Airbus Commercial CEO Christian Scherer says the company could build a stretched version of the A350-1000 and is seeing increasing customer demand for such an aircraft.
By Christine Boynton, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Graham Dunn
Listen in as editors discuss Boeing and Airbus both now looking at the feasibility of upsizing their largest twin-aisles at the behest of Emirates, which led the way for orders at Dubai Airshow.
France’s air chief is calling for more Rafales to form a dedicated nuclear squadron, which may ease training loads but create delivery schedule challenges.
As Boeing's commercial aviation supply chain recovers, the OEM is investing in inventory and the underlying technology to make parts procurement easier.
Safran Seats will establish a manufacturing and seat assembly facility in Dubai to support Emirates that will initially focus on business and economy seats for cabin retrofits.
Boeing says a technical feasibility study of a stretched 777-10 derivative of the 777X family will be driven largely by takeoff performance requirements.
Archer Aviation sees a deal to supply the hybrid power system to the Omen military drone being developed by Anduril and Edge Group as the beginning of a new revenue path for the company.
Emirates Airline President Tim Clark believes a stretched version of the 777-10 would only be available well into the 2030s, while he thinks it will be harder for Airbus to do larger variant of the A350 but would like that too.
The CEO of Lift Aircraft says interest in its Hexa 2 personal eVTOL is taking off in the Middle East after a series of recent demonstration flights in Abu Dhabi.
Regent is making a splash with a full-size immersive mock-up of its flagship Viceroy Seaglider at the Dubai Airshow with the UAE a key market for the company.
Rolls-Royce's Rob Watson says positive results from its Trent 7000 durability upgrade has bolstered confidence that the same updates for the Trent 1000 XE will help it win back market share on the 787.