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# Airbus

This year
2023
# Aviation disaster
French court acquits Air France and Airbus over 2009 Rio-Paris crash
The deadly crash killed 228 people.
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Apr 17th 2023, 3:02 PM
# airlift
New €50m cargo aircraft will enable international troop transport and rescue missions abroad
Multiple sources have said that the deposit was paid on 23 December by the Department of Defence and the final cost could be in the region of €50 million.
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Jan 8th 2023, 12:05 AM
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# air france trial
Airbus and Air France manslaughter trial underway over 2009 Rio-Paris crash
The worst plane crash in Air France history killed 228 people of 33 nationalities, including three Irish women.
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Oct 11th 2022, 8:24 AM
All time
# Aviation
Aircraft maker Airbus warns of 'gravest crisis' as it says it will cut 15,000 jobs
The main cuts are set to come at the company’s French and German sites.
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Jun 30th 2020, 10:21 PM
# trade wars
Irish butter, cheese and liqueurs among European goods hit with US tariffs
The US imposed duties on $7.5 billion worth of European goods due to the longstanding argument that Airbus receives unfair government subsidies.
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Oct 18th 2019, 7:58 AM
# airbus fight
Irish butter, cheese and pork among European goods hit with new US tariffs
Hundreds of EU products will be subjected to new 25% tariffs.
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Oct 3rd 2019, 7:52 AM
# Investigation
Pilot made emergency landing in Shannon after coffee spill in cockpit
The incident occurred on a Frankfurt-Cancun flight in February.
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Sep 13th 2019, 7:28 AM
# grounded
Airbus announces it will stop producing A380, the world's largest passenger airliner
The airliner, which has been in operation for more than a decade, will cease deliveries in 2021.
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Feb 14th 2019, 8:07 AM
# extra long haul
World's longest non-stop flight touches down in New York
The flight from Singapore spent more than 17 hours in the air.
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Oct 12th 2018, 1:52 PM
# brexit wounds
BMW joins Airbus in warning about the consequences of Brexit uncertainty
Airbus said that it could pull out of the UK if there’s a “no deal” Brexit.
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Jun 22nd 2018, 9:00 PM
# cloud nine
Fancy a bed in the cargo hold? Airbus is planning to transform lower-decks into sleeping quarters
The bed facilities could fit in A330 jets.
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Apr 11th 2018, 6:10 AM
# transatlantic
Pilots charged in UK over drinking as they prepared to fly to USA
They were arrested on Saturday at Glasgow Airport.
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Aug 29th 2016, 10:00 PM
# light rider
The world's first 3-D printed motorbike has taken its bow
The Light Rider is designed by Airbus and weighs just 77 pounds.
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May 21st 2016, 7:15 AM
# metrojet
Reports: Sinai plane black box shows emergency 'took crew by surprise'
The Egyptian president made the claim.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 7:53 AM
# no peking
China has built this plane to go head-to-head with Boeing and Airbus
All hail the C919.
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Nov 2nd 2015, 2:29 PM
# Hypersonic
Airbus patents jet that could fly from Dublin to New York in under an hour
That’s pretty fast.
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Aug 5th 2015, 1:22 PM
# Airbus
Four dead, two seriously injured in Spanish military cargo plane crash
The incident took place near Seville.
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May 9th 2015, 7:38 PM
AS IT HAPPENED
Scale of horror emerges as questions remain over Alps plane crash
All 150 people on board are feared dead.
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Mar 24th 2015, 11:26 PM
# news wrap
Today's top stories in 6 seconds
Don’t have time to mull over the news? Here’s everything you need to know.
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Mar 24th 2015, 12:57 PM
# Plane sailing
This plane could replace 12,000 jets - and it finally took off this week
The planes are vastly more efficient, Airbus says.
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Sep 27th 2014, 8:15 AM
# inbox me
The Briefcase: Plans for Dublin's 'Canary Wharf', trips to Addis Ababa and Lidl's pricey wine list
This was the week in business.
