To mark the 100th anniversary of Lufthansa's founding, another specially painted aircraft is expected in Frankfurt today: an Airbus A321-200 was painted in Norwich, England, in the design of the legendary Lockheed Super Star and will fly from there to Germany's largest airport under flight number LH...

Air India has announced the conversion of 15 of its current orders for Airbus A321neo aircraft to the advanced Airbus A321XLR (Extra Long Range) variant. The conversion of the orders was announced today on the sidelines of Wings India 2026, one of Asia’s premier civil aviation events, in Hydera...

Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 31 latest generation aircraft, including 16 A330-900s and 15 A350-900s. Once delivered, Delta’s widebody fleet will have grown to 55 A330neo and 79 A350s. Ed Bastian, Chief Executive Officer, said: “As we grow our international footprint and prep...

Emirates has revealed a new special Airbus A380 aircraft livery to mark its long-standing sponsorship of all four tennis Grand Slam tournaments. The world’s largest international airline is an official partner of the Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open. The new design f...

Airbus delivered 793 commercial aircraft to airline customers around the world in 2025, a 4% increase compared with the previous year, as demand for new planes remained strong. The European aerospace group said it recorded 1,000 gross orders from 57 customers during the year, resulting in 889 net n...

STARLUX Airlines of Taiwan has taken delivery of its first of 18 A350-1000s, becoming the 11th global operator of the largest version of the A350. The new A350-1000 will join a fleet of 10 A350-900s already in service with the airline, deployed on premier long-haul services from Taipei to Europe ...

Taiwan’s China Airlines has placed a firm order for five additional Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, increasing its total order for the type to 15. The new jets will join the airline’s existing fleet of 15 A350-900s, which serve its long-haul routes. Kao Shing-Hwang, Chairman of China Airlines, said...

Airbus in partnership with Air France, Delta Air Lines, French bee, and Virgin Atlantic, and operations partners, AirNav Ireland, DSNA, EUROCONTROL and NATS, has successfully completed a new phase of trials for Airbus’ fello’fly project. Fello’fly takes inspiration from migrating geese and ...

Airbus SE has closed the transaction with Spirit AeroSystems for the acquisition of industrial assets dedicated to its commercial aircraft programmes. Florent Massou, Executive Vice President Operations for the Commercial Aircraft business of Airbus, said: "This milestone marks a special moment f...

Buraq Air, first private Libyan airline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purchase of 10 A320neo Family aircraft, becoming a new Airbus customer. The agreement was signed at the Dubai Airshow by Fouzi Almiqalh, General Assembly President of Buraq Air and Benoit de Saint Exup...

Emirates today announced orders for 8 additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB84 engines, at the Dubai Airshow 2025. Worth US$ 3.4 billion at list prices, this top-up order will boost the airline’s A350-900 fleet to a total of 73 units when all deliveries are comple...

Ethiopian Airlines has placed a firm order for 6 additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft, further strengthening its position as the largest A350 customer in Africa. This agreement was signed at the Dubai Airshow by Mr. Mesfin Tasew, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Airbus E...

Spanish airline Air Europa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for up to 40 A350-900 aircraft. The agreement forms the backbone of Air Europa’s long haul fleet replacement and was announced during the Dubai Airshow. The introduction of the A350 will accelerate the rene...

Etihad Airways has announced a significant expansion of its Airbus widebody fleet by placing a firm order for six A330-900s, becoming the latest A330neo customer. In addition, the airline has disclosed an order for seven additional A350-1000s (increasing its total for the type to 27) and three A3...

flydubai has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 150 A321neo aircraft making the airline a new Airbus customer. The agreement underscores the carrier’s confidence in Dubai’s growth plans. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of flydubai, signed th...