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Airbus finds 'cracking behaviour' in aircraft

Airbus disclosed a cracking issue in its A400M military transport aircraft Friday and said its government customers must inspect the planes and make fixes if necessary. The issue doesn't impact flight safety, the it said. The issue was first identified in 2011 in tests before the plane went into service.The cracking issue adds to a chain of woes that have emerged since Airbus began developing the plane for seven European customers and Turkey more than a decade ago. It also raises questions about how much more money must be spent getting the plane into shape in order to satisfy customers. The military transport has been Airbus's most consistent bugbear over the last decade, with repeated delays causing it to enter service five years late.

Aequs to make component for Airbus A320neo

Aequs will supply 100,000 machined parts that will be used to mount engines on the wings of Airbus' A320neo aircraft over the next few years

Airbus taps into start-up ecosystem to innovate

The hybrid model houses both internal projects and external start-ups on the same platform

Airbus's Rs 260-crore flight school to take off in Delhi

The facility, to be functional by 2017-end, will have four A320 aircraft simulators in the first phase

Airbus sees demand for 1,600 planes in India

The European planemaker said over the next two decades, the country will need 1,230 single aisle narrow body aircraft

Airbus BizLab selects start-ups in Hamburg, Bengaluru for accelerator programme

Blue Morfo, Shoonya Games, Open Turf, Qualitas are the four start-ups selected from Bengaluru for this programme

Spreading wings

A320neo, the narrow-body, fuel-efficient aircraft from the Airbus stable, is making its debut at the Hyderabad air show, which began on March 16. IndiGo, which is the largest customer for the aircraft, took delivery of its plane last week, butis yet to deploy the aircraft in service.

Airbus: India sourcing tops Rs 3,350 crore in 2015

This is highest ever sourcing by any foreign aerospace and defence original equipment maker from India

Airbus eyes $2 billion worth procurement from India by 2020

Procurement value increased 15% in 2015 over that of 2014

Airbus ramps up Make in India, tops $500 million annual procurement

The group claimed that it is a first for any foreign aerospace and defence original equipment manufacturer in India