AIRBUS GROUP News

Emirates is recruiting experienced captains for its fleet of Airbus A380

Airbus seeking new talents to prepare the future

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Jan 20^th 2022 |

As the aerospace industry shows strong signs of recovery post-COVID, and while Airbus continues to prepare the future of aviation and implement its roadmap for decarbonisation, the Company announces it intends to star...

The world's first Airbus A320 freighter takes off

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Dec 9^th 2021 |

We knew its first flight was near, but Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) was able to keep the surprise until the end. The first Airbus A320P2F (Passenger to Freighter) took off for the first time on December 8 from Seletar Air...

Meet Nathalie Rubi: Electronics Engineer in the Airbus Helicopters Design Office

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Dec 9^th 2021 |

Nathalie Rubi is well known in her department. Star wars mugs flank her desk and several funny photo-shopped team pic...

Qantas' first Airbus A380 ferried to Australia in preparation for its return to service next year

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Nov 11^th 2021 |

Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the MRO joint venture between ST Engineering and Airbus, announces that it delivered an A38...

Airbus Helicopters : Meet Refilwe Ledwaba, the first Black female helicopter pilot in South Africa

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Sept 29^th 2021 |

“Everyone needs someone who is here to cheer them on and show them what they can accomplish.”Refilwe Ledw...

AJW sign agreement for avionics equipment maintenance and support services with Thales

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 16^th 2021 |

Thales and the AJW Group have signed an avionics equipment maintenance and support services agreement. The agreement ...

Satair becomes exclusive distributor of a selection of AES aircraft cabin products

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jul 1^st 2021 |

Satair, the Airbus subsidiary specializing in aircraft parts management, parts services and parts support, has just s...

Airbus signs two new FHS contracts for Cathay Pacific group's A320 Family fleets

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jul 1^st 2021 |

Hong Kong airlines Cathay Pacific and HK Express (Swire group) have decided to use the services of Airbus to support ...

Nomination

Catherine Jestin joins Airbus' Executive Committee as EVP Digital and Information Management

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Jun 23^rd 2021 |

Airbus SE (stock exchange symbol: AIR) has appointed Catherine Jestin as Executive Vice President Digital and Informa...

Airbus: Sichuan Airlines extends its FHS contract to all future A350s and boards Skywise

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jun 17^th 2021 |

Sichuan Airlines has extended its FHS (Flight Hour Service) maintenance contract with Airbus to cover 10 additional A...

Iberia : 17 years Flying Airbus Aircraft

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Jun 3^rd 2021 |

All the flying I learned in gliders, ultra-light planes. and at the National Aeronautics School in Salamanca was the traditional kind, with hours and hours in simulators, thousands of pages of manuals, plus pulleys an...

Airbus FHS is extended to A320neo Family engine components

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, May 6^th 2021 |

Airbus announces extending the spectrum of its FHS (Flight Hour Service) program to cover engine components for the A320neo Family. The aircraft manufacturer has signe...

Satair signs a new IMS contract with China Airlines

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Apr 22^nd 2021 |

Satair, an Airbus subsidiary specializing in the distribution of spare parts, announces that it has won a new multi-year IMS (Integrated Material Services) contract fr...

Turkish Airlines selects Airbus for components support for its A350 fleet

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Apr 8^th 2021 |

Airbus and Türk Hava Yolları Teknik (Turkish Technic) have signed a long-term component pool agreement covering Turkish Airlines' A350 fleet. As part of this agre...

EFW to convert two A330-300 passenger aircraft to freighters for MNG Airlines

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Apr 8^th 2021 |

Elbe Flugzeugwerke has announced that it has reached an agreement with MNG Airlines to convert two A330-300s to A330P2F. The first aircraft (MSN 879, Trent 700, ex-Chi...