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
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
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
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 ...
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
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
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