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.
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
The delivery of the first ‘Made in India’ H125 is expected in early 2027
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
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
Two decades after its maiden flight, regulatory bulletins ordering repairs, inspections or replacement parts for the massive four-engined plane are piling up
The deal for 150 A321neos could be worth around $9.4 billion, according to estimated prices provided by Cirium Ascend.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Boeing was able to divert 737 Max jets built for Chinese carriers, including Shanghai Airlines Co., as they deferred taking deliveries following regulatory concerns
The deliberations involve 30 to 40 aircraft split between the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X models.
Bengaluru-based Hical Technologies and JJG Aero are among those riding the wave
Air India has estimated that long-haul international flights bring in revenues of around $16 billion annually for Indian carriers, much more than revenues from short-haul international flights ($8 billion) and domestic passengers ($10 billion).
Air India plans to introduce first-class cabins on its largest aircraft—the Airbus A350-1000 and Boeing 777X—which will be delivered with a new first-class product in the near future.
Airbus had earlier contracted Dynamatic Technologies for one of the largest aerospace export orders to Indian companies for the manufacturing and assembly of A220 Family aircraft doors.
The aircraft order comprises 10 widebody A350 and 90 narrowbody A320 Family aircraft, including A321neo, says Air India
Air India will hand over 20 Airbus A 320 planes to AI Express. Over the next six months, the airline plans to expand its fleet to 110 aircraft by the end of this fiscal year
Tata Advanced Systems Ltd will make 40 C-295 aircraft at the Vadodra facility as part of the C-295 program.
Among others, Airbus will be setting up a second pilot training centre through a joint venture with Air India and will be investing to develop a 5,000-seater Airbus campus in Bengaluru.