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The aircraft is known for long-haul flights and will provide a boost to the airline’s global expansion plans
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Simulations show two satellites per Hubble exposure. China’s Xuntian telescope may see 92 satellites. Its wide view makes it more vulnerable now.
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Boeing has managed to extract itself from a yearslong crisis that began in late 2018 with the first of two aircraft crashes in rapid succession, was compounded by the Covid-19 crisis and then grew more acute still in early 2024, when sloppy workmanship led to another near-catastrophe on an airborne plane.
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Airbus said the source of the issue has been identified and contained, and that newly produced panels conform to all requirements.
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Airbus rapidly implemented a critical software update on A320 planes after a JetBlue incident, averting widespread flight cancellations. Most airlines reported minimal disruption, though some Latin American and Asian carriers face delays.
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Airbus orders urgent software fixes on nearly half its A320 fleet after solar radiation-linked flight control risks, grounding hundreds of jets worldwide and disrupting airlines including IndiGo and Air India.
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IndiGo, Air India and Air India Express prepare for inspections on A320 family aircraft after Airbus safety alert.
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India is one of Airbus' largest A320 markets, with domestic carriers, including IndiGo, Air India, and Air India Express, operating around 560 A320-family jets.
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Spanish airline Air Europa also signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for as many as 40 A350-900 widebody aircraft, while Etihad added A330 and more A350 jets to its fleet.
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Boeing's decades-old record fell with the handover of an A320neo to Saudi carrier Flynas, bringing total deliveries to 12,260 since the A320 series entered service in 1988
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The delivery of the first ‘Made in India’ H125 is expected in early 2027
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Airbus Helicopters has awarded MASPL, as an additional source, the contract to manufacture the main fuselage of the H125 helicopters and the industrialisation will begin immediately at the MASPL facility in Bengaluru, with the first fuselage delivery targeted for 2027
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The industrial action will start on Sept. 2 and continue over a three-week period at Airbus wing factories in Broughton and Filton, according to Unite, a union that represents more than 3,000 Airbus engineers and aircraft fitters
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Two decades after its maiden flight, regulatory bulletins ordering repairs, inspections or replacement parts for the massive four-engined plane are piling up
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The deal for 150 A321neos could be worth around $9.4 billion, according to estimated prices provided by Cirium Ascend.
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Airbus first landed an order for as many as 77 freighter and passenger aircraft from Saudi Arabian lessor AviLease, followed by a deal for as many as 50 of its A350-1000 widebody jets from Riyadh Air.
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As per Airbus, at the end of May 2025, the A350 Family has secured over 1,390 firm orders from more than 60 customers worldwide, with 657 aircraft in service on long, medium and short haul routes around the world.
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Delegates say they expect this year's event from June 16-20 to be more sombre and several public activities to be scaled back after last week's Ahmedabad air disaster
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Air India, in its current form, has maintained a more balanced fleet, having taken delivery of 122 Boeing aircraft and 114 Airbus planes between 2006 and 2025
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India’s domestic network will be the fastest growing aviation market over the next two decades, while China will be the biggest by capacity by then, Airbus said
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A deal could involve about 300 planes and include both narrowbody and widebody models, they said, with one person saying the order could range between 200 and as many as 500 aircraft.
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Last year in April, the airline had decided to induct 30 widebody Airbus A350-900 aircraft in its fleet, with a purchase right for an additional 70 aircraft. On June 1, the airline has converted 30 of its purchase rights for 70 aircraft into a firm order.
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The proposed factory will manufacture Airbus' best-selling H125 helicopter, and will be one among the only four such facilities in the world, The Economic Times reported.
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Boeing was able to divert 737 Max jets built for Chinese carriers, including Shanghai Airlines Co., as they deferred taking deliveries following regulatory concerns
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The deliberations involve 30 to 40 aircraft split between the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X models.
