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AIRBUS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2018
Economic slump, trade war, spy claims cloud horizon for China's top airshow
Trade frictions with the United States and accusations of industrial espionage are set to cast a cloud over China's largest aerospace meeting this week, as suppliers consider what the country's slowing economy could mean for booming jet demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 19, 2018
Plane makers working on tech to cut cockpit crews to one but facing pilot pushback
Airplane manufacturers are working to adapt jets to reduce the number of pilots needed for long-haul flights and to build new cockpits designed for a single aviator in order to ease a global pilot shortage and cut airline costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2018
After delays, truck collision does little to help Mitsubishi's MRJ in dogfight with aviation giants
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., trying to keep its new regional jet on track after a series of delays, was forced to cancel a demo flight for the world's aerospace industry Tuesday after the jet was hit by a truck.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2018
Plane makers plot course through trade, Brexit worries to air show deals
Aerospace firms are setting out wares from luxury jets to lethal drones at back-to-back British air shows this week, hoping trade tensions will not deter airlines from buying jetliners even as geopolitical uncertainty allows them to sell more weapons.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2018
Boeing gets a jump on Farnborough air show with $14.4 billion in jetliner deals as Asia market tilts
Boeing Co. isn't waiting for next month's Farnborough International Airshow to unveil blockbuster aircraft deals — or start booking cash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2018
Airbus threatens to yank U.K. investments if London fails to get Brexit deal with EU
Airbus SE threatened to pull its U.K. investments if Britain walks away from the European Union without a deal, upping the stakes for Prime Minister Theresa May as she fights to deliver a Brexit that won't wreck the country's economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 19, 2018
Norway tests small electric plane, sees passenger flights by 2025 if shift to green tech grows
Norway tested a two-seater electric plane on Monday and predicted a start to passenger flights by 2025 if new aviation technologies match a green shift that has made Norwegians the world's top buyers of electric cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2018
Singapore's Shangri-La hotel — where brass, arms merchants and spies rub elbows
For the region's military officers, diplomats, weapons manufacturers and spies, there are few livelier places than the lobby of Singapore's Shangri-La hotel around midyear.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 16, 2018
Trump threatens EU tariffs anew after WTO rules Boeing suffered via illegal subsidies to Airbus
The U.S. threatened to impose sanctions against the European Union after the World Trade Organization ruled that Airbus SE received illegal government funding to develop jetliners, costing Boeing Co. sales.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2018
Airbus urges EU to let Britain stay in Galileo space project despite Brexit as U.K. firms face shutout
The chief executive of aerospace firm Airbus said Britain should not be frozen out of the European Union's Galileo space program after Brexit, calling on both sides to find a long-term solution in the interest of security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2018
As Boeing weighs new '797' midsize jet, Delta, in sign of thaw, looks to sign on
Delta Air Lines Inc. is showing no hard feelings after its recent trade spat with Boeing Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2018
Emirates hands A380 superjumbo lifeline with $16 billion Airbus order
Emirates announced a deal for up to 36 Airbus A380 aircraft on Thursday worth as much as $16 billion at list prices, saving the world's biggest passenger jet from death row and securing its future for at least another decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2018
Boeing seen topping Airbus with record 763 jets in 2017 as it keeps output flow moving
Boeing Co. said on Tuesday it delivered an industry-record 763 jetliners in 2017, likely beating European rival Airbus SE to retain the title of world's biggest plane maker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2017
Airbus preparing to ditch A380 superjumbo if Emirates fails to ink big deal: sources
Airbus is drawing up contingency plans to phase out production of the world's largest jetliner, the A380 superjumbo, if it fails to win a key order from Dubai's Emirates, three people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2017
Boeing in tie-up talks with Brazil's Embraer
Plane makers Boeing Co. and Embraer SA are discussing a "potential combination of their businesses," the companies said on Thursday, in a move that could consolidate a global passenger jet duopoly.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 26, 2017
Airbus set to poach Rolls-Royce exec Eric Schulz to lead commercial jetliner sales
Airbus is poised to hire Eric Schulz, the head of Rolls-Royce's civil engines unit, to lead its commercial jetliner sales, after months of uncertainty over the successor to sales kingpin John Leahy, three people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2017
Airbus faces high hurdles over stalled A380 Emirates deal, including call to keep program going 10 years
A preliminary deal to sell 36 A380s to Emirates blew up in an Airbus hospitality chalet moments before the Gulf carrier was expected to shower $30 billion on the plane maker and its U.S. rival Boeing at the start of last week's Dubai Airshow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2017
Boeing's $37 billion China aircraft order touted by Trump said to be mainly old news
Eager to show he can narrow the trade gap with China and create jobs at home, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday touted an order for 300 Boeing Co. planes. Yet the bulk of the deal announced in Beijing was old news.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 18, 2017
Airbus stake in Bombardier C Series jet seen putting Boeing in catch-up mode
Airbus SE's acquisition of a majority stake in Bombardier Inc.'s C Series plane threatens to leave Boeing Co. trailing in a looming race to develop a new generation of more advanced short-haul jets.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2017
Japan Airlines mulls more A350s as it adds India and North America routes
Japan Airlines Co., which bought its first Airbus SE planes four years ago, is considering adding to its pending order of wide-body A350s as it seeks to increase routes to India and North America.
How China waged an infowar against U.S. interests in the Philippines
Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) Chairman Raul Lambino shakes hands with guests during a ceremony for the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding at The Manila Hotel in Manila in June.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands
Typhoon Halong is moving north near the Izu Islands, with strong winds, high waves and heavy rain expected as it passes early on Thursday, prompting warnings from the weather agency.
Takaichi's leadership lineup favors Aso and his allies while shutting out rivals
The LDP's newly-appointed election chief Keiji Furuya (far left), general affairs council chair Haruko Arimura (second from left), vice president Taro Aso (center left), president Sanae Takaichi (center right), secretary-general Shunichi Suzuki (second from right) and policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Qilin cybercrime gang claims hack on Japan's Asahi
The Asahi Group headquarters complex in Tokyo
OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese 'AI slop'
OpenAI has rolled out a social app powered by Sora 2, its artificial intelligence video generator, which was quickly flooded with videos featuring iconic Japanese intellectual property.
Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the words "Nobel" written on it, as supporters and family members of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demonstrate to demand the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages, outside the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 2.
‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach
Tokyo stocks staged a powerful rally on Monday. On Tuesday, they rallied again, then retreated.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.

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