Airbus earnings surged in the first quarter as the European planemaker churned out higher numbers of its A320 narrow-body jet, which is the biggest global rival to Boeing’s grounded 737-Max.

Cork-based tech company Poppulo has raised €30 million in funding from US venture capital firm Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE) as it looks to boost its presence in overseas markets.

Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority is stepping up efforts to ensure that airlines and aerospace companies can carry on functioning in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Rolls-Royce has unveiled its new, eighth-generation, iconic Phanton luxury saloon. It says it is the “most silent car in the world”.

Shares in Rolls-Royce and BP rose as the jet engines maker said earnings were on the up and the oil giant reassured over its debt pile.

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Rolls-Royce’s bribery and corruption scandal has drawn in its departing auditor, KPMG, which has become the target of a probe by the UK accounting regulator.

BMW hinted it may shift production of the quintessentially English Mini car to mainland Europe, a harbinger of the cultural tremors that may follow Brexit’s economic fallout.

It’s the show that affords carmakers the opportunity to pull out all the stops.

Shares in Rolls-Royce jumped up to 7% yesterday after the British maker of engines for planes and ships settled a long-running bribery probe and said that 2016 profit would beat expectations.

Stock markets have taken a breather while bond yields rose, as traders assessed the likely speed of US rate hikes under Donald Trump’s White House and awaited clues to future policies from the choices for his new cabinet team.

Some of the bigger marques stayed away but there was plenty to see in Paris, says Hannah Elliot

Rolls-Royce is eliminating more than 200 positions from its management team as chief executive Warren East extends a wide-reaching restructuring of the embattled engine maker.

A criminal investigation into Airbus Group’s practices in selling planes and arranging financing overseas will seek to shed light on the use of third parties who are often critical in closing deals.

The editor of the Irish Examiner, Tim Vaughan, is to take up a new position in another company next October.

More than £50 billion (€61.5bn) has been wiped off the value of the UK’s biggest companies after Britain voted to leave the European Union.

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British aerospace and industrial power engineering company Rolls-Royce reiterated its forecast for 2016 but said it expected the bulk of profits would only come through in the second half of the year, worrying investors.

It’s a showcase for supercars to flaunt their curves, and a stage for manufacturers to let the imagination run wild.

Rolls-Royce has appointed a partner from its largest shareholder, ValueAct Capital, to its board.

A rebound in banks helped lift European stocks from their lowest levels since 2013, trimming a second weekly decline.

Rolls-Royce has announced two new contracts worth a total of $2.2bn two weeks after issuing the latest in a series of profit warnings.

Kerry 2-14 Tipperary 2-8: So, Kerry get the "dirty petrol" out of their system and look ahead to another joust with old foes Cork.

Singapore Airlines is investigating how one of its jets suffered a loss of power in both of its engines over the weekend, falling 13,000 feet (3,962 metres) before regaining altitude en route from Singapore to Shanghai in China.

The iconic children’s publisher is 100 years old, and Marjorie Brennan wistfully remembers its colourful, moral stories, its fairy tales and its idyllic world of happy families, science and history.

In a surprise move, Aston Martin unveiled a crossover at the Geneva Motor Show coupe as the British sports-car maker seeks to return to profit by appealing to women and buyers in emerging markets.

Rolls Royce is to make its first SUV, according to a letter sent out to potential customers, employees, suppliers and media this week.

John Daly says PriceWaterHouseCoopers accountants Brad Oltmanns and Rick Rosas know who has won the Oscars days before the world does. They count the ballots by hand in a windowless room before being escorted by police to the awards ceremony.

Hopes for a turnaround in Europe’s economic fortunes cheered investors today as the FTSE 100 Index rallied to within 100 points of its record level.

Hundreds of jobs are set to be axed at Rolls-Royce factories in the UK under plans by the engineering giant for a worldwide cutback, workers have been told.

Mercedes is reviving the Maybach name for a second time to challenge Rolls-Royce and Bentley for the world’s wealthiest auto buyers.

Engines giant Rolls-Royce is to cut 2,600 jobs over the next 18 months as part of a restructuring that will mainly impact its aerospace operation.

BMW Group has reported increased sales volume, revenues and group earnings in the second quarter and the first half of 2014.

Airline stocks endured a turbulent session today after a profits warning from German carrier Lufthansa shook investors in the sector.

Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce will soon be marketing its goods in one of the world's poorest countries.

INSPIRED by the world water-speed record-breaking exploits of Malcolm Campbell, the new collection of Rolls Royce convertibles showcase the craftsmanship and attention to detail that sets the company apart from all other companies in the luxury car market.

A robotic submarine has completed its first full 16-hour mission scanning the floor of the Indian Ocean for wreckage of the missing Malaysian airliner after two previous missions were cut short by technical problems and deep water.