A quality problem with fuselage panels on the A320neo family is further slowing deliveries of the aircraft and threatens Airbus’ deliveries target for the year.
As 2025 draws to a close, Aviation Week editors Ben Goldstein and Graham Warwick chart the highs and lows in the advanced air mobility sector this year.
China’s Aerofugia has completed a Series C funding round to support certification and production of its AE200-100 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing eVTOL.
China’s state-owned engine manufacturer unveiled all-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-combustion powerplants at the Aero Asia 2025 show in Zhuhai on Nov. 27-30.
As Nigeria’s aviation market continues to grow, the country is set to host its first-ever International Airshow Dec. 2-4 at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
A carbon-fiber wing is suitable for a distributed propulsion architecture such as the hybrid-electric layout of the ERA regional aircraft, Aura Aero's CEO says.
Expliseat has begun to recycle production waste and incorporate it into new seats, before proceeding with materials from end-of-life seats, the CEO says.
Safran Seats is seeing work on a new headrest for seats in economy come to fruition while also researching ways to accommodate a fixed shell in that cabin.
The advent of solid-state batteries in the automotive sector could precede their emergence in aeronautics by just a few years, according to the CEO of Aura Aero
Airbus is now targeting the third quarter of 2026 for the first flight of the A350F, leading to first delivery and entry-into-service in the second half of 2027.
