Envoys call Airbus a strategic fit for Bangladesh’s aviation future

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and British aviation giant Menzies Aviation yesterday expressed their interest in establishing a long-term partnership with Bangladesh..The two companies presented their offers during separate meetings with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at his hotel in

IATA will also hold its annual general meeting in June in New Delhi

Airbus' net income in the first three months rose to 595 million euros ($637 million) while revenue grew nine percent to 12.8 billion euros

The single-aisle C919 aircraft produced by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) recently made its international debut at Asia's biggest airshow, the Singapore Airshow. The China-made aircraft features both flying and on-the-ground displays, seeking to attract international buyers and competing with reputed aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus.

Airbus posted an 11 percent drop in net profit to 3.8 billion euros ($4.1 billion) in 2023

The agreement was signed during French President Emmanuel Macron's ongoing state visit to India

Bangladesh will sign a letter of intent with France to buy its second earth observation satellite, which will be engaged in non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, meteorology and cartography.

Airbus has become the world’s largest planemaker for the first time since 2011 after delivering a forecast-beating 863 aircraft in 2019, seizing the crown from embattled US rival Boeing, airport and tracking sources said on Wednesday.

The e-motorbike weighs just 35 kilogrammes (77 pounds), 30 percent lighter than other electric motorcycles.

Signs of possible wreckage have been found today off the Greek island of Crete in a search for an EgyptAir flight missing in the Mediterranean, a Greek military spokesman told AFP.

A Russian airliner crashes in central Sinai killing all 224 people on board, Egyptian officials say.

Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashes in a remote area of the French Alps. All 148 passengers and crew members are feared dead.