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Monday, August 11, 2025
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Topic: Airbus

For AirAsia, things could only get worse after departure of Tony Fernandes

AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes has made his identity synonymous with that of his company. That issue is at the heart of the current bribery allegations.

‘Cozy deals’ with Airbus under scanner after Tony Fernandes exits AirAsia

The Airbus-AirAsia happy marriage ended in acrimony last week after Airbus admitted to illegally trying to sway decision makers in aircraft sales.

Airbus delays partly to blame for our flight problems, GoAir says

GoAir delayed or cancelled dozens of flights this week due to bad weather and disruptions from nationwide demonstrations against a new citizenship law.

Boeing halts max line but Airbus can’t make jets fast enough

Slower build rates on A321 mean Airbus needs to lift deliveries 75% this month compared with November to meet full-year production targets.

IndiGo tells pilots to stop pushing A320neo engines to the limit to prevent shutdowns

IndiGo made the switch after DGCA found in a probe that full-thrust climbs could wear down the engines and probably contributed to its shutdowns.

Airbus close to sealing 300-plane order with IndiGo in one of its biggest deals ever

The purchase would help widen IndiGo's lead in India, the world’s fastest-growing major aviation market.

Airbus isn’t delivering planes fast enough, Indigo says

Delay in getting planes on time is forcing it to slow down the pace of expansion, Indigo executives say.

As Boeing struggles with 737 Max, SpiceJet considers dumping it for Airbus

SpiceJet may buy a ‘sizable’ number of Airbus A321LR and XLR jets to accommodate a planned expansion, Chairman Ajay Singh says.

The next generation of aircraft will track your bathroom visits

Airbus plans to use the Internet of Things to transform passenger experience — by monitoring everything from the lavatory to the overhead bins, more closely.

Airbus jumps ahead while Boeing flounders at Paris air show

Airbus had a first-day haul of $13 billion & said there’s room to push the score up while Boeing got zero.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.