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  • The planemaker is a venture between BAE Systems Plc, Finmeccanica SpA and Airbus parent European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2012

  • Hopes have been boosted this year by U.S. planemaker Boeing Co. saying its much-delayed 787 Dreamliner will make its debut appearance for the Middle East at the event.

    Dubai Gears Up For Air Show Alex Delmar-Morgan 2011

  • The World Trade Organization ruled Wednesday that European governments gave planemaker Airbus illegal subsidies in its battle with U.S. rival Boeing, in a first key ruling on a long-running dispute between the European Union and Washington.

    SEC limits political gifts after abuse scandals 2010

  • The World Trade Organization ruled Wednesday that European governments gave planemaker Airbus illegal subsidies in its battle with U.S. rival Boeing, in a first key ruling on a long-running dispute between the European Union and Washington.

    SEC limits political gifts after abuse scandals 2010

  • After months of consideration, European planemaker Airbus is expected to announce as soon as Wednesday that it will offer an updated version of its popular A320 single-aisle jet with more efficient, state-of-the-art engines supplied by General Electric Co. and Pratt & Whitney, according to people familiar with the plans.

    Airbus to Announce New-Engine A320 Daniel Michaels 2010

  • Utility workers, postal workers, dock workers, workers at planemaker Airbus and some hospital workers were also planning strikes.

    French Strike Over Higher Retirement Age By CHRISTINA OKELLO 2010

  • Airbus parent company EADS NV has reported that first quarter net profit fell 39 percent as its planemaker unit struggled with the "challenges" of its A380 superjumbo program.

    EADS Reports 39% Fall In Q1 Net Profit 2010

  • Utility workers, postal workers, dock workers, workers at planemaker Airbus and some hospital workers also took part in the one-day walkout.

    France Retirement Strike: Workers Protest Sarkozy Plan To Raise French Retirement Age From 60 To 62 2010

  • Automaker Honda Motor Co. and Brazilian planemaker Embraer are two top firms gearing up to enter the new VLJ market segment.

    Air Travel Chaos Boosts Exec Jet Demand | Impact Lab 2006

  • On top of that, a civilian administration had taken over from a military that had long looked upon the planemaker as its pet project, inflation in Brazil had skyrocketed, Embraer's sales had dropped 80 percent and it had lost out to European competition in its bid for a jet trainer for the U.S.

    Stumbling Toward Innovation 2007

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