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Airbus makes emergency landing in Canada; windshield broken
New York - An Airbus carrying 255 passengers made an emergency landing early Tuesday in Newfoundland after the windshield burst as the aircraft was over the Atlantic Ocean, broadcast reports said. CBC reported that the plane had taken off from Toront...

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Airbus with cracked windshield makes emergency in Canada
New York/Toronto - An Airbus carrying 255 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday in Newfoundland as a result of cracked windshield, media reports said. The airplane had been cruising over the Atlantic while en route from Toronto t...

[Posted on : ] Category : [ US (World) ]

South Africa cancels eight Airbus military planes - Summary
Paris/Johannesburg - The government of South Africa on Thursday announced it was pulling out of an eight-plane Airbus military deal because of escalating costs and delivery delays. Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said South Africa pulled out of the c...

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Airbus sued over Air France crash in Brazil
Washington - The families of eight victims of Air France's crash over Brazil in June have sued European planemaker Airbus for damages, their lawyer said Tuesday. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in an Illinois state civil court on Monday, attor...

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Airbus may forced to cut back production, board chief says - Summary
Hamburg - European planemaker Airbus may be forced to make further production cutbacks because of the weak financial state of some airlines, board chairman Thomas Enders said. Next year production would more likely be reduced than ...

[Posted on : ] Category : [ Business ]

Air New Zealand to replace Boeing 737-300s with Airbus planes
Wellington - Air New Zealand announced Tuesday that it was buying 14 new Airbus A320 jets to replace its fleet of 15 Boeing 737-300s on domestic routes, with an option to buy 11 more. The airline, which is 75.5-per-cent owned by the government, said ...

[Posted on : ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Pope departs for Czech Republic
Rome - Pope Benedict XVI was on Saturday en route to the Czech Republic for a three-day visit, his first as head of the Catholic Church. The pontiff departed from the Ciampino airport in Rome on board an Alitalia Airbus bound for Prague, Italian medi...

[Posted on : ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Airbus may forced to cut back production, board chief says
Hamburg - European planemaker Airbus may be forced to make further production cutbacks because of the weak financial state of some airlines, board chairman Thomas Enders said. Next year production would more likely be reduced than increased, Enders s...

[Posted on : ] Category : [ Business ]

Singapore Airlines starts A380 superjumbo service to Melbourne
Singapore - Singapore Airlines on Wednesday said it started to fly the A380 superjumbo to Melbourne, the sixth city worldwide in its network to receive the Airbus aircraft. The A380 continues to be extremely popular with our customers, executive vi...

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