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2021
Airbus H160 enters the offshore oil and gas market
The Airbus H160 entered the oil and gas market through a support contract for Shell in the Gulf of Mexico. Four H160 helicopters are to be flown by PHI Aviation, including one for a year-long route-proving program.
2021
Airbus OneAtlas partners with HyperVerge
Airbus announced a partnership between its OneAtlas geospatial digital platform and Bengaluru-based startup HyperVerge. The partnership uses an algorithm to detect changes in satellite images and generate intelligence and insights.
2020
GE Aviation receives Airbus Best Performer accolade
GE Aviation was awarded the Airbus Best Performer accolade for supply chain and quality improvement, recognizing its avionics team's performance throughout 2019.
2020
Airbus partners with SAS and Frenchbee on fello’fly project
Airbus announced a project with SAS and Frenchbee, along with air navigation service providers, to develop a safe and realistic concept of operations for fello’fly, an aircraft formation concept intended to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.
2020
Airbus unveils UH-72B Lakota helicopter variant
Airbus announced the UH-72B Lakota, a new variant of its light utility helicopter, at a virtual trade show on August 28. The article reports that deliveries to the Army National Guard were planned for 2021.
2020
SIAEC completes acquisition of Airbus’s remaining HMSS shares
SIA Engineering completed its acquisition of the remaining 35% of Heavy Maintenance Singapore Services shares owned by Airbus Services Asia-Pacific. HMSS consequently became a wholly owned SIAEC subsidiary.
2020
Yahsat partners with Airbus to build Thuraya 4-NGS
Yahsat announced a partnership with Airbus to build Thuraya 4-NGS, a next-generation mobile telecommunications system. The project includes an initial investment of more than $500 million, funded by Yahsat and its subsidiary Thuraya.
2020
Airbus workers protest planned job cuts
Airbus workers staged demonstrations in France and Germany against the company's plan to cut up to 15,000 jobs. The protests included a strike and a procession in France and an empty-chair protest in Germany.
2020
Airbus plans 1,700 UK job cuts
Airbus planned to cut 1,700 jobs in the UK, with losses expected at Broughton and Filton.
2020
Airbus announces plans to cut around 15,000 jobs
Airbus announced plans to cut around 15,000 jobs across its global operations amid the coronavirus crisis. The reported total includes 900 positions already earmarked at its Premium AEROTEC unit in Germany; the move is subject to talks with unions.
2020
Airbus says layoff measures may be unavoidable and details are forthcoming
Airbus said details of planned workforce reductions would be announced before the end of July after discussions with employees. The article reports that large-scale layoffs may be unavoidable; it does not establish that layoffs had already occurred.
2020
Thrustmaster launches Airbus-licensed flight-simulation controls
Thrustmaster launched a premium TCA product range of four flight-simulation control products officially licensed by Airbus; the article lists future release dates for several items.
2020
Airbus starts production of JetBlue’s first U.S.-built A220
Airbus started production of the first U.S.-built A220 for JetBlue at its Mobile, Alabama facility. JetBlue is to be the second customer served by the Mobile team.
2020
Airbus opens A220 production hangar in Mobile
Airbus officially opened a newly built Final Assembly Line hangar at its commercial aircraft production facility in Mobile, Alabama.
2020
Airbus prepares permanent job cuts
Airbus was preparing permanent job cuts and had begun discussions with labor groups in Germany, France and Spain. The number of positions had not yet been decided, and the formal process was expected to start the following week.
2020
Transport Canada certified the Airbus H135 with Helionix
Transport Canada Civil Aviation certified the latest evolution of the H135 helicopter with Helionix, allowing Airbus to deliver the H135 with the latest technologies to customers.
2020
Airbus reduces aircraft production rates
Airbus said it had reduced its pre-coronavirus commercial aircraft production rates by roughly one-third amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020
Airbus partially resumes production in Spain and France
Airbus partially resumed production in Spain and France on March 23 after a temporary suspension, following the introduction of health-protection and distancing measures.
2020
Airbus introduces the TB4 hybrid base station in MENA
Airbus introduced its TB4 hybrid base station for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa region. The product supports Tetra and 4G/5G technology on the same hardware platform.
2020
SonicEnergy and Airbus announce wireless power development partnership
SonicEnergy announced a wireless power development program with Airbus focused on aerospace applications. The companies plan to demonstrate ultrasound-based wireless energy in several aerospace-specific use cases during 2020.