Airbus

By Guy Norris
Next-generation engine testing is ramping up as Airbus readies for scaled aircraft performance-level evaluations of its open-fan propulsion system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The UK is extending its funding support for commercial aerospace R&D, providing £2.3 billion to 2035 through the Aerospace Technology Institute program.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Manufacturability will be a crucial design driver on a next-generation narrowbody, on par with performance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Antoine Fafard
A total of 19 widebody aircraft were delivered in May—13 from Boeing and six from Airbus.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Chen Chuanren
Hainan Airlines has received its first Airbus A321neo, marking a gradual expansion of its Airbus narrowbodies amid shifting fleet strategies in China.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Industry players reveal that they do not really expect a new narrowbody airliner until closer to 2040 or beyond.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Ferneyhough
As the 2025 Paris Air Show draws to a close, the event's orderbook is not as full as had been anticipated in the preceding weeks.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Guy Norris
The blended wing body demonstrator from JetZero is intended to provide the basis for development of a new military tanker-transport and a midmarket airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
After a grizzly past, Airbus hopes to give the A400M some claws to extend its life cycle.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
Airbus is using a open fan engine propulsion system as the baseline in its studies for an A320 narrowbody replacement.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
Airbus will have completed “very advanced studies” on a stretched version of the A220 by the end of the year as it works out if it needs a more powerful engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau
Airbus and MTU have outlined a three-step roadmap for development of a commercial aviation hydrogen fuel-cell engine announced at the Paris Air Show.
Emerging Technologies

By Karen Walker, Alan Dron, Victoria Moores
On location ATW editors share their takes on the Paris Air Show from a commercial air transport perspective.
Window Seat Podcast

By Karen Walker
The Airbus Foundation, GE Aerospace Foundation, Qatar Airways, and United Airlines, among others, announced their support this week at the Paris Air Show.
On Location

By Jens Flottau
Airbus has seen improvements in the overall performance of its supply chain, but engines and cabin parts continue to be a major challenge for the time being.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Questions have lingered for years about industry’s commitment and timelines for providing a next-generation single-aisle (NGSA) aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Vietjet Air is continuing its rapid expansion by signing on to order 100 Airbus A321neos with options for a further 50 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Pratt & Whitney may finally bend the curve in geared turbofan-based AOG before year-end, but regaining lost ground remains uncertain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
ANA Holdings has firmed up a narrowbody order with Airbus in a move that will see subsidiary Peach Aviation become the first Japanese operator of the A321XLR.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
LOT Polish Airlines is switching its large regional fleet from Embraer E-Jets to the Airbus A220, ordering 40 of the type on the first day of Paris Air Show 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
During his opening address, Bayrou spoke of the Paris Air Lab exhibitors’ advances in engine technologies and aerospace research.
On Location

By Jens Flottau
Saudi startup Riyadh Air has placed a firm order for 25 Airbus A350-1000s at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is planning a “seamless” transition in both production and conversion of its A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport to the new A330-800-based MRTT+.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey, Karen Walker
Bain & Company has issued a new report ahead of the Paris Air Show, which says that global air travel surpassed pre-pandemic levels in 2024.
On Location

By Jens Flottau
Several big campaigns are ongoing that could, with a successful outcome for Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, seriously move the needle.
Aircraft & Propulsion