Airbus

Aviation Week Staff
Forecasts, snapshots and military aircraft to watch.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Despite international contentions, production delays and unmet sustainability targets, the industry is set for growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Demand for air travel remains strong, but airlines’ battles with suppliers over delivery delays and engine limitations are about to escalate further.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
The European satellite operator on Dec. 17 said Airbus is due to start delivering the satellites in late 2026.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Quantum computing challenge winners; Electric aircraft familiarization; Large cargo eVTOL; Zero-emission test arena.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
The thermoplastic fuselage demonstrator and advanced composite wing provide technology platforms for Airbus’ next-generation narrowbody.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Polish Ministry of Defense has signed a contract to upgrade its 16 Airbus C295M transport aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus and Daher are negotiating for the potential acquisition of some Daher activities in A320 family aerostructures subassembly near Nantes, Western France.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Daher’s strategic plan calls for the potential launch by 2027 of a hybrid-electric turboprop in the small business or utility aircraft category.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau, Daniel Williams
Listen in as editors discuss whether Airbus will meet its delivery target and the long climb ahead for Boeing.
Check 6

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
While demand for new aircraft remains strong, the industry must make big steps to increase production in 2025 and come closer to satisfying customers.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Joe Anselmo
Many think Comac is the next challenger to the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, but Embraer is the company to watch in the near term.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Marine Corps has selected Sikorsky to demonstrate its flight-autonomy system onboard an optionally piloted UH-60 Black Hawk.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Anti-corrosion coatings, sustainable supply chains and aeroacoustic modeling are applications shown by winners of Airbus and BMW’s quantum computing challenge.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
Evidence that new, more efficient shapes are being treated realistically comes most recently from NASA's updated subsonic transport metrics for future sustainable airliners.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The evenly shared effort gave results that may inform crucial technology orientations for all three companies.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
The UK Defense Ministry has insisted there are no plans to change the New Medium Helicopter program to find a replacement for Royal Air Force Airbus Pumas.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Air India has confirmed that it has ordered another 100 Airbus aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Stop-fold tiltrotor tests; EcoPulse lessons learned; Black Hawk advanced controls; China’s AAM avionics supplier.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Network Staff
Airbus delivered 84 commercial aircraft in November, bringing its 2024 total through Nov. 30 to 643 deliveries to 82 customers.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Alan Dron
A rationalization of fleets will bring more Airbus A220s and Embraer E1s on to the second-hand market, believes the president of sales and leasing company Jetcraft Commercial.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is still more than 120 aircraft away from meeting its target of delivering around 770 aircraft in 2024 even after output surged in November.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Nigeria’s Air Force will receive 12 ex-French Air Force Alpha Jet trainers as part of its growth in capacity to deal with Islamic extremism.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Jens Flottau
As 2024 nears its end, the usual rally to meet production targets is in full swing. But orders for customized cabins makes airframers’ work more complex.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Christian Albertson
Aviation Week projects that narrowbody aircraft will account for the majority of aircraft paint demand over the next decade.
Supply Chain