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The research forms part of Clean Aviation’s goal to raise technology and certification readiness levels to 6 by 2030.

As MRO Asia-Pacific approaches, Flight Friday examines the region’s Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 fleets, comparing previous-generation aircraft with their latest variants.

Airbus has rolled out the first Airbus A320neo from its second A320 final assembly line in Tianjin, China.

Concerns over IRIS² deployment timelines have prompted European officials to institute monthly progress reviews for the secure satellite communications system.

Asia-Pacific's expanding middle class and new city routes will drive demand for thousands of narrowbody aircraft over the next 20 years, Airbus says.

Leonardo has signed an agreement to augment its planned space-based intelligence collection capabilities with HawkEye 360’s signals intelligence services.

The leading airframers' commercial narrowbody deliveries in August were down six from July and two from August 2025.

GPS’s lack of resilience poses a growing threat to aviation safety.

Vietnam Airlines has signed an agreement with Airbus for a further five A350-900s, which form part of the flag carrier’s post-2030 fleet strategy.

The French government is embarking on the renewal of its space-based electronic intelligence capability, with a contract to a consortium of Airbus and Unseenlabs.

Airbus says it has received a follow-on deal from the French government for U050 Capa0X uncrewed aircraft systems.

Airbus and Boeing’s commercial gross orders for August reached 82 units with that number heavily weighted in favor of the European OEM.

The European Union is adjusting competition policies in a move that could support Airbus, Leonardo and Thales's joint venture plan.

Airbus and Aerospacelab will build the low-Earth-orbit satellites for Europe's IRIS² communications network, joining OHB on the medium-Earth-orbit elements.

Breeze Airways retires its last E190, transitioning to an all-Airbus A220-300 fleet to expand its network and target underserved U.S. and international markets.

Airbus delivered 57 commercial aircraft to 31 customers in August, down from 67 aircraft delivered in July.

Airbus Helicopters expands into AI, uncrewed systems and anti-drone tech while balancing military and commercial growth under Matthieu Louvot’s leadership.

Amprius Technologies has introduced a 500-Wh/kg silicon-anode lithium-ion battery for drones, producible at scale using conventional battery manufacturing equipment.

The situation at Airbus' factories in Spain may become clearer once workers vote in a union-led referendum on whether to continue the strike.

Rolls-Royce & Partners is investing in an engine leasing entity in China.

Airlines and lessors placed large orders at Farnborough Airshow 2026 despite significant production backlogs.

Airbus says it has resumed A330neo widebody deliveries after ascertaining that a quality issue on the horizontal tail plane would not appear again.

ANA is expanding its pilot training pipeline through a new Airbus-led ab initio program in Europe in preparation for future flight crew requirements.

Production-standard Hurjet completes maiden flight

Southeast Asia’s first A220 full-flight simulator will reside at Airbus' Asia Training Center in Singapore as the manufacturer prepares to support a larger fleet in the region.