Airbus

USA threatens to impose new tariffs on European products over subsidies to Airbus

The White House on Monday threatened to impose new tariffs on European products over subsidies to aerospace giant Airbus. The FT reports that the US is weighing tariffs on $11bn of…

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Documents raise suspicion of bribes in Egyptair – Airbus deal

Der Spiegel reports that there are suspicions of bribery in a deal which saw Egyptair purchasing seven Airbus A330 aircraft. The report states that for Airbus, the deal signed in…

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Cooperation between China and Europe dominates meetings’ agenda

Cooperation is the mainstream in China-Europe relations, and even if there are differences and competition, it is benign competition, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday during a visit to…

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Airbus has begun shore-to-ship trials with its Skyways drone

Airbus has begun shore-to-ship trials in Singapore with its Skyways parcel delivery drone. This marks the first time drone technology has been deployed in real port conditions to deliver…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Thursday

Good morning Your morning briefing gives you an overview of the salient news from Malta and around the world. Bank of Valletta said this morning that following yesterday’s events, it…

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Emirates express disappointment after Airbus announced it will stop making A380s in 2021 (Updated)

Airbus announced that it will be stopping to make the superjumbo aircraft A380 as of 2021, citing problems to win clients as main source. Airbus has on Thursday announced plans…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, From Malta to Kazakistan via Italy, to the UK and Brussels, from Libya to Singapore and our obvious stop in the US our morning briefing presents you how…

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Airbus completes first test flight of Beluga XL ‘flying whale’

CNN: Airbus recently made a big splash with its design for the latest version of its Beluga transport airplane, and now the company reports the first of five aircraft has successfully…

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14,000 jobs at risk as Airbus warns it could leave UK after Brexit

Airbus has warned it could leave the UK if the country exits the European Union single market and customs union without a transition deal. The European planemaker said the warning…

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Aviation bosses air their concern on trade tariffs war

CNBC reports that global airlines and aviation executives warned on Sunday about the growing international trade tensions could damage the airline industry and the world economy. Alexandre de Juniac, director general of the…

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WTO rules against the European Union in landmark Airbus, Boeing judgement

The World Trade Organisation ruled on Tuesday the European Union had ignored requests to halt all subsidies to plane maker Airbus, prompting the United States to threaten sanctions against European…

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