Airbus

By Chen Chuanren
The Chinese facility's first A321neo has been handed over to Juneyao Airlines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The energy density achieved is up to twice that provided by commercially available graphite-anode lithium-ion batteries.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
The European safety agency’s certification concerns have contributed to the latest 777X delay, but EASA, the FAA and Boeing seem to have found a path forward.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Growth in flying increases the challenge of decarbonizing the industry and meeting net-zero goals by 2050.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Henry Canaday
The OEM is adding more tools and features for advanced data actions.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
The 500th aircraft–a Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) version of the aircraft for the French Army–was formally handed over during an event.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airbus is in the process of creating a dedicated, decoupled structural assembly line for the more complex A321XLR production process.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
OneWeb intends to look beyond OneWeb Satellites, which it jointly owns with Airbus, for a manufacturing partner for its next-generation constellation.
Commercial Space

Alex Krutz
Industry is on the cusp of the Great Ramp-Up, a super-cycle stretching across aerospace and defense. How can suppliers boost throughput and profits?
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Air cargo has been booming. Even though the market is now slowing, airlines see a need for more aircraft than currently planned for the long term.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has teamed with the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation to study how the OEM’s CityAirbus eVTOL aircraft could handle future medical missions.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Conformal LH2 tank; Trajectory-based efficiencies; CycloRotor eVTOL testing; and SAF from oil trees.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Christian Albertson
Aviation Week forecasts the CFM International Leap engine fleet to grow to more than 28,500 active engines in 2032 from just over 6,800 in 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Europe’s Clean Aviation launches drive to improve next-generation aircraft efficiency 30-50%.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The first Airbus aircraft assembled outside of Toulouse was grounded in November.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
The three-year HERON project (Highly Efficient Green Operations) involves 25 partners in 10 countries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Airbus-backed advanced battery developer Amprius Technologies plans to build its first gigafactory in Brighton, Colorado.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Before the coronavirus pandemic, IAG was Europe’s most profitable legacy airline group. Now it is struggling to keep up.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
A manufacturing issue in the Zefiro 40 second stage’s nozzle led to the failure of the first commercial mission for a Vega-C launcher.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
The company said there was no timetable, and it may not comment again unless or until its board of directors approves a deal.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
European military views on the need for high-speed rotorcraft are in stark contrast to those held in the U.S.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
With Australia’s abundance of land and access to solar energy, Airbus believes the continent could become a “world leader” in the production of green hydrogen.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Moore, an expert on advanced air mobility, joins Aviation Week editors for no-holds-barred discussion of the challenges facing AAM startups in 2023.
Advanced Air Mobility

John Byrne
Western companies, including many well-known names in the aerospace industry, continue to pour money into Russia’s coffers through the purchase of titanium.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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