Airbus

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

By Thierry Dubois
For those suppliers who know both the automotive and aerospace sectors, the difference in manufacturing performance is striking.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Delta Air Lines does not currently have plans for an aggressive shift in its fleet makeup between Boeing and Airbus, its top executive says.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is advancing the development of its Sirtap tactical uncrewed aircraft system, targeting a first flight in 2025 and service entry as soon as 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The findings are behind a May 11 airworthiness directive (AD) issued by EASA on the A380.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Prachi Patel
The German passenger-to-freighter conversion specialist has received an STC approval from the CAAC.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The European airframer has reached an agreement with Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Airbus has opened its Safety Promotion Center, informing visitors about accident rates and causes, as well as action the industry has taken to improve safety.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The diversity of use cases for uncrewed traffic management requires a new approach to prioritizing airspace access.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Germany’s army is to begin phasing out its Airbus Tiger attack helos beginning in 2031 after concluding that a planned upgrade program would be “highly risky."
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Supply chain problems and delayed deliveries from aircraft OEMs are pushing carriers to turn elsewhere to secure sufficient capacity for long-term demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sash Tusa
The civil aerospace industry is suffering from an institutional form of “long COVID.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
Boeing’s biggest supplier stumbles amid another production-related issue.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Daher is pushing for the adoption of thermoplastics in larger parts, citing multiple research and technology programs.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
eVTOL noise rules; Adaptive drone wings; Assuring autonomy; and A220 on 100% SAF.
Advanced Air Mobility

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

By Jens Flottau
The current delivery crisis shows how Airbus struggles to modernize.
Airlines & Lessors

By Garrett Reim
Europe’s space and telecommunication heavyweights have formed a consortium to bid for the European Union’s IRIS² satellite constellation.
Commercial Space

By Sean Broderick
Pilots’ unions have been vocal about the idea of cutting flight crews from two to one.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Chachaty
Five years after a reorganization of its maintenance, repair, and overhaul organization, France’s defense ministry is drawing lessons from the efforts.
Supply Chain

By Molly McMillin
Comlux has delivered the first completed ACJ TwoTwenty, registered as 9H-FIVE, to Dubai-based launch customer Five Hotels and Resorts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith says he hopes to announce a new narrowbody order at Dubai Airshow 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

Christian Albertson
Aviation Week Forecast sees solid growth trend for Australian MRO market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The company said May 3 that “the industrial planning for this variant is being slightly adjusted with the entry-into-service now slipping into 2026.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The Airbus Perlan 2 stratospheric glider is en route to South America.
Commercial Space