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Airbus gets big A380 order

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Published June 8, 2010 at 2:32 p.m.

Dubai-based Emirates airline announced Tuesday it has ordered another 32 A380 superjumbo jets from Airbus, giving the European planemaker a boost as it strives to make financial gains on its giant plane ... The latest order, with a list price of $11.5 billion, means Emirates has now signed up for a total of 90 A380s. It said the planes would be delivered by 2017 ... "This is the single largest 380 order ever," Airbus CEO Tom Enders said after the deal was signed at the Berlin Air Show. He

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Airbus to move Friday into Old Town building

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Published May 6, 2010 at 10:49 a.m.

Airbus North America Engineering on Friday will move about 30 of its staff into new offices that have been created for the company at 238 N. Mead ...

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Airbus To Move Into New Wichita Office Friday

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Published May 6, 2010 at 4:26 p.m.

Airbus North America Engineering on Friday will move about 30 of its staff into new offices that have been created for the company at 238 N. Mead ...

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Air Force won't consider WTO's airbus ruling during tanker bid process

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Published Sept. 25, 2009 at 6:05 a.m.

WASHINGTON — As it seeks new bids on a $35 billion contract to start replacing its fleet of aging aerial refueling tankers, the U.S. Air Force has decided not to consider a World Trade Organization ruling that a European aerospace company received billions of dollars in illegal subsidies for other aircraft ... The competition is expected to be a rerun of an earlier showdown between Boeing and a team of Northrop Grumman and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co., the parent company of

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WTO Rules Boeing Damaged By Airbus Subsidies

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Published Sept. 4, 2009 at 7:06 p.m.

The World Trade Organization has ruled that the European Union provided illegal subsidies to Airbus for its aircraft, a House Democrat said Friday ...

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Plan to split tanker deal is dropped

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Published May 7, 2009 at 1:39 a.m.

Boeing supporters on Capitol Hill have won an important round in the continuing fight over a $35 billion contract for Air Force refueling tankers ... Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., the chairman of the House defense appropriations subcommittee, has dropped his plan to split the buy between Boeing and the team of Northrop Grumman and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co., the parent of Airbus ... That provision won't be part of a supplemental spending bill funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

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Airbus CEO wants governments to help finance sales

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Published April 17, 2009 at 10:32 a.m.

Airbus President and CEO Thomas Enders told journalists on Thursday he feels governments should help provide financing for commercial airplanes when traditional means of credit fail ...

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Tiahrt makes run for Senate official

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Published April 10, 2009 at 6:38 a.m.

U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard made his 2010 Senate run official Thursday, telling supporters that he wants to focus on building the economy from the ground up rather than from the government down ... Tiahrt filed papers Thursday to run for the Senate seat held by Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, who is running for governor next year. Rep. Jerry Moran also has filed for the GOP nomination. No Democrats have announced plans to run ... Tiahrt said he carries out his job differently from other

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Bird strikes near Mid-Continent Airport prompt discussion

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Published April 10, 2009 at 2:13 p.m.

Air safety, wildlife and local officials met today to talk about the risks of birds flying into airplanes around ... Bird strikes cause more than $650 million a year in damage to planes in the United States, the FAA says ... Since 1990, the Wichita airport has reported 202 bird strikes. In Kansas, strikes since then have caused $876,000 in damage ... The issue gained renewed attention nationwide earlier this year, when an Airbus A320 landed safely in the Hudson River in New York after double

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Rep. Tiahrt files to run for U.S. Senate seat

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Published April 9, 2009 at 12:15 p.m.

Republican Rep. Todd Tiahrt made his 2010 Senate run official today, telling supporters that he wants to focus on building the economy from the ground up rather than from the government down ... Tiahrt filed papers today to run for the Senate seat head by Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, who is running for governor next year. Rep. Jerry Moran also has filed for the GOP nomination ... Tiahrt said he carries out his job differently from other members of Kansas' congressional delegation, including

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