Raytheon will sign the production contract for Lot 1 of its Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB-II) this month.

Airbus Helicopters has completed the first flight of its H160 twin-engined medium helicopter.

Fernando Alonso was working to bring the company’s flagship A400M airlifter project back on schedule. But the loss of aircraft MSN23 in Seville, Spain, on May 9 with the loss of four lives has created additional complications and delay as Spanish authorities conduct their investigation.

Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders provided a wide-ranging outlook on the company’s businesses during a meeting in Toulouse with AW&ST managing editor Jens Flottau and Paris bureau chief Amy Svitak.

Parker Aerospace has funded a scientific investigation into one of aviation’s greatest mysteries. Will the disappearance of Amelia Earhart be scientifically explained at long last?

Italy’s Alenia Aermacchi says a growing number of countries are examining the use of its M346 training aircraft as an aggressor and companion trainer.

Airbus is considering a significant increase in narrowbody production rates as a result of the current backlog for the A320 family.

CEO Riccardo Procacci spoke with AW&ST London Bureau chief Tony Osborne about how the company, now renamed Avio Aero, is benefiting from the resources and capabilities of its parent 2.5 years on.