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All-Airbus operator Wizz Air Group tells Aviation Week that operating diverse AOCs will help to manage growth in the larger fleet.

New aircraft technologies are being overlooked in the 2050 carbon net-zero quest, startups and researchers say.

Will engine-makers be enticed to try to meet requirements for the two new notional civil and military aircraft that need an engine that does not yet exist?

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

While aerospace and defense companies have lately enjoyed an embarrassment of riches in demand, that has exposed severe weaknesses in their ability to execute.

The two-decade experiment known as Spirit AeroSystems is set for a dramatic and rocky close.

Delta Air Lines confirms some of its Airbus deliveries may slip in 2024, while it continues to expect no Boeing deliveries “over the next handful of years.”

Do Airbus and Boeing’s aerostructures reintegrations represent a trend, anomalies or both?

Guillaume Faury is looking to bring more work in-house in order to deal with supplier issues.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says two factors are “marginally affecting” the timeline for when the OEM will launch its next narrowbody aircraft.

After a challenging start, France, Germany and Spain’s Future Combat Air System is progressing toward demonstrator flights.

After electric air taxis, commercial space and artificial intelligence, is quantum computing the next big thing for private equity?

Airbus is eyeing the technology to see if it fulfills its promise to outperform classical computing and enable more optimized aircraft designs and operations.

Airbus has added more partners and a new region to its hydrogen infrastructure studies.

Industry efforts to improve the recycling of materials from aircraft have gathered pace in recent years.

In June, Airbus delivered 53 A320neo family aircraft, a significant output of the in-demand narrowbodies.

International Airlines Group’s MRO demand over the next decade will surpass $24.1 billion.

Photonic navigation sensors; Airbus and quantum computing; in-space refueling; alternatives to GPS for PNT.

Airframe production rate changes, stretched supply chains and durability remain major challenges in spite of rising utilization rates.

To simplify its fuel cell engine design, Airbus elected not to use batteries that would have boosted peak power.

As demand remains healthy, airlines are managing capacity challenges amid supply chain woes, engine issues and significant aircraft delivery delays.

As Boeing plans to acquire the majority of Spirit AeroSystems, with some parts carved out by Airbus, change is coming to the supplier's aftermarket business.

The second half of 2024 could be an important period for Asia-Pacific aircraft orders.

As pressure to cut aviation’s environmental impact intensifies, non-CO2 emissions are in the spotlight.

Boeing announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Spirit AeroSystems early July 1 which values the supplier at $4.7 billion.