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Tim Hepher

Tim Hepher

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Ex-Airbus boss urges fast European push to build armed robots

The former head of Airbus has urged Europe to shift attention for now from major arms projects to nimble new technologies like robotic drones to demonstrate to Moscow

Ex-Airbus boss urges fast European push to build armed robots
Business|Crime|Europe|Technology

How faulty parts on Boeing's 787 jets flew below the radar in Italy

On a Saturday morning in May, 2020, Italian police officers caught two men pouring chemical waste into the sewers in the southern port

How faulty parts on Boeing's 787 jets flew below the radar in Italy
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

Corporate gloom deepens as new Trump tariffs take effect

Makers of goods from sportswear to luxury cars and chemicals painted a gloomy picture on Wednesday of consumer and industrial health, hitting

Corporate gloom deepens as new Trump tariffs take effect
Business|Europe|Technology

Airbus Helicopters to launch new H140 model

Airbus Helicopters on Tuesday announced the launch of its first all-new helicopter in about a decade: a light, twin-engined model aimed initially at emergency services.

Airbus Helicopters to launch new H140 model
Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

France's Dassault Aviation reports strong sales growth as defence spending rises

French planemaker Dassault Aviation reported a rise in its full-year sales on Wednesday as tensions between major nations fuel defence spending.

France's Dassault Aviation reports strong sales growth as defence spending rises
Business|Europe|Political|Technology|World

Europe's arms makers say filling Ukraine defence gap will take time

Europe's arms firms are ready and willing to step up to fill a defence gap left by U.S.

Europe's arms makers say filling Ukraine defence gap will take time
Asia|Business|Political|Technology|World

Air safety reporting under scrutiny as crashes lie unresolved

Next month marks three years since a China Eastern jet plunged into a hillside killing 132 people, with relatives still waiting to learn what

Air safety reporting under scrutiny as crashes lie unresolved
Business|Economy|Europe|Technology|US

Aerospace industry scrambles to deal with fallout from huge US factory fire

Boeing and other top aerospace firms are scouring their supply chains to determine their exposure to a major fire last week at a Philadelphia-area parts

Aerospace industry scrambles to deal with fallout from huge US factory fire
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|World

AerCap CEO sees no quick return to Russia if market reopens

The head of the world's largest aircraft leasing company, AerCap, said on Wednesday that Russia may look to buy used aircraft or engines

AerCap CEO sees no quick return to Russia if market reopens
Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

Airbus sees uptick in 2025 jet deliveries but flags new charges

Airbus flagged short-term production pressures and confirmed a delay to its A350 freighter as it predicted a 7% increase in deliveries to around 820

Airbus sees uptick in 2025 jet deliveries but flags new charges
Business|Europe|Technology

Airbus to delay new freighter as A350 problems linger, sources say

Airbus is delaying the arrival of a freighter version of its A350 jet by up to a year and faces hurdles in

Airbus to delay new freighter as A350 problems linger, sources say
Business|Political|Technology|US

Trump tours a Boeing plane to spotlight delay on getting new Air Force One

President Donald Trump toured a Boeing plane on Saturday to highlight delays in delivering new Air Force One aircraft, said the White House.

Trump tours a Boeing plane to spotlight delay on getting new Air Force One
Business|Europe|Finance|Technology

Airbus hints at new Space charge as it explores alliance

Airbus signalled a potential new charge in its troubled Space business on Tuesday, saying it would update investors on a long-running status review of a major satellite

Airbus hints at new Space charge as it explores alliance
Business|Economy|Europe

Airbus in better shape than feared but risks ahead, CEO tells staff

The CEO of Europe's Airbus has told staff that the group ended 2024 in better shape than it feared when cutting profit targets last summer, while warning of increased

Airbus in better shape than feared but risks ahead, CEO tells staff
Business|Environment|Europe|Finance|Travel

At aviation meeting, ESG takes backseat to jet shortages

A major annual air finance gathering largely skirted round the topic of sustainability this week - a rare departure from the industry's usual

At aviation meeting, ESG takes backseat to jet shortages
Business|Economy|News|Technology

Airbus wins reprieve from Canadian sanctions on Russian titanium

Canada has granted Airbus a waiver to allow it to use Russian titanium in its manufacturing after becoming the first

Business|Technology

Jet engine maker CFM says suspect parts found in its own repair shops

Jet engine maker CFM International said on Wednesday the number of engines suspected of containing falsely documented parts from a UK distributor had risen to 126,

Business|Technology

Analysis-Hunt for suspect jet engine parts spurs call for regulation

The family name on the signature approving the sale of a complex jet engine part might perhaps have rung alarm bells:

Analysis-Hunt for suspect jet engine parts spurs call for regulation
News|Travel|World

Israeli airlines boost flights as some governments join rescue effort

Governments and airlines scrambled to lay on flights to evacuate thousands of tourists from Israel and repatriate the country's citizens, as

Israeli airlines boost flights as some governments join rescue effort
Business|MidEast|News|Technology|Travel

Looming Emirates 777X deal to kickstart Dubai Airshow -sources

Middle East carriers look set to order tens of billions of dollars of long-haul jets at the opening of the Dubai Airshow on Monday, as Emirates

Looming Emirates 777X deal to kickstart Dubai Airshow -sources
Europe|News|World

WW2 veterans eye 80th anniversary of D-Day as Europe salutes war dead

English soldier Ken Hay was trapped behind German lines and captured while on night patrol in 1944, days after joining the Allied invasion of Normandy, a turning point in

WW2 veterans eye 80th anniversary of D-Day as Europe salutes war dead
Europe

Exclusive-Emirates tells Rolls-Royce: Go back to basics, get engines right

The head of Dubai's Emirates has urged Rolls-Royce to go "back to basics" and focus on the performance of its engines, a day after the British firm laid out plans to

Exclusive-Emirates tells Rolls-Royce: Go back to basics, get engines right
Business|Europe|Finance

Safran weighs protest against Rome's defence deal veto

France's Safran does not exclude a protest against Italy's decision to block part of its planned $1.8 billion purchase of the

Safran weighs protest against Rome's defence deal veto
Business|Finance

Boeing deepens strategy cuts as operations take center-stage -sources

Boeing Co has embarked on deeper-than-expected cuts in its strategy ranks, halving the number of planners working within key divisions as it refocuses

Boeing deepens strategy cuts as operations take center-stage -sources
Business|Technology

Spirit Aero made blowout part but Boeing has key role -sources

Aerospace supplier Spirit AeroSystems manufactured and initially installed the fuselage part on a brand-new Boeing 737 Max 9

Spirit Aero made blowout part but Boeing has key role -sources

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