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Jul 18th 2014, 12:27 PM
# Saddle up
Airbus patents new "moped-style" aeroplane seats
They look really, really uncomfortable.
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Jul 17th 2014, 9:41 AM
# Brrrrrr
Here's how aeroplanes are tested to go into -40 degree temperatures
This is why even if you crash land in the Tundra, you can enjoy movies on demand.
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Jun 1st 2014, 4:00 PM
# Hello Stranger
Aer Lingus welcomes back Boeing as Shannon to Boston route launches
The company will now fly daily to Beantown from County Clare.
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Feb 5th 2014, 2:26 PM
# planespotting
FlightFest: More of YOUR fantastic photos
We’ve received hundreds upon hundreds, but here’s just a small sample of your snaps of the planes which took to the skies of Dublin yesterday.
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Sep 16th 2013, 9:15 PM
# FlightFest
FlightFest: Your Pictures
Over 30 aircraft flew over Dublin today. Here’s what you saw.
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Sep 15th 2013, 8:30 PM
# Plane Crash
UPS plane crashes at Alabama airport, killing two crew
Debris could be spread as far as a half a mile, authorities say and the Mayor of Birmingham says there have been a number of small explosions
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Aug 14th 2013, 12:31 PM
# oh my
The French army's new warplane is monstrous
Is this the future of European military airspace?
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Jun 28th 2013, 9:45 PM
# Flight Safety
Safety check ordered on Airbus A380s over wing crack reports
The EASA’s order concerns A380s which have completed more than 1,300 flights.
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Jan 20th 2012, 4:10 PM
# American Airlines
American Airlines announces record jet order, as Dublin office closes
The airline, which has also posted a quarterly loss of $286 million, has placed an order for 460 new planes. It’s closing its Dublin call centre with the loss of 130 jobs.
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Jul 20th 2011, 1:14 PM
# Air Travel
Video: Airbus unveils its plane 'cabin of the future'
Concept cabin, which allows passengers see through the walls, was designed to show that “the journey can be as much a voyage of discovery as the destination”.
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Jun 14th 2011, 2:08 PM
# Air Disaster
75 more bodies found in wreckage of Air France plane
A victims’ association says another 75 bodies have been found in the Atlantic, almost two years after the Airbus disaster.
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May 31st 2011, 11:40 AM
# Air France
Air France crash investigators uncover part of flight recorder but crucial data missing
Investigators fear that without recovering the “black box” flight recorder the mystery of the plane’s last moments will never be solved. The crash over the Atlantic two years ago killed all 228 people on board.
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Apr 28th 2011, 10:33 AM
# Plane Crash
Investigators find bodies in wreckage of Air France jet but no black box recovered
Investigators say they have found bodies in the wreckage of the the Air France flight that went down in June 2009, killing all 228 people on board.
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Apr 4th 2011, 12:55 PM
# Charges
Preliminary charges filed against Airbus over 2009 crash
Decision comes as search resumes at site where plane crashed in June 2009, killing 228 people, including three Irish women.
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Mar 18th 2011, 11:00 AM
# Qantas
Rolls-Royce finds cause of Qantas engine failure
Engine manufacturer says one part, confined to its Trent 900 engines, caused the mid-air engine explosion on last week’s Qantas flight.
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Nov 12th 2010, 2:35 PM
# Qantas
Qantas A380 planes still grounded
Airline’s CEO says leaks have been found in engines of three grounded planes, and Qantas will lease aircraft to meet its schedule.
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Nov 8th 2010, 10:04 AM
# Qantas
Qantas pilot, crew on both engine failure flights
Airline grounded all Airbus A380 jets after Thursday’s crash. The same pilot and crew who were on board were also on Friday’s flight, which was forced to land after flames poured from engine.
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Nov 6th 2010, 3:32 PM