Airbus

Aviation Week Network Staff
Airbus orders surged in March, as 211 aircraft were ordered, 193 of these being A320neo family models; 71 aircraft were delivered.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Thierry Dubois
Over the average 22-year lifetime of an aircraft, a cabin interior is refreshed several times, making the impact of a more sustainable design even greater.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Christine Boynton
Collins Aerospace has become the fifth member of the Digital Alliance for Aviation.
MRO Americas

By Adrian Schofield
To spur development of sustainable aviation fuel projects, Qantas and Airbus have committed to investing in an Australian venture capital fund.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
Caroline Vandedrinck was brought in to lead the MRO business that includes engine materials and services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
A swift production pace will be essential for aircraft entering service in the 2030s, say Aernnova, Daher, GKN Aerospace, Latecoere and Saab.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Aviation Week Network Staff
Readers write about decarbonization efforts in aviation, multipurpose military aircraft, small electric aircraft, and Cold War-era missile defense.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Michael Bruno
The aerospace industry is responding to President Trump’s tariffs; not immediately clear are the cumulative effects on cross-border aerospace and defense supply
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Survey Copter has unveiled a vertical takeoff and landing version of its Aliaca tactical platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christian Albertson
Learn how Airbus and MRO aircraft delivery projections differ for the Americas and what MRO projections are for their aircraft in the region.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Announcing an agreement for 70 Airbus A320neo and 50 Boeing 737-8 aircraft, lessor BOC Aviation’s backlog has reached more than 350 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China Airlines has formalized a commitment with Airbus, signing a purchase agreement for 10 A350-1000s, plus options for five more of the type.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Delta Air Lines and Delta TechOps are looking into how artificial intelligence could advance their other technology initiatives, including drones and predictive analytics
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
A low-cost air defense system has been unveiled by Airbus to deal with swarms of uncrewed aircraft systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
A series of flypasts around the UK with “workhorse” Airbus Puma helicopters has been completed by the UK Royal Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau, Graham Warwick
Aviation Week editors discuss why an Airbus next-generation single-aisle program launch is not imminent despite technological progress.
Check 6

By Matthew Fulco
Dealmaking surged in 2024 and has continued at a brisk pace through the first quarter of this year.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
Airbus has given some early insights into the basics of its future narrowbody. An open-rotor engine clearly remains its favorite option.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
While some nagging issues persist, Airbus' Christian Scherer reports “encouraging signs of overall performance improvement” in its supply chains.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
As part of CFM's RISE engine demonstration program, wind tunnel tests of a smaller-scale open fan have been found to substantiate computational analysis.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is leading a new European research project to study how the composition of a sustainable aviation fuel influences the formation of contrails.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
During a two-day “Airbus Summit” held in Toulouse, the manufacturer unveiled initial concepts of what a future single-aisle aircraft could look like.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
As sustainability takes center stage in 2025, Airbus is testing a new book-and-claim system, while IATA will manage its own SAF registry through a new entity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
Airbus is focusing on a “realpolitik” approach to accelerating innovation into products in the nearer term.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
The executive who invented aircraft leasing and built up industry giants International Lease Finance Corp. and Air Lease Corp. plans to step down in 2026.
Airlines & Lessors