Airbus

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry has opened negotiations to find a new fleet of medium helicopters for the country’s armed services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Eve Air Mobility has selected Spain’s Aciturri to supply wing skins, spars and leading and trailing edges for its eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility Departments

By Antoine Fafard
Boeing was the top revenue generator among the major aerospace companies in 2023 but was also the only Top 10 company to report a net loss.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
Offshore helicopter industry leaders tell Aviation Week about the challenges they face as growth returns after a prolonged downturn.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Chen Chuanren, Christine Boynton, Joe Anselmo
Comac presented the C919 at an international air show for the first time. It is likely the first step in a long journey to commercial success abroad.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Despite losing the energy market, Airbus has sold about 100 H225s in five years and aims to repeat that before the turn of the decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The new supplies will be used for Airbus’s internal fuel needs such as aircraft test flights, delivery flights, and sorties of its Beluga transports.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
As the Airbus CEO is adamant that hydrogen propulsion is feasible, the Climate Impulse project might do some groundwork for the technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The A350F has built a 48% market share for Airbus in the large freighter market competing against the Boeing 777-8F.
Singapore Airshow

By Tony Osborne
The members of the North Atlantic Council have jointly agreed to a report by national armament directors from NATO countries.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Jens Flottau
As the C919 makes its international debut at Singapore Airshow, Airbus Commercial CEO Christian Scherer says Comac could be a competitor in future.
Singapore Airshow

By Tony Osborne
Fast rotorcraft efforts might be accelerating across the industry, but keep watch on the light turbine helicopter market during 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Christine Boynton provides an overview of the A350-1000 aircraft that will fly at the Singapore Airshow 2024 using a 35.67% blend of Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
Singapore Airshow

By Daniel Williams
The Singapore Airshow is expected to have some order announcements for operators within the region but not the megadeals seen during last year’s Paris Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Europe’s Clean Sky 2 research program ends in March, having matured an array of potential technologies for Airbus’ next airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is progressing with studies and tests on two different hydrogen propulsion systems—a modified turbofan and an electric motor associated to a fuel cell.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Climate Impulse may be seen as a parallel research and technology effort centered on liquid hydrogen storage.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
“We are not considering further increases seriously at this point,” Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
In what is becoming a year of going back to basics, aerospace manufacturing workers have the microphone.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has begun exploring whether an electrical backup system to assist a pilot in autorotation could be certified and made cost-effective.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus engineers say they are just weeks away from making the first flight of the company’s Rapid and Cost-Effective Rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Two-thirds of Europe’s Clean Aviation research projects are focused on more sustainable advanced propulsion technologies for service entry in the mid-2030s.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Amid discouraging outlook for turboprops, ATR is back in the black and working on new versions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
While acknowledging they have to improve competitiveness, Daher’s officials insist OEMs must accept price increases.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Two of Germany’s large aerospace suppliers seek better access to the U.S. market and Boeing, with very different approaches.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain