Posts Tagged "A300"

Airbus asks Kuwait Airways to ground A300 fleet

Airbus has advised Kuwait Airways ( IATA : KU ) to suspend all Airbus A300 operations and run inspections of the aircraft, after KU “submitted notes” to the manufacturer, reports Reuters . Further details are not known at this stage, although no other airline has reportedly been instructed to...

WTO rules Airbus received illegal subsidies, Boeing claims victory

WTO yesterday settled a six-year old dispute between Airbus and Boeing – ruling a majority of Boeing’s claims were correct and calling Boeing the winner of the case. WTO’s 1000 page report released yesterday ( which you can download here ), on case DS316 “European Communities and Certain Member...

AeroUnion A300 crashes and impacts highway in Monterrey

An AeroUnion A300B4-200 freighter performing flight 6R302 from Mexico City to Monterrey, crashed while approaching the airport and impacted a highway. The aircraft, registration XA-TUE, nicknamed Margo, was approaching runway 29 in a heavy tailwind. Part of the debris including an engine and a wing slided onto the airport...