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17/02/2012 - Europe

Airbus told to make safety alterations to A380s, reports

The European consortium Airbus could be told by Europe’s aviation safety monitoring body to make changes to its large carriers.

14/12/2011

French press review 14 December 2011

French teachers are set to strike. The world welcomes Palestine, or does it? Sarkozy welcomes French  firms back home. And do you need a dating assistant?

Buyers flock to Le Bourget air show
23/06/2011 - On-the-spot France

Buyers flock to Le Bourget air show

At the Paris international airshow in Le Bourget, aircraft manufacturers are showing off their latest models, from superjumbos to unconventional solar-powered planes.

20/06/2011 - France

Paris airshow opens on a high note

The biggest event in the aviation calender opened at Le Bourget airport north of Paris on Monday with industry giants hoping to close deals worth billions of dollars in the first

12/01/2011 - India

Airbus wins historic contract in India

Low-cost Indian airline IndiGo signed an agreement on Tuesday to buy 180 Airbus A320 aircraft, in a record sale worth up to 12 billion euros.

10/01/2011 - France

Air France lost millions in winter weather chaos

Air France-KLM says it lost some 70 million euros of business in December because of bad winter weather.

10/01/2011 - Iran

Dozens killed in Iranian plane crash

Rescuers in Iran are still searching for at least one person missing after a passenger plane crashed, killing 77 people and injuring 26.

Chaos continues at Paris airports
22/12/2010 - Focus on France

Chaos continues at Paris airports

Despite fewer cancellations and some reduction in the backlog of flights at Paris airports, the situation is set to get worse before it gets better.

13/12/2010 - France

Continental lodges Concorde appeal

Continental Airlines filed an appeal on Monday against a conviction which found it criminally responsible for the Concorde air disaster.

Police officers inspect vehicles on a street in Sanaa
30/10/2010 - Yemen

US-bound parcel bombs bear Al-Qaeda hallmark, police says

United States security officials are on alert, after two suspicious parcels from Yemen and headed for the US were found to contain explosive material.

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