Airbus

The agreement between Airbus and Fairmat comes as efforts to recycle more materials from end-of-life aircraft continue.

Airbus has used its modified Airbus Do-DT25 uncrewed aircraft system for the first time to intercept a drone target.

Nuclear fusion rocket power; Matrix autonomy joins the Army; ship-to-shore contested logistics; and sulfur’s role in contrails formation.

Airbus is leading a flight test campaign to measure the effect of sulfur content in jet fuel on contrail formation and mitigation.

Editors are joined by guest columnist Richard Aboulafia to discuss the progress of airliner production by Airbus in Alabama and Boeing in South Carolina.

This week, Flight Friday focuses on Africa, investigating how each aircraft class is being utilized when compared to an equivalent pre-pandemic month.

Universal Hydrogen’s demise and Airbus’ slowdown of its ZEROe hydrogen project questioned the feasibility of the technology in aviation. The remaining players have strikingly contrasting approaches in their projects.

Airbus is looking to expand its cyber capabilities in the UK with the purchase of Maidenhead, England-based Ultra Cyber Ltd.

Seeing shortcomings in their support to the aviation sector, EU officials and members of the European Parliament are considering a more comprehensive approach.

Lufthansa is close to placing a follow-up order for new widebody aircraft with either Airbus or Boeing, according to CEO Carsten Spohr.

Two space startups want to make on-orbit debris removal as seamless as street sweeping.

Exactly 10 years ago Airbus started building airplanes in the U.S. The site in Mobile has come a long way since is still working to increase output.

Growing range requirements and rising energy prices could revive demand for Airbus H225 and Sikorsky S-92 aircraft, complicating the Bell 525’s market entry.

Testing is underway at increasingly larger scales for the integration of an open-fan engine on Airbus’ (NGSA), Airbus and Safran executives said.

Two new entrants—the Guimbal G5 and MD Helicopters MD564—aim to challenge established players in the competitive light helicopter market.

All-Boeing airfreight logistics operator Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has placed a record order for 20 Airbus A350Fs, with options for an additional 20.

E-commerce demand is here to stay in the long term, but Trump’s tariffs led to trade lane changes and disruptions in the Middle East have caused reroutings.

The idea of a stretched version of the Airbus A220 is getting more public support from key customers.

Airbus, Bell and Leonardo have recorded orders for 26 helicopters during this year’s Verticon rotorcraft exhibition in Atlanta.

Future reliance on composites—for their lighter weight and ability to adopt more complex shapes—will require far-reaching adjustments at aerostructures factories.

Rheinmetall Boss Armin Papperger is considering an €8-10 billion ($9.3-11.6 billion) German military satellites communications opportunity.

The industry has long demurred on major capex or capacity increases in favor of issuing shareholder returns, both public and private.

Voyager Technologies has lifted its full-year sales outlook largely on the strength of its defense business.

For the first two months of 2026, Airbus has delivered 54 aircraft to 27 customers and recorded net orders for 77 aircraft.

Airlines and lessors are scrambling to assess and begin to manage the steep rise in the oil price over the past week following the U.S./Israel attack on Iran.