Airbus

Saudi startup Riyadh Air has placed a firm order for 25 Airbus A350-1000s at the Paris Air Show.

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+.

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.

Several big campaigns are ongoing that could, with a successful outcome for Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, seriously move the needle.

While the Airbus A380 has not reached the heights once hoped of for the program, it has nevertheless recovered better than many expected post-COVID.

Airbus is planning to start flight tests next year to bring into service the next two evolutions of its A350 widebody program.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury signals talks among his company, Thales and Leonardo to combine satellite operations may drag into 2026.

Airbus is looking to add two metric tons to the A330-900’s maximum takeoff weight, which promises to yield a 150-nm range improvement for the widebody.

Europe rushes to make more defense equipment from electronics to missiles.

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

Engine and toilet woes give way to tariff concerns as the biggest questions for Airbus’ outlook.

Airbus is aggregating its in-house demand and that of suppliers for steel to purchase the material in bulk and secure more favorable access.

Airbus is equipping a second A320 family final assembly line in Toulouse with the goal of bringing the additional capacity online by mid-2026.

Traditionally, large aircraft manufacturers like to make a splash at Paris Air Show by unveiling big orders, but this year politics has stolen some of those announcements away.

Airbus this year plans to start an effort that could lead to certification of the A220-300 to carry 160 passengers, up from the currently approved 149 figure.

Airbus lowered its aircraft delivery growth rate forecast over the next two decades as it adjusts its market expectations to new trade and political realities.

From commercial aircraft to defense to space, CEO Guillaume Faury looks to shape Airbus’ path forward.

Turkish Airlines is evaluating where it will source the aircraft required to meet its goal of operating a fleet of 800 by 2033.

GKN clarified its plans for hydrogen-aviation programs after Airbus’ decision to push back the expected development timescale for a hydrogen-powered airliner.

At both the premium and low-cost ends of the spectrum, airlines and cabin designers are trying to customize their products.

Airbus delivered 51 airplanes in May, while order-book activity was unsurprisingly quiet ahead of this month’s Paris Air Show.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury has reaffirmed Airbus’ commitment to launching a new narrowbody around the turn of the decade in an interview with Aviation Week.

The aerospace supply chain has begun to show signs of improvement, but tariffs and restructuring are adding new risk.

Voyager Technologies is looking for its initial public offering to underpin construction and deployment of its Starlab low-Earth-orbit space station.

Liebherr Aerospace Toulouse is preparing several scenarios for future cabin air systems and airframe anti-icing systems, depending on various energy sources.