IndiGo and Airbus managed to stun the industry on the first day of the Paris Air Show with the firm order for A320neo family aircraft which was unusually big.
The actuators form a crucial element of the initiative under which Airbus aims to validate inflight folding wingtips and other active control technologies.
Air India is looking to build a third connecting hub in South India once the airline has taken delivery of a sufficient number of new long-haul aircraft.
David Calhoun is not fazed by critics who think Boeing is not moving quickly enough to reverse a big loss of market share to Airbus in the single-aisle segment.
Airbus' global market forecast predicts some of the fastest-growing segments will be in Asia, saying domestic flying in India will grow by 7.4% annually,
Prolonged storage in certain conditions can exacerbate cracking in material used in A380 wing structures, Airbus says. And the company is working to rectify it.
Airbus has begun work on a next-generation aircraft to enter service in 2035, opting for a novel architecture that may enable use of open-rotor engines.
The new short- and medium-haul aircraft will have similar flight envelope characteristics to today’s A320neo family, but much better fuel burn and greater range
By Jens Flottau, Lori Ranson, Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield
The airline industry lost close to $180 billion in the pandemic. Now that profits are returning on strong demand, carriers aim to secure long-term capacity.
