Airbus

By Thierry Dubois
Management teams at Aubert & Duval, which include former Airbus and Safran employees, have worked to improve customer relationships and industrial processes.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France and Airbus are once again in court in Paris over the 2009 accident of Air France Flight AF447 in which 228 people died as an appeal trial begins.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The depth of the chill sent through hydrogen aircraft research by Airbus’ move to delay its zero-emissions aircraft program by 5-10 years has become evident.
Emerging Technologies

By Daniel Williams
Flight Friday examines how the current Embraer E195-E2 fleet performs compared to its legacy E195 predecessor and the Airbus A220.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Royal Thai Air Force is to be the first customer for Airbus’ new Multi-Role Tanker Transport+ based on the A330-800 airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is reminding pilots of the procedures and best practices in case of a fuel leak.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Six major aviation programs to be led by Airbus Defense and Space and Airbus Helicopters were given a Royal Decree by Spain on Sept. 23.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Aubert & Duval, a specialist in melting, forging, rolling and die forging, is a critical supplier for the European aerospace industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Europe’s largest airline group is a prime example of how an aging, complex fleet can drag a company down. Its recovery will take years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
European emergency service rotorcraft operator Avincis is moving into the offshore wind turbine support market with the acquisition of operator KN Helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The Middle East is likely to remain a difficult area for sales of both Embraer and Airbus small narrowbody jets, believes Jetcraft Commercial president, Raphael Haddad.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Jonas Murby
Europe has momentum as an exporter to India, but the advancement of India’s own industry will be the ultimate determinant.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Matteo Peraldo
Beyond fixing the supply chain and production execution, the industry must reconsider how profits are shared across the value chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Airbus and the French space agency CNES have agreed to extend the life of the two-satellite Pléiades constellation for another two years.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
After installing the wing on a modified Cessna Citation business jet, Airbus engineers plan to fly as many hours as possible in 2026.
Emerging Technologies

Jerrold T. Lundquist
Airframers are struggling to develop an aircraft that is unopposed in its benefits.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Boeing managed to sell its 737 MAX to three major Airbus operators, helped by pricing, availability and some strategic considerations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Thierry Dubois
Under the Extra Performance Wing (X-Wing) project, Airbus is studying what could become a major aerodynamic improvement on a next-generation narrowbody.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
RTX ’s Pratt & Whitney business unit will deliver enough PW1000G engines for Airbus to meet its full-year delivery goal, RTX President Chris Calio said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Pratt & Whitney and CFM are slowly improving their delivery paces, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (JU) has selected 12 projects for a combined research and technology budget of $1.1 billion.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
Steven Udvar-Házy, famous for creating aircraft leasing, has made important moves at the right time twice. In selling ALC, he may have the timing right again.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
Air Cote d’Ivoire has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airbus delivered a total of 61 commercial aircraft in August, slightly down from July when the company handed over 68 jets.
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