Airbus licks it’s wounds, heads East
September 29, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in BUSINESS
After lobbyists and politicians derailed the $35 billion US Air Force tanker deal with Northrop Grumman and EADS, Airbus’ parent company, Airbus SAS today announced that it has opened the most advanced final assembly aircraft manufacturing plant in the world in Tianjin, China.
The facility, built in a record 18th months at a cost of US$600 million, will [...]
Emirates takes delivery of it’s first Airbus A380 super jumbo jet
July 28, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in BUSINESS
picture source: Airbus
Emirates Airlines today took delivery today of it’s first of sixty Airbus A380s on order with European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus S.A.S based in Toulouse, France. The ceremony took place in Hamburg, Germany. In attendance were Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, the airline’s chairman and Airbus CEO Tom Enders.
The United Arab Emirates, home to [...]
Emirates takes delivery of it's first Airbus A380 super jumbo jet
July 28, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in BUSINESS
picture source: Airbus
Emirates Airlines today took delivery today of it’s first of sixty Airbus A380s on order with European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus S.A.S based in Toulouse, France. The ceremony took place in Hamburg, Germany. In attendance were Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, the airline’s chairman and Airbus CEO Tom Enders.
The United Arab Emirates, home to [...]
More than 100 passengers feared dead in Air Sudan crash
June 10, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in NEWS HEADLINES
Dallas TX June 10, 2008 6:36PMAn Air Sudan Airways, Airbus A310-300, with about 200 people has crashed and burst into flames in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum. The plane, flight SD109, was landing at the airport after a flight from Damascus, Syria when it veered off the runway late Tuesday amid rain and thunderstorms and [...]