Airbus

By Graham Warwick
Chinese carmaker Guangzhou Automobile Group has unveiled a concept for a future drive/fly electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid-electric EcoPulse; Embraer and GKN on hydrogen; Fuel-cell business jet; and ONERA’s truss-braced airliner concept.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Airbus and Czech uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) developer Primoco UAV have teamed up to cooperate on small UAS development.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is to lead a consortium of 33 companies to study the potential development of a future European airlifter to operate alongside the A400M.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology specialist Lanzajet signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus last week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
MBDA will be flight-testing a 400-kg, 4-m uncrewed air system as part of the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) demonstrator.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jens Flottau
Airbus executive says the worst of the supply chain crisis could be over. But 2023 and 2024 will be challenging, and production increases are not guaranteed.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Christine Boynton
U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the investment will fund pilot training-related infrastructure and programs.
Maintenance & Training

By Irene Klotz
The mission, which is intended to deliver two European government communications satellites into orbit, had been targeted to launch on June 16.
Commercial Space

By Jens Flottau
India’s two largest airlines prepare to expand with huge orders for Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Will there be enough airports and trained staff to operate them?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin has teamed up with Airbus to offer a modified A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport, called LMXT, to the U.S. Air Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Daher, Safran and Airbus have completed 30 hr. of flight testing without power to the electric propellers on the EcoPulse demonstrator.
Paris Air Show

By Tony Osborne
Airbus and Leonardo are teaming up to offer pilot training using Leonardo’s M-346 jet trainer.
Paris Air Show

By Jens Flottau
Airbus' Alberto Gutierrez also told Aviation Week at the Paris Air Show that the OEM is considering a consolidated bidding process on behalf of suppliers.
Paris Air Show

By Jens Flottau
IndiGo and Airbus managed to stun the industry on the first day of the Paris Air Show with the firm order for A320neo family aircraft which was unusually big.
Paris Air Show

By Guy Norris
The actuators form a crucial element of the initiative under which Airbus aims to validate inflight folding wingtips and other active control technologies.
Paris Air Show

By Jens Flottau
Air India is looking to build a third connecting hub in South India once the airline has taken delivery of a sufficient number of new long-haul aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
David Calhoun is not fazed by critics who think Boeing is not moving quickly enough to reverse a big loss of market share to Airbus in the single-aisle segment.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Calhoun wants new types that delivers in the neighborhood a 20-30% improvement over today’s airplanes.
Paris Air Show

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is set to market its Made in America light attack helicopter.
Paris Air Show

By Steve Trimble
The investment in Venus Aerospace supports the development of the first rotating detonation rocket engine, with planned tests of a Mach 3 drone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Arianespace is delaying the launch of its final Ariane 5 rocket due to a possible technical issue with the booster.
Commercial Space

By Jens Flottau
Airbus' global market forecast predicts some of the fastest-growing segments will be in Asia, saying domestic flying in India will grow by 7.4% annually,
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
Prolonged storage in certain conditions can exacerbate cracking in material used in A380 wing structures, Airbus says. And the company is working to rectify it.
Safety, Ops & Regulation