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French Airbus workers sign key restructuring deal

Johanna Decorse, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 13 09:56 AM

Major French unions on Monday signed a keenly awaited labour deal with Europe's Airbus covering job reductions and furloughs for production workers affected by coronavirus-blighted demand for passenger jets. Read more »

Airbus aims for hydrogen-powered plane by 2035

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 22 05:41 AM

PARIS (UPDATE) - Airbus is aiming to put the world's first hydrogen-powered commercial plane into service by 2035, the European aircraft maker's boss said in remarks published Monday. Read more »

He’s stopped a hijack up in the air but his proudest moment is watching his son fly a plane

RHIA D. GRANA
Updated as of Sep 21 07:32 AM

PAL’s Capt. Butch Generoso looks back on a career that’s given him a lot of opportunities to achieve heroic acts up in the air and on ground. Read more »

Airbus thinks goose tip could trim fuel consumption

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 07:39 AM

If planes flew in formation like wild geese they might use five to 10 percent less fuel, European aircraft maker Airbus said Wednesday as it signed up to test the idea.   Read more »

Angkas donates motorcycle shields, provides free rides for Pasig City frontliners

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 06:27 PM

Angkas said Thursday it donated plastic barriers for Pasig City frontliners who own motorbikes while medical workers would enjoy free rides from its fleet. Read more »

US holds off on extra tariffs in EU Airbus dispute

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 04:18 PM

Washington said Wednesday it would hold off on its threat to impose higher tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of EU goods in its long-running dispute over subsidies to European aircraft maker Airbus. Read more »

Airbus posts net loss on plunging deliveries during pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 30 02:59 PM

Airbus announced Thursday net losses of 1.9 billion euros ($2.2 bn) in the first six months after aircraft delivery halved as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Read more »

Cars kill thousands of Filipinos every year and we don’t care

GIAN LAO
Updated as of Jul 25 05:50 PM

Yes, this includes your Fortuners and Monteros. Read more »

Airbus cuts 15,000 jobs to face aviation's 'gravest crisis'

Mathieu Rabechault and Stuart Williams, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 08:19 AM

European aircraft maker Airbus said on Tuesday it was planning to cut around 15,000 jobs worldwide, 11 percent of its total workforce, in response to the "gravest crisis" the industry has ever seen caused by the coronavirus.  Read more »

Airbus says risk of COVID-19 transmission in aircraft 'very low'

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 24 02:34 PM

Airbus said Wednesday the risk of COVID-19 transmission during flights is "very low," citing technologies that have long been used against viruses and bacteria. Read more »

Qatar Airways defers new plane deliveries until 2021

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 18 02:43 PM

Qatar Airways has said it will not take any new aircraft in 2020 or 2021, deferring orders with Boeing and Airbus as demand diminishes during the coronavirus crisis.   Read more »

Airbus warns staff on jobs with its 'survival at stake'

Tim Hepher, Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 10:41 PM

European planemaker Airbus gave its starkest assessment yet of damage from the coronavirus crisis, telling the company's 135,000 employees to brace for potentially deeper job cuts and warning its survival is at stake without immediate action. Read more »

Airbus warns staff on jobs with its 'survival at stake'

Tim Hepher, Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 08:34 AM

European planemaker Airbus issued a bleak assessment of the impact of the coronavirus crisis, telling the company's 135,000 employees to brace for potentially deeper job cuts and warning its survival is at stake without immediate action. Read more »

Airbus says plants to reopen at slower production rate

Reuters
Updated as of Mar 23 07:58 AM

Airbus confirmed on Sunday it would resume only partial aircraft production when its French and Spanish factories reopen on Monday after a four-day shutdown to tackle health concerns over the coronavirus.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 26, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 01:09 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

PH Coast Guard's new chopper gears up for maiden flight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 03:59 PM

Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Joel S. Garcia inspects one of two new H145 Airbus helicopters ordered from Germany as additional assets for the uniformed service, a few moments before its maiden flight on Wednesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 18, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 11:58 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Miracle Garden's Airbus

Jon Gambrell, AP
Posted at Feb 18 11:07 PM

A tourist takes a picture of a mockup of an Emirates Airbus A380 jetliner covered in over 500,000 flowers and plants at the Dubai Miracle Garden in Dubai Monday.  Read more »

Airbus 'deeply regrets' US tariff hike to 15 percent

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 16 05:36 PM

Friday's decision to hike tariffs from March 18 "further escalates trade tensions between the US and the EU," the European aerospace giant said in a statement. Read more »

As Boeing jets sit idle, Airbus can’t make planes fast enough

Liz Alderman and David Gelles, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 14 12:34 PM

Airbus, which last year took the title from Boeing as the world’s biggest plane-maker, has such a large backlog of orders to fill that it cannot immediately produce more of its popular narrow-body jets that airlines view as an alternative to the 737 Max. Read more »