The World Trade Organisation partly overturns a ruling on subsidies to plane maker Airbus, leading both the US and Europe to claim victory.

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Split over Airbus subsidy ruling

Europe will have to trim its support for the Airbus conglomerate after a World Trade Organization panel upheld U.S. allegations that the company benefitted from improper government subsidies. The ruling by a WTO appeals board marks a final step in a protracted battle between the U.S. and Europe over government support for Boeing and Airbus, which make the bulk of the world’s passenger jets and are fierce competitors. A separate WTO panel ruled this year that Boeing had benefitted from about $5 billion in improper government help between 1989 and 2006, a finding that is on appeal. Read full article > >

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U.S. claims victory in Airbus-Boeing case

A French judge files manslaughter charges against European aircraft maker Airbus over a crash in 2009.

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Airbus faces manslaughter charges

Boeing received a $35 billion contract even though it and its supporters had seemed to assume the European builder of Airbus planes would win.

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Boeing Wins Contract to Build Air Force Tankers

Australian airline Qantas boosts half-year profits but said problems last year with Rolls-Royce engines after an explosion in one of its Airbus A380s knocked off $55m.

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Qantas A380 problems hit profits

A top executive at European planemaker Airbus is placed under investigation for insider trading by French authorities, reports suggest.

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Airbus exec ‘under investigation’

Air safety investigators in Australia say they have identified a serious manufacturing fault with engines fitted to Airbus A380 passenger jets.

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Major fault found in A380 engine

Qantas says it is to resume flying some of its Airbus A380 aircraft on Saturday, three weeks after a mid-air engine blast.

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Planemaker Airbus is drafting a worldwide safety warning about electrical problems on some of its aircraft.

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Airbus prepares safety warnings

The company said a “specific component in the turbine area” caused an oil fire that forced an A380 Airbus to make an emergency landing in Singapore last week.

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Rolls-Royce Blames A380 Emergency on Engine Part

Rolls-Royce shares continue to fall as investors worry about the impact of the engine problems on the Airbus A380.

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Rolls-Royce shares continue slide

Qantas said it would ground its six Airbus A380s after oil leaks were discovered in three of them, three days after a mid-air engine explosion led to an emergency landing.

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New Oil Leaks Keep Qantas Airbus Jets Grounded

Qantas Airways’ fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft will remain grounded indefinitely after new problems with the planes’ engines were uncovered over the weekend, the Australian airline’s CEO said Monday.

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CEO: Qantas’ A380s to stay grounded

Australian airline Qantas says it is keeping its Airbus A380s grounded for further checks after finding “anomalies” with three engines.

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Qantas finds A380 engine problems

Three airlines have suspended usage of the Airbus A380 superjumbo jetliners after an engine malfunction caused a midair explosion, leaving the plane crippled and forcing it to return to Singapore for an emergency landing. Qantas, with six A380s, and…

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Qantas Airbus Engine Blast Halts Flights