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While the risks to the global economy and aviation are obvious, growth is good, and many new aircraft orders are imminent.

Sustainable aviation fuel cuts contrails; MTU progresses fuel cells; medical evacuation drone; and vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo drone in the UAE.

Airbus delivered 53 aircraft to 34 customers in May 2024, including 41 A320neo family aircraft.

Meanwhile, the Spirit board has tapped one of its own, Irene Esteves, to take over while the company tries to sell itself to Airbus and/or Boeing.

Airbus has lifted the veil on its concept for an autonomous collaborative combat aircraft that would accompany current combat aircraft into battle.

The advent of increasing numbers of Airbus A220s in North America is changing traffic patterns on the continent, says John Evans, the CEO of lessor Azorra.

Widebody orders were at the top of the agenda at the IATA Annual General Meeting.

IndiGo's order volume means delivery delays from Airbus are less damaging to the LCC, CEO Pieter Elbers says.

Air Canada plans a 50-50 split between international and North American routes when it scales up to 30 Airbus A321XLRs.

Nexus eVTOL takes shape; Archer heads to Korea; Hy2Move boosts hydrogen; and certifying seagliders.

How soaring demand for passenger capacity is impacting aircraft retirements and the teardown market.

The three-year demonstrator program led by Airbus UpNext is using a truck equipped with an aircraft cockpit to test the systems.

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

Textron eAviation has mated the fuselage halves of its Nexus electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology demonstrator.

Canada’s MDA has taken an ownership stake in Houston-based Voyager Space’s Starlab commercial space station.

Airbus is designing aircraft lavatory concepts aimed at meeting new rules proposed by the U.S. Transport Department.

According to Accenture’s latest Commercial Aerospace Insight Report, there is widespread and growing confidence in the supplier base.

The European Commission has approved up to $1.5 billion in state aid to support development and deployment of a hydrogen value chain for the transport sector.

Airbus has secured contracts to retrofit the cabins for Thai Airways Airbus A320s and China Airlines A350-900s.

Mirus Aircraft Seating has received approval from Airbus for its Kestrel economy-class seat to be included in the OEM’s BFE product catalogue.

The UK will see more than $33.8 billion in commercial MRO demand through 2033.

The companies have signed a cooperation agreement related to the planned certification of the ERA 19-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner.

Airbus has unveiled tweaks to the cabins of its A330neo, together with details of the cabin configuration of American Airlines’ forthcoming A321XLR.

Montreal-based Avianor has signed what it describes as a “substantial long-term contract” to provide maintenance for Air Canada’s fleet of Airbus A220-300s.

Airbus Cryoprop superconducting propulsion; North American hydrogen hub airports; Aurora’s high-speed VTOL; CAE’s electric Archer trainer.