Two crew members killed in firefighting helicopter crash at Yosemite
Two crew members were killed when a firefighting helicopter crashed during operations against the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park on Sunday afternoon.
The Valiair...
Three killed after news helicopter crashes while covering fatal bus collision
An NBC Los Angeles-affiliated news helicopter crashed in a car park in Chatsworth on Tuesday evening while covering a fatal road accident, killing all...
Airbus begins development of first IRIS² satellites
Airbus Defence and Space has signed an initial contract to design and manufacture satellites for the first low-Earth-orbit layer of the European Union’s IRIS²...
BOC Aviation to lease 12 Airbus A320neos to Avianca
BOC Aviation has agreed to purchase 12 Airbus A320neo aircraft for long-term lease to Avianca, with deliveries scheduled for 2029.
All 12 aircraft will be...
French Armed Forces order eight Airbus U050 Capa-X drones
The French Aeronautical Maintenance Directorate has ordered four additional U050 Capa-X systems from Airbus Helicopters following successful trials of an initial system acquired in...
Eutelsat orders 229 additional OneWeb satellites from Airbus
Eutelsat has ordered another 229 OneWeb satellites from Airbus Defence and Space to reinforce and renew its low-Earth-orbit connectivity constellation.
The Authorisation to Proceed covers...
Lufthansa Technik begins final certification phase for AeroSHARK on Airbus A330
Lufthansa Technik has entered the final phase of certification for its AeroSHARK drag-reducing surface film on the Airbus A330-200 and A330-300.
A Discover Airlines A330-300...
Air Cairo orders 15 Airbus A320neo aircraft
Egyptian airline Air Cairo has signed a firm order for 15 Airbus A320neo aircraft at the El Alamein International Airshow 2026. The order marks...
Airbus registered 67 orders and delivered 57 aircraft in August
Airbus' commercial aircraft orders and deliveries for the month of August 2026 have been published on airbus.com and are summarised below.August 2026 deliveries: 57...
Retired Airbus A340 destroyed by fire at Turkish aviation centre
A retired Airbus A340 was severely damaged by fire on Saturday after flames broke out aboard the aircraft at an aviation and science centre...
ANA selects Airbus for new ab-initio pilot training programme
All Nippon Airways and Airbus have signed a comprehensive agreement to train the next generation of pilots for the ANA Group and its partner...
Qantas retirement plan marks another step in Airbus A380’s decline
Qantas will begin retiring its ten Airbus A380s from mid-2028, four years earlier than previously planned, as rising maintenance costs and parts shortages increasingly...
Poland and Spain advance €5.4 billion joint Airbus A330 MRTT acquisition
Poland is expected to receive four tanker transports by 2030 under an EU-backed programme covering at least seven aircraft
Poland and Spain are moving towards...
Farnborough 2026: event highlights and takeaways
The Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2026, held from July, 20th-24th 2026 at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre in the United Kingdom, once again...
SWISS to deploy larger Airbus A320neos at Geneva for summer 2027
SWISS will increase capacity at its Geneva base during the 2027 summer season by replacing two Airbus A220-300s with larger Airbus A320neo aircraft.
The change...
Lufthansa introduces paid window seat selection on retrofitted A380 business class
Lufthansa will begin charging passengers to reserve window seats in the business class cabin of its retrofitted Airbus A380s on flights departing from 15...
In July 2026, Airbus registered 204 orders and delivered 67 aircraft
Airbus' commercial aircraft orders and deliveries for the month of July 2026 have been published on airbus.com and are summarised below.July 2026 deliveries: 67...
Airbus delivers first NH90 Standard 2 special operations helicopter to France
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first NH90 Standard 2 tactical transport helicopter to the French Armament General Directorate (DGA), marking a major milestone in...
Syensqo secures long-term advanced materials supply deal with Airbus
Belgian advanced materials specialist Syensqo has signed a new multi-year supply agreement with Airbus, extending its long-standing partnership across the European aerospace manufacturer's commercial...
Airbus completes A350-1000ULR’s longest-ever test flight for Qantas’ Project Sunrise
Airbus has successfully completed the longest development flight ever performed by an A350-1000ULR, as part of the flight-test programme for Qantas' Project Sunrise, which...