Airbus

By Robert Wall
Airbus will take the lead from the German and Spanish governments on the path forward on a next-generation fighter partnership approach but is urging for a decision soon.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says the company has not seen any cancellations or requests for delivery postponements from customers dealing with higher fuel prices.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Aeromedical aviation provider Metro Aviation has unveiled its concept for a medical interior Airbus’s new H140 twin-engine light helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Safran expects a doubling of actuators on Airbus’ next-generation single-aisle as high-aspect-ratio wings drive demand for compact, electric systems.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency has signed contracts with Airbus and Thales Alenia Space to expand its fleet of Galileo positioning, navigation and timing satellites.
Satellites

By Scott Mikus
If airlines do not accelerate capacity growth again, the passenger narrowbody market is at risk of oversupply.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Staff
Airbus Targets German Earth-Observation AI Offering
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Thierry Dubois
Asco Industries presents Airbus with a full-scale metal-composite rear pylon fairing prototype for its next-generation single-aisle aircraft.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
When it comes to replacing the Airbus A320neo family, the big question is the engine. Airbus believes it can find answers quickly after the 2029 RISE trials.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus is teaming up with IBM, LiveEO and IABG to develop and offer Germany a way to process vast amounts of Earth-observation data using advanced AI software.
Satellites

By Karen Walker
By 2045, the overall commercial passenger fleet in Latin America will have expanded from 1,550 to 2,770 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
France is pursuing a national successor to the Dassault Rafale after the FCAS collapse, aiming to field a new fighter by 2040.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Antoine Fafard
The two leading airframers’ commercial gross orders for September came to 182 total units.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Michael Bruno
According to Aviation Week's new 2027 forecast, Airbus and Boeing's expected 2026 commercial aircraft deliveries are still projected to trail 2018 levels by 4%.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Antoine Fafard
Airbus and Boeing delivered 110 total commercial narrowbodies and 16 widebodies to customers in September.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Chen Chuanren
CASA approval enables Airbus to expand aircraft design, repair and modification work in Australia as the region’s fleet and MRO demand grow.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus sees its commercial aircraft services revenues growing to surpass $10 billion by 2030 with double-digit growth expected every year in the near term.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Airbus will present a “full policy” for how to deal with A330 production flaws to EASA by mid-November after a customer found a tool inside the horizontal tailplane of a recently delivered aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Airbus’ Lars Wagner says the company will make decisions “sooner rather than later” on a higher production rate for the A350 and a stretched version of the jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Airbus has performed five additional tests flights since the A350F made its first flight on Sept. 29.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Airbus reports that the general performance of its supply chain has improved but is still seeing a “substantial number of [aircraft on ground]” because of a lack of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Cabin equipment suppliers vie for a share in the growing market of lithium battery fire mitigation, offering bags that can contain the hazardous phenomenon.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is to lead the second phase of a European Defense Agency (EDA)-funded research project aimed at automating hose-and-drogue aerial refueling of uncrewed aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace CEO Stuart Simpson believes the stock market is undervaluing the company's technical progress, even as financial troubles raise doubts about its path to certifying the Valo eVTOL air taxi.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is exploring an armed loyal wingman variant of its U145 uncrewed rotorcraft to accompany attack helicopters into combat.
Aircraft & Propulsion