French President Nicolas Sarkozy criticised the United States on Friday over bidding rules for a tanker jet contract, saying it was not the way for Washington to treat its European allies. British premier Gordon Brown added he was "disappointed" at the changing ...
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday the Pentagon will drive a hard bargain with Boeing on a contract for a new aerial refuelling tanker after Airbus parent EADS dropped out of the competition. "I wish that we had had a ...
Report: Airbus arm, engine consortium seek millions from each other in dispute over delays A German newspaper reports that Airbus' military arm and the engine-making consortium for the A400M transporter plane are seeking hundreds of millions of euros from each other in ...
United Airlines signs firm order for 25 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft United Airlines has made a firm order for 25 of Airbus' A350 extra-wide bodied jets, fulfilling a commitment signed in December, the European aircraft manufacturer said Wednesday. Deliveries of the 314-seat ...
EADS reports loss on cost overruns for military and commercial planes programs Airbus parent company EADS NV reported Tuesday that spiraling costs on its military transport plane and its A380 superjumbo pushed it into the red and warned that both programs will ...
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus parent EADS <EAD.PA> has ruled out making a solo bid for a lucrative U.S. tanker contract after its partner pulled out and said production problems on its A380 superjumbo would hit core profit this year. The Franco-German group ...
European aerospace giant EADS said on Tuesday that it plunged into loss last year because of big provisions to cover cost over-runs on its A400M military transport project and A380 superjumbo jet. EADS released its results just hours after it withdrew from ...
European aerospace giant EADS reported Tuesday a 2009 net loss of 763 million euros because of provisions to cover cost over-runs on its A400M military transport project and on the A380 superjumbo. EADS recorded a net profit of 1.57 billion euros in ...
FILE - In this Dec.11, 2009 file photo, the new military Airbus A400M transport plane is seen during a exhibition flight in Seville, Spain. France's defense minister predicts Monday March 8, 2010 that Airbus could potentially export about 300 of its A400M ...
FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2009 file photo, an Airbus A400M military transport plane lands after its exhibition flight in Seville, Spain. The nations that ordered the Airbus A400M military transporter have agreed to pay euro 3.5 billion (nearly US$4.8 billion) ...
