Update: Airbus, Air France Reject Blame Over AF447 Crash, After 16 Years September 29, 2025 By Tim Hepher Airbus and Air France pleaded not guilty to manslaughter on Monday at the start of a new two-month trial over...
New Rules Eyed for Battery Rechargers on Planes After Korean Jet Fire February 13, 2025 By Heejin Kim Air travelers in South Korea may be asked to seal up the ports on their handheld battery rechargers or put...
Fire Destroys Air Busan Plane in South Korea, All 176 Evacuated January 29, 2025 By Heejin Kim and Soo-hyang Choi A fire broke out on a plane operated by Air Busan Co. at a local airport in South Korea late...
Airbus Tests Electric Truck With Airliner Cockpit to Study Safer Taxiing May 24, 2024 By Tim Hepher Airbus is showing off an unusual vehicle – a truck fitted with basic A350 airliner controls – that it hopes...
French Court Clears Air France, Airbus Over Rio-Paris Plane Crash April 17, 2023 By Tim Hepher and Juliette Jabkhiro A French court on Monday cleared European planemaker Airbus and Air France of “involuntary manslaughter,” upsetting families of some of...
Airbus and Qatar Airways Settle Bitter Dispute Over Grounded A350 Jets February 3, 2023 By Tim Hepher Airbus and Qatar Airways have settled a dispute over grounded A350 jets, the companies said on Wednesday, averting a potentially...
Airbus Withdraws From U.S. FAA Boeing Safety Culture Panel January 19, 2023 By David Shepardson European planemaker Airbus said it had withdrawn from a U.S. government-named panel reviewing Boeing’s safety processes and how they influence...
Airbus and Qatar Airways Return to Court Over Ongoing Contractual, Safety Dispute October 14, 2022 By Tim Hepher Airbus and Qatar Airways return to court on Friday as a contractual and safety dispute over A350 passenger jets descends...
Air France, Airbus Execs Plead Not Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter for 2009 Crash October 11, 2022 By Tim Hepher and Yiming Woo A French criminal court opened the historic manslaughter trial of Air France and planemaker Airbus on Monday, with angry relatives...
Air France and Airbus Face Manslaughter Trial in French Court Over Rio-Paris Crash October 10, 2022 By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny and Jeffrey Schaeffer PARIS (AP) – Nicolas Touillou had just proposed marriage to his girlfriend. Nelson Marinho Jr. was heading off on a...