Airbus

While the Iran war presents another black swan event for the air transport industry, airlines appear eager to stick to their orderbooks for now.

China Southern Airlines signed agreements with Airbus to acquire 102 A320neo-family aircraft, alongside an additional order for 35 units for Xiamen Airlines.

Liebherr-Aerospace’s Lindenberg, Germany, development and production site has delivered the first nose landing gear for the Airbus A350F freighter.

For 2026, Airbus continues to target 870 commercial aircraft deliveries and a €7.5 billion ($8.8 billion) adjusted operating profit.

Airbus says Spain will receive an initial 21 TAI Hurjet advanced jet trainers while it works on the final avionics package.

Airbus has completed the first main deck cargo door for the A350F, the widebody’s freighter variant it plans to fly in 2026.

Cabin accessibility for people who are hard of hearing or use wheelchairs has been a focus for the last few years, and solutions are within reach.

Airbus delivered its first aircraft from Mobile, Alabama, in 2016. Ten years on, the site has far outgrown the original plans.

JetBlue Airways has agreed to deploy the Skywise Fleet Performance+ solution across its fleet of Airbus A320-family and A220 aircraft.

Airbus has introduced a more flexible version of its HBCplus connectivity hardware system.

Aviation Week’s 2026 Fleet & MRO Forecast predicts that the North American market will take delivery of over 4,500 commercial aircraft over the coming decade.

A common theme in airliner financial failures is that airframers do not implement value-based pricing.

In March 2026, Airbus secured 331 firm aircraft orders, significantly outpacing Boeing and pulling ahead for the year to date.

Aerospace and defense manufacturers are counting on one technology above others.

The UK’s National Police Air Service has launched a renewal of its rotary-wing fleet amid potential law enforcement reforms.

Airbus and Boeing have been collaborating on common iconography for disabled persons to find their way onboard an aircraft and use the cabin’s features.

Belgium’s NHV has become the latest offshore helicopter operator to adopt Airbus’ H160 twin-engine medium rotorcraft.

The EU will spend €1.07 billion ($1.26 billion) to fund 57 defense development projects, including funding for loitering munitions and space-based programs.

Airbus has identified the first three customers for the Airspace cabin in the A220 narrowbody, with first deliveries planned for later this year.

Airbus’ Board Chairman René Obermann will step down from his position in October and will be replaced by longtime board member Amparo Moraleda.

Airbus is designing a reconfigurable area that offers a position for a passenger's personal wheelchair and their companion in the economy cabin.

Airbus is moving forward with the development of a “next generation of first-class experience” for the A350-1000.

Orders are stacking up for both the Airbus A350F and Boeing 777-8F as the two new-generation large twinjet freighters approach production and test milestones.

NASA’s X-plane call; batteries for eR66; air-to-fuel SAF process; and volatiles key to contrails.

German research organization Fraunhofer has taken the wraps off a 750-kW electric motor it has designed for a European research project to develop a hybrid-electric powertrain for regional aircraft.