... ight, the Airbus A320 plane that they failed to take was already in mid-flight. The pilot was asking permission from the control tower to fly at a higher altitude because of the stormy weather. Five ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-30
... esia. The Airbus A320-200 lost contact with air traffic control almost two hours after take off over the Java Sea. The pilot had sought permission to fly at a higher altitude to avoid bad weather but ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-30
... h for the Airbus A320-200 aircraft in areas northeast of Indonesia's Bangka island, which lies roughly halfway between Surabaya and Singapore, in the Java Sea. The Indonesian pilot was experienced and ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-29
Indonesia resumed at dawn Monday the search for a plane carrying 162 people from Surabaya city to Singapore, Reuters reported. The Airbus A320-200, operated by Indonesia AirAsia, went missing Sunday j ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-29
... - mostly Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger airliner - and occupied 40 hotels in Dubai and even booked the entire Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi for three days. But serving the VIP guests turned ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-19
... seats for Airbus Group N.V.'s A350 jet, chief executive Zarrouati said on the conference call after the Plaisir, France-based company reported earnings. He blamed a month-long strike in Gainesville, ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-12
Budget airline Jetstar Hong Kong has sold six of its nine new Airbus A320s and many of its pilots have either quit or been redeployed even before its first commercial flight. The airline's license app ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-18
... ch-German Airbus -- told the newspaper. Cuts in military spending by the United States and other Western governments have led to cutthroat competition. Eurofighter has lost bidding battles to Swedish ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-05
... A.US) and Airbus (AIR.PA). From the broadest perspective, the collapse of this deal is probably in everyone's best interest, and is likely to see the privately-owned Avolon opt for a New York initial ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-07
... in, while Airbus offers a round table for playing mahjong. Amid the lifestyle checks on cadres and their business cronies, it's probably wise to pitch private planes as a business investment rather th ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-23
As if flying economy is not bad enough, Airbus has thought of a way to make it even worse. According to Los Angeles Times, the France-based plane maker is seeking a patent for a new design of passeng ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-17
... to buy 12 Airbus A320s, while new entrant 9air made headlines in May with a US$6 billion shopping spree for 50 Boeing 737s. -- Contact the writer at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-14
... ort said. Airbus Group's helicopter division won a deal to supply 100 helicopters to Chinese companies. The deals were signed in Beijing and were overseen by Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Ch ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-07
... carrier's Airbus A380 aircraft, this fancy travel experience, branded "The Residence by Etihad", will come at a price of US$21,000 for the Abu Dhabi to London route, three to four times as much a regu ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-07
China's wealthiest people now want more than "ordinary" luxury products, and their newest toy is the private jet, Apple Daily reported Monday. David Velupillai, director of marketing for Airbus Execut ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-05
... ase of 70 Airbus planes underscored the vast potential of the Chinese market, while Xi’s visit to a Volvo Cars plant in Belgium showed increasing Chinese investment in Europe. (China’s Geely bought Vo ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-04
... d 24 more Airbus planes and sell six units this year, out of its current fleet of 150 aircraft. “The planned capital expenditure is about US$800 million and it is mainly for buying planes," Fernandes ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-03
... deal with Airbus in France to assemble A320 planes in China as well as the unblocking of orders on larger jets worth more than US$6 billion. China's ultimate goal for the trip was to reach a wide-rang ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-01
Airbus Group NV expects to take more than 50 percent of the estimated 50 billion euro (US$69 billion) Chinese market for helicopters over the next 20 years, thanks to a long-term industrial agreement ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-27
... ing to an Airbus statement. The order is worth at least US$9.9 billion at list prices, the report said, adding that manufacturers offer significant discounts for large orders. -- Contact HKEJ digest@e ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-27
