Airbus parent EADS has announced new delays on deliveries of the superjumbo A380, saying it needs more time and resources to get the planes ready.

European Union defence ministers adopted a plan today to open up their €30bn arms industry to increased cross-border competition – a landmark move designed to cut costs for tight military budgets.

A former executive of the company that made Concorde jets was summoned for questioning today, the third official in a week to go before investigators probing the deadly 2000 crash.

The owners of Airbus SAS approved the launch of a new A350 passenger jet today to rival Boeing’s 7E7, a spokesman for Airbus parent EADS said.