Airbus

By Michael Bruno
The Wichita aerostructures giant’s new leader has a familiar but formidable list of tasks to help set the company in the right direction.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
De Saint-Exupery is currently Airbus' senior vice president for contracts and a close aide to sales chief Christian Scherer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
A project involving fewer pilots on the flight deck is maturing—and meeting increased resistance as a result.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ron Epstein
A clean-sheet design could shake off dust gathering on the 737 and offer significant profit and fuel savings.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kevin Michaels
For too long, OEMs assumed that compliant aerostructures suppliers were a given. That era is over, and aerospace stakeholders must plan for a new reality.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
Sales and strategy expert Christian Scherer to run Airbus Commercial Aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
China is learning the science of airliners, but politics remains an issue, experts say.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
After a pre-pandemic boom, Chinese lessors have sharply curtailed their business expansion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is carving out its commercial aircraft business as a separate entity and has named sales chief Christian Scherer as the new unit’s CEO.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
China’s decades as aviation’s fastest growth country is over for now, and it will take years for aircraft deliveries to return to previous levels.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled a third technology demonstrator, this time based on its H145 twin-engine light rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
African airlines appear to be rapidly growing their regional jet and turboprop operations, with narrowbody flown hours also on the increase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Airbus and ZeroAvia have agreed to collaborate on certification approaches for hydrogen power systems and work together on key technologies.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Christine Boynton
At a recent summit in Washington, industry CEOs shared some of their current pain points, particularly those around supply chain constraints.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tom Pleasant
Airbus has formed a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) strategic partnership with Washington D.C.-based DG Fuels (DGF).
Sustainable Aviation Fuel

By Jens Flottau
Eurowings and Discover Airlines have firm strategies in place as City Airlines nears launch. But Lufthansa Group must invest in renewing its narrowbody fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
The agreement for 28 Airbus helicopters is one of the first major orders from an oil and gas operator energy prices dipped in 2015.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Interior specialists are developing new products to upgrade the passenger experience and reduce maintenance headaches.
Marketplace

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is working on improving the A220’s autothrottle design after several reports of crew errors.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Alex Derber
The leasing giant’s CEO cites engine OEM reluctance to lose out on valuable maintenance revenues as a factor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Modern cabin design factors in how to reduce environmental impact.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Alan Dron
The HIA consists of Airbus, Bristol Airport, LCC easyJet, GKN Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, and renewable energy company Ørsted.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The agreement is set to cover supply chain management, repairs and the creation of a worldwide pool of aircraft components.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Turkish Airlines has made the first relatively small step in renewing and growing its fleet by adding 10 Airbus A350-900s to its order backlog.
Aircraft & Propulsion