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Travel worries ease as Airbus delivers quick software fix
AFP, Published on 29/11/2025
» PARIS - Fears of days of travel chaos across the world eased on Saturday after the plane manufacturer Airbus intervened rapidly to deliver a software upgrade it had said was immediately needed on 6,000 of its stalwart A320 passenger jets.
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".
War, trade and Air India crash cast cloud over Paris Air Show
AFP, Published on 14/06/2025
» PARIS - War, tariffs and the Air India crash will cast a shadow over the Paris Air Show as the aerospace industry's biggest annual gathering opens on Monday.
Boeing faces fresh crisis with US-China trade war
AFP, Published on 16/04/2025
» NEW YORK - US aviation giant Boeing, fresh off a crippling labor dispute and quality control crisis, has now found itself drawn into the escalating trade conflict between Washington and Beijing.
Paris summit grapples with real-world impact of AI
AFP, Published on 10/02/2025
» PARIS - Artificial intelligence (AI) risks reinforcing gender disparities rather than immediate widespread job destruction, the International Labour Organization chief said Monday as a summit of national leaders and tech bosses opened in Paris.
Plane held on trafficking concerns lands in India
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» MUMBAI - A plane grounded in France for days over concerns it was part of a human trafficking scheme landed in India on Tuesday, with its passengers avoiding media questions as they quickly exited bustling Mumbai airport.
Plane held for days in France on trafficking concerns lands in India
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» MUMBAI - A plane that had been grounded in France for days over concerns its nearly 300 mostly Indian passengers were part of a human trafficking scheme has landed in Mumbai, flight tracking data showed early Tuesday.
Indians held in France over trafficking fears questioned
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» VATRY, France: Four French judges on Sunday began questioning more than 300 Indians travelling on a plane detained near Paris over suspicions of human trafficking.
Turkish Airlines makes huge Airbus order in bid for air dominance
AFP, Published on 16/12/2023
» ISTANBUL - Turkish Airlines said on Friday it has decided to purchase more than 200 Airbus aircraft -- with the option for over 100 more -- in the coming decade as it seeks to become the world's largest carrier.
Air France-KLM to order 50 long-haul Airbus A350s: group
AFP, Published on 26/09/2023
» PARIS - Air France-KLM announced Monday that it was going to place a "major order" for 50 long-haul Airbus A350s, as part of its effort to introduce more fuel-efficient planes.