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Airbus employees in Spain voted to support a union-backed proposal ending months of intermittent strike action, unions said Thursday. The agreement removes an immediate source of disruption for Airbus operations in the country, though the available information does not detail the proposal’s terms or implementation timeline.
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Airbus is asking some operators to conduct additional inspections of A330neos during scheduled maintenance after a previously disclosed quality lapse involving stray tools. The request adds inspection work for affected aircraft and underscores continuing quality-control scrutiny across the widebody production and support chain.
Airbus employees in Spain voted to support a union-backed proposal ending months of intermittent strike action, unions said Thursday. The agreement removes an immediate source of disruption for Airbus operations in the country, though the available information does not detail the proposal’s terms or implementation timeline.
Airbus has secured a UK Ministry of Defence contract intended to increase RAF A400M Atlas availability by 30% through expanded maintenance and support. Separately, Kazakhstan’s second A400M has completed production and is undergoing final technical acceptance in Seville, without an air-refueling probe.
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A Reach Air Medical Services Airbus H135 crashed into about 240 feet of water off Southern California’s Catalina Island, killing two of the five people aboard. Two survivors were hospitalized in stable condition, while search-and-rescue efforts continued for a fifth occupant; the NTSB is investigating.
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Romanian carrier AnimaWings has filed for insolvency and entered judicial reorganization after recurring technical problems grounded much of its Airbus A220-300 fleet. Two of its six A220s have already been flown to Toulouse, while the airline says it intends to continue operating and preserve as many scheduled routes as possible.
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Malaysia Aviation Group, parent of Malaysia Airlines, has signed an agreement to acquire Airbus-owned Sepang Aircraft Engineering, an A320-family MRO provider. The transaction, which would return the facility to Malaysian ownership, remains subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in 2027.
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FLYONE Armenia has finalized its first direct purchase from Airbus, ordering two A321neos powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines. The privately owned carrier will configure the aircraft with 239 seats as it expands from Yerevan across Europe, the Middle East and former Soviet states, where airport traffic has surpassed 5.6 million annual passengers.
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The European Space Agency has selected consortia led by Airbus Defence and Space and OHB to conduct parallel studies of a future European-led space station in low Earth orbit. The effort marks an early step toward defining Europe’s potential post-ISS human-spaceflight architecture and industrial roles.
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