Airbus

Forecasts, snapshots and commercial aircraft programs to watch.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus’ plan for an ultra-efficient successor to the A320 has received a funding commitment from Paris for €300 million ($330 million) per year, from 2024-27.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Turkish Airlines has finalized an order for 220 Airbus aircraft, following an “agreement in principle” disclosed in November.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brian Everstine
A potential mandatory cut in addition to ongoing continuing resolutions have military officials blasting congressional inaction on Pentagon plans.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Hydrogen is conspicuous by its absence from ATR's latest product development strategy that looks out over the next decade and beyond.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Swaati Ketkar
Indamer will begin providing MRO services for Airbus Helicopters from its facilities in Nagpur, Mumbai and New Delhi.
MRO

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick, Joe Anselmo
Airbus, Boeing and Embraer hope the worst supplier and production problems are behind them, but engine issues continue to hold them back.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
The coming year is shaping up to be even better than 2023 for aerospace and defense companies with both cash flow and profitability looking robust.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus Flight Academy is making the final preparations before beginning to operate the Elixir two-seaters it has chosen to replace Cirrus SR22s..
Aircraft & Propulsion

Christian Albertson
One OEM dominates MRO spending over next decade.
Services & Support

By Graham Warwick
France’s EcoPulse distributed electric propulsion demonstrator—developed by Daher, Safran and Airbus—has conducted its first flight in hybrid-electric mode.
Emerging Technologies

By Alan Dron
One of the final stages before the introduction of the Airbus A220 to the Qantas fleet has been reached.
Crossover Narrowbody Jets

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Ben Goldstein, Lee Ann Shay
Honeywell Aerospace’s new chief talks to Aviation Week editors about his priorities.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Alan Dron
South African Airways says it will turn in its strongest financial performance in 12 years when it presents its annual results in the near future.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Ibom Air has started to take delivery of a batch of 10 Airbus A220-300s, as the airline prepares to significantly expand its operations.
Crossover Narrowbody Jets

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is building a road map of technologies for automated aerial refueling that will pave the way for a second-generation MRTT.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Colombia’s Avianca is comfortable with its aircraft composition over the next year and a half.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
In its latest global services forecast, Airbus projects the overall services market will have a value of $255 billion from this year through to 2042.
Services & Support

By Tony Osborne
The first flight of Sirtap—which Airbus says will have an endurance of 20 hr. and be certified to fly in segregated airspace—is planned for 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
The power-on milestone for the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL prototype is “imminent,” Airbus announced on Nov. 26.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Victoria Moores
The UK LCC's all CFM-powered fleet means it is “unaffected” by Pratt & Whitney engine issues that are set to impact operators over the coming months.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has taken a further step toward the development of autonomous refueling of aircraft by flying a formation of adapted target drones close to a tanker
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus has revealed plans for a protracted test effort with a morphing wing, aimed at reduced fuel consumption on the next generation of narrowbodies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The modified Arcus-J glider made its initial self-propelled takeoff from Minden, Nevada—home of the Perlan 2 stratospheric glider project team—on Nov 8.
Aircraft & Propulsion