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• Boeing Gets $900 Million Dreamliner Order from Continental

  

  Continental Airlines said on Monday it ordered five Boeing 787 Dreamliners, worth about $900 million, increasing its orders for the new plane to 25.

• China to Develop Large Commercial Aircraft by 2020, Official Says

  China expects to start making homegrown large commercial aircraft by 2020, an aviation industry official said Monday, raising the possibility of future competition for Boeing and Airbus in the country's booming market for new planes.

• European Stocks to Watch

  Here some of Wednesday's big movers on European stock markets: Alliance Boots, WM Morrison, Sainsbury, Tesco, Volkswagen, EADS, Xstrata and Deutsche Postbank.

• Airbus Expects Substantial Loss in 2007

  

  Airbus parent EADS posted a multimillion euro quarterly loss Friday and warned that Airbus would "display another substantial loss in 2007.” The company blamed a weaker dollar and major delays at its Airbus unit dragged its 2006 profit down.

• Boeing Chief Executive Says 787 Development on Schedule

  Boeing has sent engineers to supplier firms to help them stay on schedule as the planemaker works toward a May 2008 first delivery of the all-new 787 to Japan's All Nippon Airways.

• French Airbus Workers on Strike Over Job Cut Plans

  Thousands of Airbus workers went on strike at French factories of the European planemaker on Tuesday, protesting against a restructuring plan that has dominated France's presidential election campaign.

• Airbus Loses Lone Order for A380 Freighter

  In a statement, UPS said it decided to cancel after Airbus halted development work on the freighter to focus on delivery commitments for the A380 passenger plane.

• UPS Cancels Order for 10 Airbus A380 Freighters

  UPS, the world’s largest shipping carrier, said Friday it will cancel its order for 10 Airbus A380 freighters, following delivery delays. The decision will leave the European aircraft manufacturer with no firm orders for its jumbo freighter.

• Airbus Stops Work on Freight Version of A380 Superjumbo

  Financially troubled European airplane manufacturer Airbus has stopped work on the freight version of its new A380 superjumbo so it can focus more on the troubled passenger version of the aircraft, a spokesman for its parent company said Thursday.

• Airbus to Cut 10,000 Jobs Over Four Years

  Airbus confirmed Wednesday that it plans to spin off several manufacturing sites and shed about 10,000 jobs as part of a long-awaited restructuring plan, union officials said. Workers staged stoppages to protest the cuts.

• Airbus Delays Restructuring Announcement

  Airbus said Monday it postponed a news conference at which it had been expected to announce its long-awaited restructuring strategy.

• Aeroports De Paris Full-Year Revenue Up

  Aeroports de Paris, the operator of the French capital's Charles de Gaulle airport, said Wednesday that full-year revenue rose 8.1% as the company benefited from rising passenger numbers.

• Selloffs Blamed for Flat Thales Revenue

  Defense electronic systems company Thales  said Wednesday its revenue was almost unchanged at 10.264 billion euros ($13.37 billion) last year from 10.263 billion euros in 2005, blaming a poor performance of its naval division, currency effects and divestments.

• DaimlerChrysler EADS Stake Transfer Soon: Sources

  DaimlerChrysler could announce the transfer of shares in European aerospace group EADS  to a financial consortium as soon as Friday, industry sources said.

• Northrop, EADS to Bid in $40 Billion Tanker Plane Competition

  Northrop Grumman and its Franco-German partner EADS will bid against Boeing  in a $40 billion U.S. competition for new aerial refueling tankers, Northrop announced today.