Air France-KLM says it plans to buy 50 Airbus A350 jets Air France-KLM said it plans to order 50 Airbus A350 long-haul jets, together with purchase rights for an additional 40, in its largest-ever wide-body purchase … Business • 26 Sep
Avolon finalises Airbus order for 20 A330neo aircraft Aircraft leasing company Avolon today said it had signed a binding agreement to purchase 20 Airbus A330neo widebody aircraft, firming up a memorandum of understanding … Business • 05 Sep
Airbus weighs separate boss for planemaking arm Airbus is contemplating a management shake-up that could restore a de facto separate leader for its planemaking business and free CEO Guillaume Faury to tackle … Business • 24 Jul
Avolon sees supply chain issues persisting into 2025 Aircraft manufacturers are stabilising production runs but problems will likely persist in the supply chain as they ramp up deliveries in the next two years, … Business • 20 Jul
Airbus first-half deliveries up 6% to 316 jets Airbus deliveries increased by 6% in the first half of the year to reach 316 aircraft, industry sources said today. Business • 06 Jul
Avolon signs MoU for 20 Airbus A330neo jets Aircraft leasing company Avolon has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to order 20 Airbus A330neo aircraft, the companies said at the Paris Airshow today Business • 21 Jun
Airbus wins historic 500-plane IndiGo order Europe's Airbus announced a record order from Indian budget carrier IndiGo for 500 jets on the opening day of the Paris Airshow. Business • 19 Jun
Airbus raises 20-year delivery forecast Europe's Airbus has raised its 20-year forecast for new airplane deliveries, but tempered its predictions for growth in the global airline fleet as carriers focus … Business • 14 Jun
AerCap delivers four new Airbus planes to Air India AerCap, the world's biggest aircraft leasing company which is headquartered in Dublin, has leased four new Airbus A321neo aircraft to Air India, the flag carrier … Business • 18 May
Airbus posts lower profit, delays new freighter Airbus has posted a smaller than expected 39% drop in first quarter core earnings on lower airplane deliveries and a partial recovery in the dollar, … Business • 03 May
Boeing delivers 130 planes in Q1, beating Airbus Boeing announced 130 airplane deliveries over the first quarter of 2023, inching past rival Airbus, which delivered 127 jets. Business • 11 Apr
Airbus targets 720 plane deliveries in 2023 Airbus slowed the production ramp-up of its best-selling A320neo-family jet and targeted 2023 jet deliveries in line with its original estimate for last year as … Business • 16 Feb
Airbus maintains jetmaker top spot despite missing goal Airbus deliveries rose 8% in 2022, allowing the European planemaker to maintain its crown as the world's largest planemaker for a fourth year, despite being … Business • 11 Jan
United Airlines makes big Boeing order United Airlines said today it is ordering 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 100 737 MAX airplanes, a major order as the air carrier pushes for … Business • 13 Dec 22
Airbus drops its 2022 delivery forecast Airbus has abandoned a numerical forecast for jet deliveries and a date for its key production goal but maintained financial targets as it limped towards … Business • 07 Dec 22
Airbus 2022 target under review Airbus delivered an estimated 66 jets in November, leaving itself a near-record challenge of 137 in December to meet its 2022 goal, though it has … Business • 02 Dec 22
Airbus developing fuel-cell engine for hydrogen plane Airbus has started developing a fuel-cell engine, it said today, sticking with plans to introduce a hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft by 2035. Business • 30 Nov 22
Airbus faces growing end-year jet delivery crunch Airbus is facing an increasingly tight end-year scramble to reach 2022 delivery goals, industry sources and preliminary data suggested today, but analysts said investors would … Business • 28 Nov 22
Russia aiming to fly solo without Airbus and Boeing Russia's aviation industry will aim to go it alone without the West, using locally built parts to produce 1,000 airliners by 2030 and end a … Business • 28 Sep 22
Airbus hints at plans for bigger A220 jetliner Europe's Airbus gave the strongest hint yet that it plans to launch a bigger version of its 110 to 130-seat A220 passenger jet while pledging … Business • 23 Sep 22
Qantas expanding Australia freight fleet to meet demand Australia's Qantas Airways has said it will add six Airbus A321 converted freighters to its domestic fleet to replace five ageing Boeing 737s and expand … Aviation • 15 Aug 22
Airbus delivered 46 jets in July, books big China order Airbus has confirmed slower deliveries in July as a supply crunch left semi-finished jets outside its factories without engines, but bolstered its future business with … Business • 09 Aug 22
Airbus axes remaining A350 jet deal with Qatar Airbus has revoked its entire outstanding order from Qatar Airways for A350 jets, severing all new jetliner business with the Gulf carrier in a dramatic … Business • 03 Aug 22
Boeing set to ignite sweltering Farnborough Airshow Boeing will seek to shore up its troubled 737 MAX 10 and 777X jetliners with orders officially worth over $15 billion from Delta Air Lines … Business • 18 Jul 22
