus in crisis 05.11.2021

Airbus has been plunged into crisis by the COVID pandemic. Last year, Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury said that the company was in danger of collapse.

Unterstützung des KSK mit dem Helikopter Airbus H145M LUH SOF: Das Kommando Spezialkräfte KSK der Bundeswehr bei einer Vorführung am Tag der Bundeswehr beim Ausbildungszentrum Spezielle Operationen AusbZSpzlOp in Pfullendorf. Am Ausbildungszentrum Spezielle Operationen in Pfullendorf werden unter anderem Spezialkräfte der Bundeswehr ausgebildet. Anlässlich des Tag der Bundeswehr am 15. Juni 2019 hat der Standort für die Öffentlichkeit seine Tore geöffnet. Unter anderem zeigte das Kommando Spezialkräfte eine Geiselbefreiung mit Unterstützung von zwei Helikoptern Airbus H145M SOF. Die III. Inspektion des Ausbildungszentrum Spezielle Operationen zeigte mit EGB-Kräften Fallschirmjäger mit erweiterter Grundbefähigung das Eindringen in ein

Afghanistan: German military helicopters help evacuation effort 21.08.2021

Two of the Bundeswehr's Airbus H145M helicopters arrived in Afghanistan to bring people hoping to flee the country to Kabul airport. The choppers will be used by special forces in combined air operations.
Boeing 737 im Anflug.

UK, US agree truce in Airbus-Boeing dispute 17.06.2021

The two sides have been locked in a row over subsidies for European planemaker Airbus and its US rival Boeing for almost two decades.

Major improvement in US-EU ties 16.06.2021

For the time being, the US and the EU haved buried the hatchet over their Airbus/Boeing subsidies dispute. Simone Menne from AmCham Germany sees a major improvement in trans-Atlantic relations.

EU and US team up to face China and Russia 16.06.2021

US President Joe Biden is in Europe. His trip marks a change from predecessor as he tries to rally allies to deal with rivals Russia and China.

DW Business – Europe & America

DW Business – Europe & America 15.06.2021

US, EU agree to shelve Airbus-Boeing tariffs - US retail sales fall in May as prices rise - IBM's 'Q System One' quantum computer unveiled
DW Business Africa

DW Business Africa 15.06.2021

US, EU agree to shelve Airbus-Boeing dispute - IBM's 'Q System One' quantum computer unveiled
17.03.2007 ARCHIV - Ein Airbus A380 rollt am 17.03.2007 auf dem Flughafen von Frankfurt am Main an einer Boeing 747 der US-Linie United vorbei. Foto: Boris Roessler/dpa (zu dpa Boeing dampft Jumbo-Produktion ein - größter Flieger kaum gefragt) +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++

EU, US extend truce in Airbus-Boeing dispute 15.06.2021

The row — one of the longest-running in WTO history — saw the trans-Atlantic allies impose billions of dollars in tariffs. The deal eases a major point of tension between Brussels and Washington, for now.
From left, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, US President Joe Biden, President of France, Emmanuel Macron and European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speak after posing for photos for the Leaders official welcome and group photo session, during the G7 Summit, in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, England, Friday, June 11, 2021. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)

EU-US ties: Undoing Donald Trump's trade war 11.06.2021

Brussels and Washington are expected to put an end to much of the trade tensions fueled by former US President Donald Trump. DW takes a look at the various crises that have strained relations between the two allies.
FILE PHOTO: Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. July 1, 2019. Picture taken July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo

No end in sight for the Boeing 737 Max saga 13.05.2021

With the detection of new faults Boeing's troubled jetliner remains in the headlines, even after it was recertified following two years of grounding.
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