Last week, SEOSAT-Ingenio was loaded at the Torrejón de Ardóz Air Base, near Madrid, on board Volga-Dnepr’s Antonov An-124 cargo plane bound for the Kourou launch site. The Spanish satellite built by Airbus shared the flight to Guyana with the French satellite Taranis from CNES. The launch, scheduled for 18 November aboard a Vega launcher, will see both SEOSAT-Ingenio and Taranis ride-sharing towards similar orbits, at an altitude around 700 km Airbus said a VESPA payload dispenser, … [Read more...] about An-124 delivers Spain’s Airbus-built satellite for space launch
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Airbus Foundation and partners transport humanitarian aid to Beirut
Airbus Foundation sent humanitarian aid to those affected by the Beirut explosion, together with partners Association Les Amis Du Liban-Toulouse, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, the Municipal Council of Toulouse, the German Red Cross/Bayer AG and Aviation sans Frontières, a press release confirmed. A fully loaded Airbus A350 XWB aircraft departed Toulouse, France to bring 90 cubic metres of cargo, including some medicines, masks, school items, electrical products and … [Read more...] about Airbus Foundation and partners transport humanitarian aid to Beirut
Weekly Recap: Amazon registers first B767-300; ST Engineering doubles A321P2F conversions; Airbus’ August announcements
From PaxExAero After the issuance of its Part 135 Airline Operations Certificate (AOC), Amazon is now owner of a Boeing 767-300 freighter operating under a direct registration rather than through a leasing agreement, PaxExAero reports. The registration N503AZ was issued on 31 August to Amazon.com Services LLC. The aircraft, which will now serve as part of Amazon’s PrimeAir flight operations, flew for WestJet over the last five years before going into storage in March and subsequently … [Read more...] about Weekly Recap: Amazon registers first B767-300; ST Engineering doubles A321P2F conversions; Airbus’ August announcements
A320neo aircraft make up bulk of Airbus’ July deliveries
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus registered 302 net orders as of July-end after 67 cancellations, a press release confirmed. Four new orders were received for the month of July. During the month, 49 deliveries were achieved from the A220 and A320 models: two A220-300s to Air Canada and Egypt Air and 47 from the A320neo line, including a first A321neo to Middle East Airlines and Vistara through Air Lease Corporation. Airbus’ backlog of aircraft to be delivered as of 31 July stood at … [Read more...] about A320neo aircraft make up bulk of Airbus’ July deliveries
Airbus agrees to amend contracts to ease global trade woes
After 16 years of litigation at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Airbus has agreed with the governments of France and Spain to make amendments to the A350 Repayable Launch Investment (RLI) contracts, making the final stop of a long-standing dispute and removes any justification for US tariffs, a press release stated The release said Airbus made the decision to amend the French and Spanish contracts according to parameters that the WTO considers “appropriate interest rate and risk … [Read more...] about Airbus agrees to amend contracts to ease global trade woes
Airbus forms Team Nightjar to deliver Australian industry capability
Airbus Helicopters has joined hands with over 20 Australian partners to form Team Nightjar, as the consortium launches its solution to Project LAND 2097 Phase 4. Under this Project, the Commonwealth of Australia is seeking a fleet of helicopters to support the Australian Defence Force’s Special Operations. Bringing together Australia’s best industry capabilities and academia, the Team Nightjar members include Cablex, Cyborg Dynamics, Deakin University, DEWC, ECLIPS, Ferra Engineering, … [Read more...] about Airbus forms Team Nightjar to deliver Australian industry capability
