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Airbus

Microsoft Azure widens its space ecosystem through deals with Airbus and data partners

One year after Microsoft expanded its Azure cloud domain to the final frontier, the company is taking another giant leap… Read More

Boeing 777X takeoff

US and European Union put tariff threats on hold in long-running Boeing vs. Airbus dispute

The United States and the European Union have agreed on a five-year suspension in tit-for-tat tariffs over a 17-year-long trade… Read More

Autoclave

Boeing backs Washington state’s plan to drop tax breaks amid trade dispute with Europe and Airbus

With Boeing’s blessing, Washington state lawmakers have introduced bills aimed at suspending tax breaks that have benefited the aerospace company… Read More

MTM Robotics

Airbus acquires MTM Robotics, which makes aircraft-building systems in Boeing’s backyard

Airbus says it has acquired MTM Robotics, a Seattle-area company that provides automated systems for aerospace manufacturing, for an undisclosed… Read More

Airbus subsidiary Voom takes the wraps off Bay Area on-demand helicopter service

Voom has officially extended its app-based, on-demand helicopter service to the San Francisco Bay Area, confirming that the Airbus subsidiary… Read More

Voom helicopter service

In pursuit of air mobility, Voom’s Seattle office blazes a trail for working remotely

Add the Airbus subsidiary Voom to the list of tech startups with engineering centers in the Seattle area — and… Read More

SmartBus configuration

Kymeta and Airbus go on the road in Peru to demonstrate ‘SmartBus’ satellite links

Kymeta Corp., the Redmond, Wash.-based company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and other investors, has demonstrated the performance of… Read More

Embraer's E190-E2 and Boeing's 737 MAX 7

Boeing and Brazil’s Embraer set terms for commercial (and defense) joint ventures

Five months after announcing a tentative deal, the Boeing Co. and Brazil’s Embraer aerospace company say they’ve approved the terms… Read More

Pop.Up Next prototype

Airbus and Audi demonstrate mini-me version of flying car at Amsterdam show

A flying car developed by Airbus, Audi and Italdesign took a high-profile test flight today at the Amsterdam Drone Week… Read More

Blue Origin and Airbus back ‘The Moon Race,’ a space contest yet to be defined

A new nonprofit organization is partnering with Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, Airbus and other heavy-hitters to… Read More

Embraer's E190-E2 and Boeing's 737 MAX 7

Boeing and Embraer forge $4.75 billion jet venture to counter Airbus and Bombardier

After months of negotiations, Boeing and Brazilian jetmaker Embraer today announced a tentative agreement to form a $4.75 billion joint… Read More

Airbus A380

WTO issues its ‘final ruling’ against Airbus, opening the way for tariffs (or talks)

The World Trade Organization today issued its final report in a long-running dispute over subsidies for Airbus jets, potentially clearing… Read More

Airbus telecom satellite

Bill Gates, Airbus and SoftBank invest in satellite video startup that wants to help us ‘see and understand the Earth live and unfiltered’

The latest spinout from Intellectual Ventures, EarthNow, says it’s coming out of stealth mode with backing from Microsoft co-founder Bill… Read More

Google picks up another win for G Suite as Airbus grounds Microsoft Office

With over 130,000 employees, Airbus uses a lot of office productivity software. It recently decided to make a big bet… Read More

Vahana Alpha One

Airbus’ Vahana venture shows off video of its flying car’s first test flight in Oregon

News brief: Vahana, the Airbus-backed venture that’s developing a fleet of electric-powered air taxis, shared the results of its first… Read More

Vahana test flight

Airbus’ Vahana air taxi gets 16 feet off the ground during its first test flight in Oregon

This week marked a milestone for Airbus Ventures’ Vahana team, which is developing a self-flying, electric-powered air taxi — also known… Read More

flydubai 737 MAX 8 delivery

Boeing and Airbus reveal dueling multibillion-dollar deals at Dubai Airshow

There’s nothing like an international air show to bring out the multibillion-dollar sales, and the 2017 Dubai Airshow is setting… Read More

Vahana aircraft inside hangar

Airbus’ Vahana flying car makes itself at home for flight tests in eastern Oregon

Call it a flying car, or an air taxi, or a pilotless passenger aircraft: Whatever it is, Airbus’ Vahana aircraft… Read More

Bombardier and Airbus jets

Airbus partners with Canada’s Bombardier, complicating trade dispute over Boeing jets

Airbus added a twist to a U.S.-Canada trade dispute by announcing a plan to partner up with Bombardier, the Boeing… Read More

777X composite wing center

Boeing claims edge in WTO battle over jet subsidies; Airbus says game isn’t over

An appeals panel for the World Trade Organization has reversed an earlier ruling against an $8.7 billion Washington state tax… Read More

Drone delivery

Airbus strikes drone delivery deal with Singapore Post; Skyways trial set for 2018

Airbus Helicopters has partnered with Singapore Post for its Skyways drone delivery project, due to begin trials at the National… Read More

Drone over water

Microsoft Ventures leads $26M round in AirMap, a startup that maps airspace in real time for drones

Microsoft and Airbus are investing in the future of autonomous drones that can communicate with one another as they fly… Read More

Vahana flying machine

Where’s your flying car? Airbus Group just might be testing it in Oregon this year

Airbus Group says it’s on track to test its prototype self-piloted flying car by the end of the year, and… Read More

Autoclave

WTO says Boeing’s tax break for 777X production is illegal; appeal is certain

In the latest chapter of a years-long legal battle, the World Trade Organization says Washington state’s tax break for production… Read More

Qatar Airways' Boeing jets

Qatar Airways signs on for up to 100 Boeing jets, sending Airbus a message

Qatar Airways today sent a strong message to the Boeing Co. – and to Airbus, its European rival – by… Read More

Airbus A350 XWB jet

U.S. and Boeing see WTO ruling as huge victory in dispute over Airbus subsidies

The World Trade Organization turned up the heat on Europe’s aerospace industry today by ruling that Airbus was continuing to… Read More

Zelator-28 drone

Airbus and Local Motors push forward with crowdsourcing project on cargo drones

Amazon isn’t the only big-name company that’s developing a new kind of drone for cargo delivery: Europe’s Airbus Group is… Read More

Interactive display

Aerospace worlds collide: Seattle designers create showcase for … Airbus?

Captain Kirk from the original “Star Trek” is celebrating Star Wars Day today, so maybe it shouldn’t be so surprising that… Read More

Airbus H130 helicopter

Airbus and Uber will preview on-demand helicopter rides at Sundance Film Festival

Independent films aren’t the only things that’ll be previewed at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah this week: Airbus Group… Read More

3-D printed car

Airbus Ventures dips into $150 million fund to back 3-D printing at Local Motors

Airbus Ventures, the European aerospace giant’s Silicon Valley spin-off, says the first investment from its $150 million venture fund is going… Read More

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