Airbus celebrates 12.000th delivery

Airbus celebrates 12.000th delivery

by | May 20, 2019 | Airbus | 0 comments

It’s just a number, but nevertheless a milestone to Airbus: the delivery of its 12.000th airliner. Not from its home territory in Europe, but from the Airbus Canada factory in Mirabel that became part of the global OEM only last year. The 12.000th is the 12th A220-100...

The Transaero Mess

by | Oct 2, 2015 | Aeroflot, Airbus, Boeing, Transaero | 0 comments

Russian airline, Transaero, deep in financial difficulties, was supposed to be taken over by Aeroflot.  Turns out Aeroflot won’t be doing that because the company cannot get the 75%+1 share of Transaero it had expected.  The takeover has fallen through....

The continuous improvement of the A330

by | Jul 5, 2012 | Airbus, Boeing | 6 comments

Airbus’ A330 was born in the shadow the A340, an aircraft intended to be the long-haul workhorse in the Airbus stable. The A330 would be the medium-range aircraft. The A330 and A340 were developed simultaneously and derived from the A300. The A330 and A340 were...