SmartLynx Airlines plans to have 20 Airbus A321F freighters in 2023
Latvia-based SmartLynx Airlines, a global ACMI charter and cargo operator, has announced an addition of four Airbus A321Fs to its growing cargo fleet to...
AerCap announces agreement with EFW for up to 30 Airbus A321 Passenger-to-Freighter conversions
AerCap Holdings N.V. announced today it has placed firm orders for 15 Airbus A321-200 Passenger to Freighter (P2F) aircraft conversions and an option for...
Student team AeroDelft partners with Airbus to accelerate hydrogen-powered aviation
European aerospace company Airbus and student team AeroDelft have signed a partnership agreement. With this agreement Airbus will work alongside AeroDelft on Project Phoenix,...
Airbus registered 13 orders and delivered 55 aircraft in September 2022
Airbus' commercial aircraft orders and deliveries for the month of September 2022 have been published as follows.September 2022 deliveries: 55 deliveries to 31 customers...
Thirteen years later, Airbus and Air France on trial for the crash of Rio – Paris flight AF447 in the Atlantic
Thirteen years ago, an Air France Airbus A330 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. This disaster killed 228 people. It took ten years of investigation,...
Airbus and Korea Aerospace Industries deliver first Light Civil Helicopter
Sacheon, Airbus Helicopters and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have delivered the first Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) to a local operator, Gloria Aviation, following certification...
AerCap signs retention and lease extension agreements with SAS for 6 Airbus A320 aircraft
AerCap Holdings N.V. announced that it has signed agreements with SAS AB for the retention and lease extension of six Airbus A320 aircraft. “We...
Croatia Airlines to replace its A319/A320/DH8-400 mixed fleet by unified Airbus A220 fleet
By 2026, Croatia Airlines will replace the existing fleet with a new, unified one, switching to „single type“ Airbus A-220 jet-fuel aircraft. Croatia Airlines...
Air Belgium welcomes two Airbus A330-200 aircraft for its passenger fleet
Air Belgium has disclosed the first picture of its first Airbus A330-200 for the passenger fleet, which was adapted to its standards and livery...
Airbus delivers 100th H135 helicopter in Japan
Since the delivery of the country’s first H135 to Toho Air Service in April 1997 for electronic news gathering (ENG) activities, Japanese operators across...
Airbus delivers its 500th A350 XWB, an A350-900 for Iberia
225 million passengers, more than 900 routes and over 400 orders in the backlog. At the end of September 2022, Airbus celebrates its 500th...
[Trip report] Air Belgium inaugural flight to South Africa
On Wednesday 14 September 2022, Air Belgium's first flight to South Africa took off. This was the first non-stop flight between Belgium and South...
easyJet to upgrade its Airbus A320 family fleet with Descent Profile Optimisation and Continuous Descent Approach to further improve efficiency, fuel savings and noise emissions
easyJet is to upgrade its A320 Family fleet with Airbus’ “Descent Profile Optimisation” (DPO) – a fuel-saving enhancement to the aircraft’s on-board Flight Management...
Airbus launches a very special A380 auction: get your own piece of the iconic legend!
On 13, 14 & 15 October 2022 in Toulouse, France, and online, you can join the A380 auction and support the Airbus Foundation to...
French Navy takes delivery of first Airbus H160 helicopter for search and rescue missions
The French Navy has taken delivery of the first of six H160s that will perform search and rescue (SAR) missions. The aircraft is part...
Xiamen Airlines switches to Airbus A320neo Family to boost fleet
Xiamen Airlines has placed a firm order for 40 A320neo Family aircraft, switching to Airbus for its fleet growth, making the airline the newest...
Airbus tests loading system for outsized military cargo on Beluga
Airbus Defence and Space has developed and tested a loading system to lift outsized military cargo into the Airbus Beluga A300-600ST aircraft. The capability...
The Brazilian armed forces acquire 27 H125 helicopters
The Brazilian armed forces, through the Combat Aircraft Programme Coordinating Committee (COPAC), have acquired 27 single engine H125 helicopters to boost the training capacity...
Airbus confirms cancellation of remaining Qatar Airways A350 orders
A spokesperson for the aircraft manufacturer has stated that "Airbus confirms that it has removed 19 Qatar Airways A350-1000s from the backlog"Qatar Airways claims...
The last Swiss Airbus A319s have been scrapped
After some 57,000 flight hours, it was over. The last Swiss Airbus A319s were scrapped in Saint Athan, Wales. However, a few spare parts...