Tag: #Airbus
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Qatar Airways ‘ordered’ to ground 13 Airbus planes
Qatar Airways has been instructed by regulators in the Gulf state to ground 13 Airbus (AIR.PA) A350 planes over a rapid degradation of the fuselage surface below the paint on the jets. According to the details, the state-owned Gulf airline said on Thursday it had been told to ground the planes until “the root cause can be…
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US, EU agree to suspend Airbus-Boeing tariffs
Brussels, March 5 (AFP/APP):Washington and Brussels have agreed to suspend tit-for-tat tariffs imposed during their dispute over subsidies for rival planemakers Airbus and Boeing, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday. “I was glad to speak to President Biden this afternoon — the first of many exchanges and the start of a good personal…
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Boeing-Airbus dispute: Latest developments
London, March 4 (AFP/APP): The British government said Thursday it had struck a deal with the United States to remove retaliatory tariffs on a range of UK goods and jointly de-escalate the “Boeing-Airbus dispute”. “I’ve agreed with the US to remove retaliatory tariffs on a range of UK goods,” International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said, adding it included…
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Airbus Agreement to Avoid Redundancies
Berlin, March 4 (AFP/APP): European aircraft maker Airbus has reached an agreement to avoid thousands of forced redundancies in Germany as it reels from the coronavirus pandemic, the German metalworkers’ union IG Metall said Thursday. Airbus had previously announced plans to slash around 5,100 posts in Europe’s biggest economy. But the deal means there will…
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US sticks by tariffs in Boeing-Airbus trade dispute
Washington, Feb 12 (AFP/APP):President Joe Biden’s administration said Thursday it will maintain punitive tariffs on some European imports as part the long-running trade dispute between Boeing and Airbus. In a notice due to be published in the Federal Register on Friday, the US Trade Representative (USTR) said “it is unnecessary at this time to revise”…
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Demand for Airbus’ Planes Decreased in 2020
Paris, Jan 8 (AFP/APP): European planemaker Airbus said Friday that it garnered just 268 net new orders last year, a drop of 65 percent year-on-year reflecting persistent fears about the prospects for air travel amid the coronavirus crisis. The new orders take into account 115 cancellations as airlines scaled back their ambitions because of uncertainty…
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Emirates welcomes its first of three A380s to be delivered in December
DUBAI, UAE, 7 December 2020: Emirates has welcomed MSN A6-EVL, its 116th A380 as the first of three A380s to join its fleet in 2020. The aircraft arrived in Dubai in the early hours of Saturday morning, powered by a blend of conventional jet fuel and sustainable aviation fuel. Emirates is scheduled to receive two more A380 aircraft later…
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Airsial: Another Airbus A320 on its way to Pakistan
December 4, 2020: Another AirSial Airbus A320 registration AP-BOB has departed from Phoenix Goodyear Airport (USA) as delivery flight to Pakistan. According to the details, AirSial Airbus A320 registration AP-BOB has arrived at Keflavik International Airport, Iceland as flight PF276 from Portsmouth International Airport, USA completed in four hours & sixteen minutes. Earlier, the A320…
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PIA aircrafts lease expired, airline makes an important decision
KARACHI: The aircrafts leased by the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will expire next year for which a committee has been constituted to terminate the lease of six Airbus 320 aircrafts. Regarding the expiration of the lease of six planes of the national airline, the sources said that out of the six planes leased, the first…
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US increasing tariffs on Airbus planes
Washington, Feb 15 (AFP/APP): The United States is increasing tariffs on Airbus planes imported from Europe to 15 percent beginning March 18, authorities announced Friday. The duties have been at 10 percent since October, when Washington hit $7.5 billion in European products with tariffs. The announcement from the office of the United States Trade Representative…