Airbus

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Readers write about legislative duties, Airbus’ A220 program, VIP transport and funding for NASA. Plus: Behind the Scenes with Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
The CEO talks about his plans for a turnaround, Boeing’s future in space, when it might launch a new airliner and the huge F-47 fighter win.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is exchanging the leadership of its research and technology functions in a far-reaching move that also puts those activities into its airliner division.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams, Jens Flottau
Even with slower growth, demand for replacement aircraft will enable Europe to contribute its share to sustaining manufacturers’ production plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard, Lee Ann Shay
ATS CEO Rob Cords discusses the MRO’s business strategy and where he sees growth and M&A opportunities.
Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Even before champagne is uncorked at Le Bourget, aerospace, defense and space are suffering a White House-induced hangover.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
From helicopters to space, Europe is investing to advance next-generation systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
As Boeing gains ground among Middle East carriers—possibly including a big order from Turkish Airlines—Airbus needs to catch up to protect its market share.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
European ULCC Wizz Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR from the Airbus facilities in Hamburg Finkenwerder.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
A total of 20 widebody aircraft were delivered in April, six from Airbus and 14 from Boeing, which was the highest monthly total so far in 2025.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Graham Warwick
Manufacturers are retreating from their sustainable aviation projects.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
Narrowbody deliveries for Airbus and Boeing came to a total of 79 units in April 2025, representing a 12.8% year-over-year increase.
AWIN Knowledge Center

Erik Zahn
The only way for the aerospace industry to fix its production troubles is to expand its workforce.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick, Robert Wall, Joe Anselmo
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Airbus is teaming up with L3Harris to integrate digital communications infrastructure into the MQ-72C uncrewed military helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Starlab Space LLC and Balance Ophthalmics have partnered to pursue a solution to Spaceflight Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (SANS).
Operations & Safety

By Aaron Karp
Uncertainty looms over the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The first steps in a Spanish plan to modernize the country’s rotary-wing fleets have been agreed by Airbus Helicopters and the country’s defense ministry.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry has taken delivery of the first of six new Airbus H145 twin-engine light helicopters to be used in Cyprus and Brunei.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
An order for 40 A321neos previously listed by Airbus as an undisclosed customer is from United Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
The timeline for Clean Aviation relies on 2035 for service entry to enable the replacement of 75% of the fleet with more sustainable aircraft by 2050.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
IAG ordered 32 Boeing 787-10s for British Airways and 21 Airbus A330-900neos for Aer Lingus, Iberia and LEVEL.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lee Ann Shay
When will CAE announce a successor for Marc Parent, who is scheduled to leave the company in August?
Maintenance & Training

By Christian Albertson
Aviation Week Network data shows that a declining commercial regional jet fleet is weakening MRO demand.
Aircraft & Propulsion