Airbus

By Tony Osborne
An Airbus-Dassault Aviation dispute is threatening the timeline for the development of the four-nation Eurodrone, a German defense ministry report has revealed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Future wings will be designed with better aircraft fuel efficiency in mind, meaning engineers will explore every way to cut their drag.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Airlines including Cebu Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways and Cathay Pacific are planning to place major orders.
Singapore Airshow

By Graham Warwick
Lilium has signed an agreement with parts and repairs provider AJW Group to provide global spares distribution for the Lilium Jet eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Kurt Hofmann
South Africa's government gave up a stake in the flag carrier in 2021 after it added debt and went into bankruptcy, but the airline has been in rebuild mode.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Embraer’s E-Jets have racked up sizeable customer bases, but it is still unusual for the type to be used in the ACMI role.
Small Narrowbody Jets

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

By Thierry Dubois
The project is the company’s answer to an identified need for storage and end-of-life services in China.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Fast rotorcraft race to flight; Wing’s bigger package-carrier; Airbus tests fuel-cell system; and ZeroAvia develops hydrogen refueler.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Richard Aboulafia
We may be witnessing the slow demise of what was once the world’s greatest aerospace company, with few identifiable roadblocks to an act of self-immolation.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly has rung the alarm bell on behalf of the Boeing 737 MAX customer base, which 2023 order numbers show is falling further behind Airbus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Eight years after it became the first airline in the world to put the Airbus A220 into service, Swiss is making full use of the type’s versatility.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Thierry Dubois
While adding production workers is the most immediate need, design engineers are in demand for the industry’s decarbonization push.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
A 1.2 MW fuel cell has successfully powered electric motors as part of Airbus’ ZEROe hydrogen propulsion research and technology program.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
A number of GIFAS members, not only small suppliers, face a combination of financial problems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Never before has any commercial aircraft manufacturer received more orders than Airbus in 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Cebu Pacific says in a stock market filing that it is in talks with both Airbus and Boeing and expects to place an order within the first half of this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Could the opening to Saudi Eurofighter sales also pave the way for an A400M deal?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Chen Chuanren
Preliminary findings from the probe of a Japan Airlines/Japan Coast Guard runway collision trigger changes in communications protocol.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Forthcoming airliner production forecasts for the year—yet to be offered by Airbus, Boeing and other airframers—already have taken a severe hit.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is establishing a ZEROe development center in Stade, Germany, focusing on composite materials for hydrogen systems such as liquid hydrogen tanks.
Sustainability

By Alan Dron
Lufthansa Group's Italian regional subsidiary, Air Dolomiti, is in the throes of expanding its fleet of rival Embraer E190s.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Michael Bruno
The raw materials and labor pain points of recent years have eased, but supply chain issues have metastasized.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Airbus Commercial Aircraft CEO Christian Scherer lays out his agenda in his first interview since beginning in the new role.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Mark Galardo describes the improvements to the carrier’s domestic and cross-border services brought about by the introduction of the Airbus A220.
Small Narrowbody Jets