US low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has reached a deal with Airbus to delay all aircraft deliveries that were scheduled from the second quarter of 2025 through to 2026. The delivery of deferred aircraft will now take place between 2030 and 2031 as the airline hopes the move will improve its liqui...

Airbus SE shareholders approved all resolutions at the Company’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 10 April in Amsterdam. Resolutions included the renewal of the three-year Board mandate of Chairman René Obermann and those of fellow non-executive directors Victor Chu, Jean-Pierre Clama...

Korean Air will sign a contract with Airbus for the procurement of 33 state-of-the-art A350 family aircraft. The deal, which includes 27 A350-1000s and six A350-900s, is valued at USD 13.7 billion. The order will supplement the airline’s long-term fleet operations as it gradually retires its...

Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced today, following its board of directors meeting, the decision to introduce a total of 21 Airbus A350-900 aircraft from Airbus, along with 11 A321neo aircraft, and 10 Boeing 787-9 aircraft from The Boeing Company, as part of its fleet renewal plan. On internation...

An aviation industry group is calling on the UK government to invest in hydrogen to ensure hydrogen-powered flights "become a reality". The Hydrogen in Aviation (HIA) alliance, whose members include Airbus, easyJet and Rolls-Royce, said it wants to ensure the UK is a global leader in the developm...

Since the dawn of man-powered flight, the size of aircraft has been increasing to capacities never dreamed of by early designers and engineers - the Airbus A380-800 is currently the world’s largest passenger aircraft. Artemis Aerospace's Jim Scott explores this behemoth of the skies and why produc...

Viasat, Inc. today announced that Icelandair has selected its industry-leading inflight Wi-Fi solution for the airline's new fleet of Airbus aircraft. The new fleet is expected to service routes between Iceland and Europe as well as transatlantic flights, and is scheduled to begin delivery in Q4 ...

European aviation giant Airbus announced on Thursday a decline in its net profit by 11% to 3.8 billion euros ($4.1 billion) for the year 2023, as revealed in its latest financial report. The drop in profit was attributed to various charges associated with its space business, which impacted the ov...

Vueling, part of the IAG Group, has integrated Airbus' Skywise Predictive Maintenance technology into its fleet maintenance digitalisation process. The aim is to anticipate and plan unscheduled maintenance of its fleet further in advance, thus achieving greater optimisation of its operations. ...

Swedavia, Airbus, Avinor, SAS and Vattenfall have signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work together to develop infrastructure for hydrogen aviation at airports in Sweden and Norway. The goal of the collaboration is to, through a preliminary study on hydrogen, develop a framework and rev...

The Airbus Lifecycle Services Centre (ALSC) has started its operations in Chengdu (China), offering solutions to manage the entire lifecycle of an aircraft. This centre is the first of its kind to cover, as a one-stop shop, the full range of activities from aircraft parking and storage to mainten...

Delta Air Lines has chosen Airbus to meet its needs for modern efficient widebodies having placed a first order for 20 A350-1000 aircraft. The A350-1000 will be a new aircraft type in Delta’s fleet. “We are thankful for Delta’s continued confidence in Airbus’ solutions to meet its flee...

Airbus delivered 735 commercial aircraft to 87 customers around the world in 2023, demonstrating strong performance despite a complex operating environment. The Commercial Aircraft business registered 2,319 gross new orders (2,094 net). As a result, its 2023 year end backlog stood at 8,598 aircra...

Aviation finance company Avolon has completed the delivery of the first Airbus 320neo for Transavia France’s fleet, as part of a leasing agreement with the low-cost subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group. The delivery was celebrated today at a ceremony at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse....

Taiwan’s EVA Air has finalised a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 18 long-range A350-1000s and 15 single-aisle A321neo. This sees the airline become the latest global carrier to select the A350-1000 for its future long haul requirements. In addition, the A321neo aircraft will bring ne...