With demand booming in commercial and defense aviation, why are Airbus programs in turmoil?

Editors are joined by Richard Aboulafia to discuss airliner production after Airbus shared its delivery targets for this year and Boeing updated its suppliers.

According to its latest guidance, Airbus is finally revising downward its targets for the A320neo family, but not by much.

Airbus says it is ready for a two-fighter approach under the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project.

The higher maintenance and repair costs of new-generation engines are making them more expensive to run. What can be done to address this conundrum?

An unexpectedly low life limit on a key Leap-1B engine part could leave some operators scrambling if CFM’s replacement part plan does not stay on track.

For Boeing and suppliers, the toughest phase of its air transport manufacturing recovery is yet to come.

In 2025, JetBlue averaged about nine aircraft on the ground (AOG) due to Pratt GTF challenges; this year, JetBlue expects a decline to the mid-single digits.