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Airbus deliveries were off to a slow start in January after the manufacturer had pushed out as many aircraft as possible to customers in December 2024.

Trade conflicts would prolong industry’s supply chain disruptions and inflation, ultimately resulting in higher prices for airlines and the flying public.

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

With Aviation Week’s MRO Middle East coming up in Dubai, this week’s Flight Friday looks at recent flights for Middle Eastern operators by aircraft class.

Running an airline based in one of the most sought-after tourist destinations doesn’t mean it’s easy for EgyptAir to adhere to its strategic plan.

Airbus is adapting an A320 airliner to help ready a family of Eurofighter AESA radars.

The slow progression of battery technology has prompted Airbus to halt its eVTOL project.

As Daher has undergone salary and price inflation since the pandemic, the company is renegotiating the prices of the aerostructures it supplies to airframers.

Even if the Middle East is no longer the only game in town for defense exports, it still has ample appetite for advanced equipment, from drones to transports.

If SAF is to account for the majority of aviation’s decarbonization, the two industries need to improve mutual understanding.

Airbus’ high-altitude pseudo-satellite spinoff company Aalto has completed its first flight from its new base in Kenya.

One of the world’s largest buyers of aircraft and engines makes clear his frustrations.

Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even said Jan. 27 that development of the CityAirbus NextGen urban air taxi will be paused at the end of the year.

The Propulsion System for Next Generation Rotorcraft research project is one of 33 initiatives supported by the 2025 EDF work program.

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and green hydrogen production is behind the curve for aviation to reach its 2050 decarbonization goals, Airbus' CTO said.

K2 Aviation, formerly branded as Kahala Aviation, is relaunching with a portfolio of seven aircraft it has acquired from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE).

IndiGo is reducing the number of Airbus narrowbodies grounded due to lack of engine availability, but net profit in the December quarter was down.

With fighter recapitalization decisions made, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and others turn their attention to helicopter capacity.

Airbus has decided to discontinue its Airbus Beluga Transport outsize cargo business and is storing the four affected A300-based BelugaST aircraft.

Aircraft fuel tank innovations emphasize safety, simplicity and sustainability.

Turkish Airlines operates to 351 destinations in 130 countries. Bilal Ekşi has been CEO and deputy chairman since 2016, seeing it through a time of growth.

The sector seems more real than ever as eVTOL-makers ramp up production of full-scale aircraft.

How did Airbus and Boeing finish last year in orders and deliveries? Can Boeing bounce back in 2025? And what are airlines saying they want from a new airliner? Our team dives in.

A group of Airbus A350 operators plans to demonstrate the operational practicality of pairing flights to take advantage of wake energy.

India has become an observer on the Eurodrone program, the European Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation, which oversees the effort, said Jan. 21.