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France shuts Israeli weapons booths at Paris Air Show
AFP, Published on 16/06/2025
» LE BOURGET (FRANCE) - Geopolitical tensions roiled the opening of the Paris Air Show on Monday as French authorities sealed off Israeli weapons industry booths amid the conflicts in Iran and Gaza, a move that Israel condemned as "outrageous".
Paris Air Show back with climate, defence in focus
AFP, Published on 19/06/2023
» PARIS - The Paris Air Show opens Monday after a four-year break with the aerospace industry bouncing back from the Covid-19 pandemic but under pressure to slash its carbon footprint.
Air India unveils record plane order with Airbus, Boeing
AFP, Published on 15/02/2023
» BENGALURU (INDIA) - Air India will purchase 470 planes from Airbus and Boeing under an historic pair of mega agreements announced Tuesday, transforming the former national carrier as it prepares for scorching growth.
Boeing outmanoeuvres Airbus at first Farnborough since Covid
AFP, Published on 22/07/2022
» FARNBOROUGH: US planemaker Boeing triumphed this week as it scooped up more orders than its European rival Airbus at the first Farnborough Airshow since aviation was ravaged by Covid.
From European dream to global giant: Airbus marks half century
AFP, Published on 29/05/2019
» PARIS - Fifty years ago at the Paris air show, France's transport minister and Germany's economy minister signed an agreement that would change aviation history.
Boeing rolls out safety feature previously sold as option
AFP, Published on 22/03/2019
» NEW YORK: Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft will be outfitted with a warning light for malfunctions in the anti-stall system suspected in October's fatal crash in Indonesia, an industry source told AFP Thursday, standardizing a feature previously sold as an optional extra.
AirAsia announces $30bn deal for 100 Airbus planes
AFP, Published on 19/07/2018
» SEPANG, Malaysia: Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Thursday announced an additional order of 34 Airbus A330neo planes, bringing the total value of its expanded 100-plane order to $30 billion as it sets its sights on European routes.