L-R: Guillaume Faury, Chief Executive Officer, Airbus and Tom Enders, former Chief Executive Officer, Airbus Airbus shareholders passed all resolutions at its 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM), including the appointment of Guillaume Faury as an Executive Member of the Board of Directors for three years. At a Board Meeting immediately following the AGM, Guillaume Faury was formally appointed Airbus Chief …
Airbus’ Drone Starts Shore-To-Ship Deliveries
Airbus has begun shore-to-ship trials in Singapore with its Skyways parcel delivery drone. This marks the first time drone technology has been deployed in real port conditions to deliver a variety of small, time-critical maritime essentials to working vessels at anchorage. The maiden shore-to-ship delivery flight was made to the Swire Pacific Offshore’s Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel “M/V Pacific …
Lufthansa Orders 20 Additional A350-900
Lufthansa Group has signed an order for 20 additional A350-900 wide-body aircraft, following a decision by the company’s supervisory board. This latest agreement brings Lufthansa Group’s total orders for the A350 XWB to 45 with 12 aircraft already in operation around the world. “The A350 meets all our expectations. The aircraft is extremely reliable and the feedback from our passengers …
Airbus Appoints Future CFO, COO
Caption: Dominik Asam, future CFO, Airbus Airbus has appointed Dominik Asam, 49, to succeed Harald Wilhelm, 52, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in April 2019. The Company also appointed Michael Schöllhorn, 53, as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Airbus Commercial Aircraft, effective 1 February 2019. Tom Enders, Chief Executive Officer of Airbus, says: “We are very pleased to have Dominik Asam joining …
Airbus Launches Report On Future Of Aerospace Technologies In Africa By Roland Ohaeri
Airbus has released The Great Enabler: Aerospace in Africa – a White Paper on the role of aerospace technologies and their impact on socio-economic development in Africa. The extensive report looks at how different segments of the industry can address a core set of challenges on the continent by: increasing access to healthcare; enhancing food security by making African agriculture …
Airbus Appoints Christian Scherer New CCO
Airbus has appointed Christian Scherer, 56, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), replacing Eric Schulz, who has decided to leave the company for personal reasons. Christian Scherer will start his new assignment with immediate effect. He will report to Airbus Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tom Enders. Tom Enders, Airbus CEO, says: “With Christian Scherer we see one of our most customer-focused leaders …
Uganda Airlines Orders Two A330neo
Uganda Airlines, the national carrier of Uganda, has signed a memorandum of understanding for two A330-800neo, the new version of the best-selling A330 widebody airliner, featuring new wings, new Rolls-Royce’s latest-generation Trent 7000 engines, new systems, and a new Airspace cabin interior. The agreement was announced at Farnborough airshow by Ephraim Bagenda, CEO of Uganda Airlines and Eric Schulz, Airbus …
National Carrier Gets A Push As Minister Meets Airplane Manufacturers, Prospective Investors – Roland Ohaeri
As of efforts towards the launch of a new national carrier, Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has engaged the management of aero plane manufacturers Airbus in negotiations for the acquisition of the desired aircraft. According to the Minister, the ongoing International Air Show was an opportunity to negotiate with airline manufacturers with the view of getting the …
First Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 Production Engine Despatched – By Roland Ohaeri
The first Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 production engine has been despatched to the Airbus facility in Toulouse, in readiness to power Airbus’s latest aircraft, the A330neo, into service. Formal certification of the engine will also follow imminently, making the Trent 7000 the fourth Rolls- Royce engine to receive formal certification in just 12 months, following in the footsteps of the Trent …
Airbus Introduces A220-100, A220-300 – By Roland Ohaeri
Québec-born aircraft join the Airbus family Airbus has revealed the A220 at a ceremony held at its Henri-Ziegler Delivery Centre, near Toulouse. Witnessed by Airbus employees and members of the global news media, the A220-300 landed directly from the painting at 12:25 am CEST wearing its new Airbus name and colours. The A220 family comprises two models, the A220-100 and …










