iscoverAirbus has flagged an organisational overhaul meant to cut down on bureaucracy. The plan, which Airbus said was in line with its ‘2020 Vision’, will focus on “empowering multifunctional teams” at Airbus sites with engineering, procurement and quality control integrated at plant level. Airbus said all engineering teams will be regrouped under a single leadership.
That US National Transportation Safety Board has recommended inspections of all new Boeing 787 and 747-8 General Electric GEnx engines after a trio of recent incidents blamed on cracks in the engine’s turbine midshaft. “We are issuing this recommendation today because of the potential for multiple engine failures on a single aircraft and the urgent
Airbus-parent EADS and BAE Systems are in talks over a merger that would create a global giant in the aerospace and defence industries. The two companies confirmed the merger talks in a joint statement yesterday, outlining a deal in which UK-based BAE would own 40 per cent of the new company with EADS owning a
AirAsia will become the first operator of Airbus A320 ‘Sharklets’ when it takes delivery of aircraft equipped with the fuel-saving wingtip devices late this year. Airbus claims the ‘Sharklets’ will result in a fuel savings of close to four per cent on longer flights. The devices will be standard equipment on the upcoming A320neo and
Air India has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner more than four years late. The aircraft arrived in Delhi on Saturday, the first of three 787s Air India hopes to take this year. The carrier has 27 of the carbon composite planes on order. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
The first wing for the A350 XWB has arrived at Airbus’s final assembly line in Toulouse, France. The wing will form part of a static test airframe currently under construction. At 32 metres long and six metres wide, it is the largest single aviation part made from carbon fibre composite materials, Airbus says. This content
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