Airbus

Christian Albertson
Aviation Week projects that North and Latin America commercial MRO labor expenditures will top $46.8 billion through 2033.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Demonstrators built under Clean Sky 2, the project’s predecessor, were exhibited at the annual forum as a source of motivation.
Emerging Technologies

Anthony L. Velocci, Jr.
Two inconvienent truths about the tumult at Boeing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

New MRO facilities and joint ventures are highlights of this month’s News Briefs and Contracts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Now in its fourth year, the European Commission-led EDF aims to support defense research, development and cooperation among member states.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Stephen Perry
Had these transactions happened, the industry today would be almost unrecognizable.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
International markets are booming after the pandemic recovery, and many carriers are finding themselves short of capacity after retiring many older widebodies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Certifying electric engines; Call for UK hydrogen funding; More eVTOLs for USAF; and the UK’s future flight road map.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
A revamped master supplier schedule is one sign the company may be serious about addressing years of problematic quality.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Croatia Airlines is one of the smaller European flag carriers—its fleet comprises an Airbus A320, five A319s and six De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q400s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
A consortium of UK and European companies have called on the British government to provide additional funding towards making the hydrogen fuel plan a reality.
Sustainability

By Tony Osborne
Digitalization and development of space and cyber are the heart of Leonardo’s restructuring and growth, CEO Roberto Cingolani says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson, Jens Flottau
While majors make gains, regional carriers’ struggles start to abate.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
European industry could fly a rotorcraft technology demonstrator for a future military helicopter in the next phase of a European Union (EU)-funded research activity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The aircraft leasing industry rescued airlines during the pandemic. Now lessors are rewarded through high lease rates and fast-improving profits.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
The filing with the ITU, a U.N. agency that manages global use of radio-frequency spectrum and sat orbits, is a prerequisite to building the constellation.
Commercial Space

Matteo Peraldo
A leaner supply chain could emerge where even the smaller suppliers will operate in the billion-dollar range.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
New airport developments in Manila are forecast to create considerable growth opportunities for the airline.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Finnair plans to look at the replacement of its Airbus A320ceos soon and is likely to stick with Airbus for its medium-haul fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Seventy percent of European missile manufacturer MBDA’s exports in 2023 were for ground-based air defenses, the company’s CEO has revealed.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
For decades, aircraft manufacturers have preferred derivatives over all-new aircraft. That approach appears to be ending.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has unveiled the completed prototype of its CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing advanced air mobility aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
Today’s aircraft emergency evacuation doors are lighter, more robust and faster to open—but maintenance may be more complex.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
Unplanned PW1000G inspections strain Pratt & Whitney’s parts supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain