With coming end of economic sanctions against Iran, airframers expected more orders from country’s airlines. Many financial system issues slow the progress.

Technology news from ILA Berlin: Airbus advances hybrid helicopter; Bauhaus designs city-center STOL port; THOR, a 3-D-printed, Airbus rotating VTOL hybrid airship; Airbus wants your ideas.

At this year’s IATA annual general meeting in Dublin, the Middle East carriers once again dominated the news. While the CEOs of Delta and Emirates refused to engage in a public spat over open dkies, Qatar Airways was considerably less restrained. Aircraft tracking was also high on the agenda, but no consensus was reached on how to resolve the issue. Listen in as our editors discuss all this and the latest on Qatar Airways refusing its first A320neo.

Egypt’s handling of the MS804 investigation falls short of accepted international standards.

A spate of incidents of unsafe operation over the past two months has discouraged the CAAC from quickly ending its suspension.

An unusual paradox is playing out across the Western A&D sector: consolidation and new competition are increasing together.

Airbus firming up design of a refined, optimized son of X3 that could pave way for a compound helicopter product.

Benefiting from lower fuel prices and mergers, the airline industry worldwide is in the best financial condition in a long time, IATA says.