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Airbus sees strong sales haul this year on Asia demand, long-range A321

19 Dec 2019

PARIS Airbus is on course to end 2019 with a rise in its order backlog after netting more sales than deliveries across its major products, a senior executive said on Wednesday, thanks partly to strong demand in Asia.

CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Airbus sees strong sales haul this year on Asia demand, long-range A321

19 Dec 2019

* Airbus jet sales to top 1,000 this year, executive suggests

Global airlines cut 2019 profit forecast over trade tensions

11 Dec 2019

GENEVA Airline profits are on course to fall faster than expected in 2019 as trade wars hit global commerce and broader confidence, the industry's main global body said on Wednesday, while predicting a modest recovery next year.

Striking unions battle Macron in pensions showdown

05 Dec 2019

PARIS Railway workers, teachers and emergency room medics launched one of the biggest public sector strikes in France for decades on Thursday, determined to force President Emmanuel Macron to abandon plans to overhaul France's generous pension system. | Video

Regulators want revised Boeing 737 MAX software documentation: company

07 Nov 2019

WASHINGTON/PARIS U.S. and European regulators have asked Boeing Co to revise documentation on its proposed 737 MAX software fix, the planemaker confirmed Wednesday, further complicating its efforts to return the jet to service by year-end.

UPDATE 2-Regulators want revised Boeing 737 MAX software documentation -company

07 Nov 2019

WASHINGTON/PARIS, Nov 6 U.S. and European regulators have asked Boeing Co to revise documentation on its proposed 737 MAX software fix, the planemaker confirmed Wednesday, further complicating its efforts to return the jet to service by year-end.

Regulators want revised Boeing 737 MAX software documentation - company

07 Nov 2019

WASHINGTON/PARIS U.S. and European regulators have asked Boeing Co to revise documentation on its proposed 737 MAX software fix, the planemaker confirmed Wednesday, a development that further complicates its efforts to return the jet to service by year-end.

Regulators find gaps in Boeing's 737 MAX software documentation - sources

07 Nov 2019

WASHINGTON/PARIS, Nov 6 Regulators have asked Boeing Co to fill in gaps in the documentation on its proposed 737 MAX software fix, industry sources told Reuters, raising new questions over the planemaker's hopes to return the jet to U.S. service by year-end.

Boeing's MAX likely to return to European service in first quarter - regulator

04 Nov 2019

HELSINKI Boeing's grounded 737 MAX airliner is likely to return to service in Europe during the first quarter of 2020, the head of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Monday.

Air France-KLM disappoints on earnings, outlook

31 Oct 2019

PARIS Air France-KLM said slowing travel demand will hurt ticket sales in the rest of 2019, sending its shares tumbling as the airline group posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings. | Video

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