Saturday, May 26, 2012
International

Weight Loss for Superjumbos: The A380 and the Aviation Engineering Dilemma

Weight Loss for Superjumbos The A380 and the Aviation Engineering Dilemma

SPIEGEL ONLINE - March 21, 2012

To reduce fuel consumption, Airbus used extremely lightweight materials in its flagship A380. Now cracks have appeared in the wings, and repairs will cost the company hundreds of millions of euros. The problem highlights the engineering dilemma caused by the industry drive for fuel efficiency. By Dinah Deckstein and Gerald Traufetter more...

Expensive Checks: Hairline Cracks Could Cost EADS 100 Million Euros

Expensive Checks Hairline Cracks Could Cost EADS 100 Million Euros

SPIEGEL ONLINE - February 13, 2012

Last week, European aviation safety authorities ordered all Airbus A380s to be checked after hairline cracks were found in wing brackets. Now SPIEGEL has learned that the inspections and repairs could cost Airbus parent EADS up to 100 million euros -- over 1 million euros per plane. more... Forum ]

Concerned over Cracks: European Safety Authority Orders Checks on All A380s

Concerned over Cracks European Safety Authority Orders Checks on All A380s

SPIEGEL ONLINE - February 08, 2012

Australian airline Qantas has temporarily suspended flights with one of its A380 super jumbo jet aircraft after hairline cracks were found. In the light of the discovery, Europe's aviation safety authority has ordered inspections on all the Airbus double-decker planes in service. more... Forum ]

EADS Loses Massive Contract: India Opts For French Fighter Jets

EADS Loses Massive Contract India Opts For French Fighter Jets

SPIEGEL ONLINE - February 01, 2012

French defense manufacturer Dassault has beaten EADS for the right to negotiate exclusively with the Indian government on the sale of 126 fighter jets. Still, the deal could ultimately collapse -- in the past, all other talks to sell Dassault's Rafale aircraft abroad have failed. By Hasnain Kazim more... Forum ]

Preserving Strategic Interests: German Government To Purchase EADS Shares

Preserving Strategic Interests German Government To Purchase EADS Shares

SPIEGEL ONLINE - November 10, 2011

In a deal valued at more than a billion euros, the German government has said it will purchase 7.5 percent of shares in Airbus parent company EADS. The move is aimed at preserving the balance between German and French ownership in the aerospace giant and ensures that Germany's holdings in the company will not be sold to foreign investors. more... Forum ]

Unease over EADS: Daimler and Berlin Fight over Share Sale to Qatar

Unease over EADS Daimler and Berlin Fight over Share Sale to Qatar

SPIEGEL ONLINE - October 10, 2011

Executives at Daimler are opposed to a sale of the company's holdings in aerospace giant EADS to the the emirate of Qatar, and they are locked in a dispute with the government in Berlin. They fear the sale would lead to French dominance in future decision-making. more...

Industrial Politics: Qatar Interested in EADS Investment

Industrial Politics Qatar Interested in EADS Investment

SPIEGEL ONLINE - September 19, 2011

The future of Germany's stake in aerospace organization EADS has been uncertain since Daimler announced it wanted to sell its shares. But now Qatar is said to be in talks with Berlin about acquiring a stake. Will this upset the delicate balance of power between France and Germany at EADS? more...

Hypersonic: Airbus Dreams of Faster, Greener Space Concorde

Hypersonic Airbus Dreams of Faster, Greener Space Concorde

SPIEGEL ONLINE - June 20, 2011

Airbus had a few setbacks over the weekend, but it whipped up much excitement with talk of a supersonic "commercial rocket plane" ahead of the Paris Air Show, which opened on Monday. The aircraft is meant to be a greener replacement for the retired Concorde. more...

Daimler Wants Out: Berlin Forced to Consider Taking a Stake in EADS

Daimler Wants Out Berlin Forced to Consider Taking a Stake in EADS

SPIEGEL ONLINE - May 11, 2011

Daimler wants to sell its shares in the European aerospace corporation EADS. But some are concerned that, without a significant stake in German hands, domestic jobs could be lost. Berlin is faced with a choice: Should the government buy a stake in the Airbus parent company? By Dinah Deckstein, Dietmar Hawranek and Alexander Neubacher more... Forum ]

Billion-Euro Bailout: A400M Military Transport Plane Saved in Seville

Billion-Euro Bailout A400M Military Transport Plane Saved in Seville

SPIEGEL ONLINE - April 07, 2011

For a while, it looked like the Airbus A400M transport plane was going to end up on the drawing room floor. But several European countries that have ordered the plane backed a deal on Thursday covering 3.5 billion euros worth of cost overruns. Airbus Military say the first planes will be delivered in late 2012. more...








 
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