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Brazilian air accident investigators are exploring how fatigue and overload stresses caused the failure of main rotor components in an Airbus H160.

U.S. airframer Boeing has no commercial aircraft represented in either the static or flying displays, despite the expectation of a larger presence.

Airbus’ new head of the commercial aircraft business, Lars Wagner, is aiming at significantly higher widebody production rates.

As Airbus continues to review airframe and propulsion options for its NGSA A320 successor, it details key priorities driving its technology selection decisions.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

This week's Flight Friday takes a look at how many flights Airbus and Boeing aircraft made in recent years.

Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery database shows that last year the A220's backlog for the first time sank below the level of when Airbus acquired it, raising key questions for the program.

Southeast Asia is expected to play a major role in establishing the broader Asia-Pacific region as the growth engine of the global airline industry.

Airbus is developing a runway overrun awareness and alerting system (ROAAS) for the A220.

Widebody aircraft—and engines—will comprise the majority of MRO demand in the Middle East over the next 10 years.

Engine OEMs’ profit drivers are in direct opposition to those of Boeing and Airbus—everyone is in the same boat, but they are rowing in different directions.

Designing radomes is complex due to differing requirements around performance, weight, aerodynamics and structural capability.

Daher is upgrading its TBM 900 small business aircraft and looking for more aerostructures and services work.

Southeast Asian airlines are poised for expansion to meet soaring demand projections.

The sizable orders also mark a return to Boeing widebodies for Delta and a show of confidence in the airframer from Alaska.

A project to build a SAF production facility in the Middle East has secured funding, with developers aiming to break ground later this year.

Boeing and Airbus's 2025 O+D numbers illustrate very different stories, but neither should assume their respective performances will continue into 2026.

Airframers' 2025 delivery totals are in. Aviation Week’s team grades Airbus, Boeing and the smaller OEMs on their production performance last year.

Voyager Technologies plans to test aboard the International Space Station this spring a new method for growing crystals.

Bouyed by full-year 2025 production numbers, manufacturers are cautiously optimistic that a steadily upward trend is emerging, but more challenges await.

Airbus plans to test a software-defined satellite to underpin efforts to develop non-terrestrial 5G connectivity infrastructure.

Airbus has named Matthieu Louvot to be the new CEO of its helicopter division, replacing Bruno Even, who is stepping down after eight years at the helm.

Hiring and access to working capital are the main challenges for UK aerospace suppliers, says a director at industry lobbying group ADS.

Airbus says uncertainty involving Pratt engine deliveries will persist this year, said Christian Scherer, departing CEO of the commercial aircraft unit.

Airbus delivered 136 aircraft in December 2025 bringing the full-year total to 793 units to 91 customers.