Airbus

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

By Karen Walker
Airbus’ success in China may be about more than politics.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
The point of the mission is to verify the oceans’ existence, investigate their properties and assess if there are environments where life may exist.
Space

By Graham Warwick
German aerospace center DLR has showcased its research into sustainable aircraft with the unveiling of several concepts at Aero Friedrichshafen.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Eurofighter GmbH, the joint venture that coordinates the multinational Eurofghter Typhoon program, has a new CEO.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The verdict comes nearly 14 years after the crash of Air France flight AF447 in 2009, which killed all 228 people on board an Airbus A330-200.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus has opened a research center in Suzhou, China, as part of its pursuit to develop alternate energy such as hydrogen.
Emerging Technologies

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Richard Aboulafia, Sash Tusa
Deliveries have plummeted and Airbus is doubling down with a new assembly line. Analysts Sash Tusa and Richard Aboulafia join Aviation Week editors to discuss.
Check 6

By Adrian Schofield
The airline is meeting its capacity rebound goals as it plans new aircraft orders.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Chachaty
The country’s latest military programming law was presented to the Council of Ministers on April 4.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus has just selected Liebherr-Aerospace as a supplier for its hydrogen fuel cell demonstration program on a modified A380.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Liebherr-Aerospace is developing an air supply system for the propulsion fuel cell Airbus intends to flight-test beginning in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airbus reported deliveries of 127 aircraft in the first quarter of 2023, down 9% on the number of aircraft handed over to customers in Q1 last year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The company’s unorthodox methods can be seen in its preparations for ATR 72 flight tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Startup Loft Orbital has doubled its order from Airbus OneWeb Satellites to 30 spacecraft, the company said April 6.
Commercial Space

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is doubling capacity at its Chinese plant by adding a second final assembly line as it aims to produce 75 A320neo family aircraft a month in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
In the concept of single-pilot operations, a pilot may spend long phases of flight, if not the entire flight, alone in the cockpit of a commercial aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The OEM says helicopters will need to deliver savings in carbon emissions to be socially acceptable and meet global aviation emission targets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Airbus announced it will not acquire a stake in Evidian, a cybersecurity business under French information technology company Atos.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
French aircraft developer Survey Copter has unveiled a vertical-takeoff-and-landing-capable UAS targeted for use by special forces.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ensuring Airbus recruits and trains the right people for the years ahead is no easy task in a competitive labor market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Chinese facility's first A321neo has been handed over to Juneyao Airlines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The energy density achieved is up to twice that provided by commercially available graphite-anode lithium-ion batteries.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
The European safety agency’s certification concerns have contributed to the latest 777X delay, but EASA, the FAA and Boeing seem to have found a path forward.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Growth in flying increases the challenge of decarbonizing the industry and meeting net-zero goals by 2050.
Aircraft & Propulsion