Airbus

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

By Jens Flottau
Airbus delivered its first aircraft from Mobile, Alabama, in 2016. Ten years on, the site has far outgrown the original plans.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois, Alan Dron
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.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Christine Boynton
JetBlue Airways has agreed to deploy the Skywise Fleet Performance+ (S.FP+) solution across its fleet of Airbus A320-family and A220 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus has introduced a more flexible version of its HBCplus connectivity hardware system.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Daniel Williams
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.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Scott Mikus
A common theme in airliner financial failures is that airframers do not implement value-based pricing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Antoine Fafard
In March 2026, Airbus secured 331 firm aircraft orders, significantly outpacing Boeing and pulling ahead for the year to date.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace and defense manufacturers are counting on one technology above others.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

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

By Thierry Dubois
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.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Tony Osborne
Belgium’s NHV has become the latest offshore helicopter operator to adopt Airbus’ H160 twin-engine medium rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
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.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus has identified the first three customers for the Airspace cabin in the A220 narrowbody, with first deliveries planned for later this year.
Small Narrowbody Jets

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

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is designing a reconfigurable area that offers a position for a passenger's personal wheelchair and their companion in the economy cabin.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is moving forward with the development of a “next generation of first-class experience” for the A350-1000.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Guy Norris
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Graham Warwick
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
When can Airbus and Boeing come close to matching or even exceeding their combined output during the second half of the decade prior to the pandemic in 2020?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
ITC investigates Joby over alleged patent infringement of Chinese-sourced eVTOL components following Archer complaint.
Emerging Technologies

By Vivienne Machi
Vantor expands its Worldview Legion constellation with new 40 cm and 20 cm imaging satellites for persistent high-resolution monitoring.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
The creation of Airbus' Skywise subsidiary will enable the airframer to help carriers streamline their operations, says Skywise CEO Marc Lemeilleur.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Staff
For the first three months of 2026, Airbus has delivered 114 aircraft to 46 customers. In the same period last year, it delivered 136.
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