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Airbus delivered 74 aircraft in October, while orders were dominated by major lessors including Aviation Capital Group and Avolon.

Airbus says Gulf geopolitical tensions have not slowed aircraft orders or deliveries in the region, with roughly 60 deliveries made so far this year.

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

Safran is researching folding wingtip actuators for high-aspect-ratio wings on next-generation Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies.

The European aiframer aims to surpass its 2019 delivery record for the first time, seven years later.

After Airbus announced it would delay plans to field a hydrogen-powered airliner, researchers on the topic are challenging conventional thinking.

Airbus is considering a more-sophisticated, mission-specific Collaborative Combat Aircraft as it looks to expand its portfolio of uncrewed combat aircraft.

Airbus is preparing to flight test a tablet-based interface that could allow Eurofighter pilots to control Collaborative Combat Aircraft without modifying their fighters’ avionics.

Latest MRO news and contracts from around the world.

Analyst Scott Mikus joins Aviation Week editors to discuss third-quarter earnings and why an oversupply of narrowbodies may be looming.

Component maintenance led the news during Day 3 of MRO Europe, including a new Airbus component joint venture and several repair agreements.

Airbus faces a growing secondhand A220 glut as AirBaltic, AirAsia and other operators cut fleets just as production ramps toward rate 13.

Airbus will take the lead from the German and Spanish governments on the path forward on a next-generation fighter partnership approach, but is pushing for a decision soon.

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

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

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

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

If airlines do not accelerate capacity growth again, the passenger narrowbody market is at risk of oversupply.

Airbus Targets German Earth-Observation AI Offering

Asco Industries presents Airbus with a full-scale metal-composite rear pylon fairing prototype for its next-generation single-aisle aircraft.

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.

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.

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

France is pursuing a national successor to the Dassault Rafale after the FCAS collapse, aiming to field a new fighter by 2040.

The two leading airframers’ commercial gross orders for September came to 182 total units.