GECAS subsidiary Milestone Aviation becomes first leasing customer for multi-mission Airbus H160 helicopter
Milestone Aviation and Airbus Helicopters have agreed to include six H160s in Milestone’s order book. The helicopters will be destined for a range of...
First Airbus A400M ‘Atlas’ for Belgian-Luxembourg bi-national unit almost ready to take off
About a year and a half after the official start of the production process and about six months after the first test flight, the...
Two Airbus H135 helicopters delivered to support space exploration at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
The aircraft will provide aerial security and support of the upcoming SpaceX Crew Dragon launch to the International Space Station (ISS) scheduled for late...
Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation receives first ever five-bladed Airbus H145 helicopter
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first five-bladed H145 to the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation. This new version of its best-selling H145 light twin-engine helicopter...
NATO Support & Procurement Agency orders an additional Airbus A330 MRTT
Airbus has received a firm order for an Airbus A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport from OCCAR, Europe’s organisation for the management of cooperative armament...
First Airbus C295 aircraft arrives in Canada
The first Airbus C295 aircraft, purchased by the Government of Canada for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement...
Airbus H175 helicopter will bolster Omni’s oil and gas operations in Brazil
Omni Taxi Aereo, Brazil’s leading oil and gas transport company and part of OMNI Helicopters International group (OHI), becomes the first operator to introduce...
Airbus reveals three new zero-emission hydrogen-based concept aircraft – GlobalData analyses project
Airbus has revealed three concepts for the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft which could enter service by 2035. These concepts each represent a different...
HTM-Helicopters to become the first operator to use the new Airbus H145 for Offshore Wind operations
Airbus Helicopters and HTM-Helicopters have signed a contract for the purchase of two additional H145 helicopters. HTM will be the first operator to use...
Airbus to keep NASA’s H135 helicopters flying for up to 10 years
The $15million HCare Infinite support contract will cover NASA’s H135 fleet
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has signed a $15million HCare Infinite full-availability...
Airbus celebrates five years of production in Mobile, U.S.
Onwards and upwards: a ‘high-five’ anniversary for Airbus’ single-aisle productionIn 2015, Mobile, Alabama became home to Airbus’ first U.S.-based commercial aircraft manufacturing facility. Now...
Airbus Foundation and partners deliver humanitarian aid to Beirut on an A350
Immediately after the recent blast in Beirut, Lebanon, Airbus provided satellite imagery to analyse the damage and helped government analysts, NGOs and first responders...
NATO multi-national Airbus A330 MRTT escorted by two F-16s of the Belgian Air Force
A NATO multi-national MRTT fleet Airbus A332 Multi Role Tanker Transport that departed from its base in Eindhoven Airport, The Netherlands, and flying north...
Nakanihon Air reinforces utility capabilities with new Airbus H215 helicopter order
Nakanihon Air, one of Japan’s largest helicopter operators, has ordered one H215 heavy helicopter to shore up its capabilities for utility and aerial work.“We...
Airbus registered 1 new order for an ACJ320neo and delivered 39 aircraft in August
THE MONTH IN REVIEW: AUGUST 2020Airbus’ 2020 gross orders by August 31st totalled 370 aircraft with net orders of 303, after the year’s cancellations....
French Ministry of the Armed Forces orders three Airbus A330 planes to be converted into the MRTT version
French Minister of the Armed Forces Ms Florence Parly welcomes the order on 25 August 2020 by the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) of...
Sustainable development: Air France continues to invest in electric ramp equipment
As part of its sustainable development policy, Air France has set itself the aim of halving its CO2 emissions per passenger-km by 2030. To...
Satair takes the lead on material management services for Airbus A220
Satair, an Airbus services company, has taken the lead on global material support and services for A220 operators, working in close coordination with the...
[Belgian Air Force][Pictures & Report] Laying of foundation stone for new Airbus A400M hangar by Minister of Defence Philippe Goffin
Laying of the foundation stone for new Airbus A400M hangar by Minister of Defence Philippe Goffin
Text and pictures by Martin Gillet & Benoît Denet
On...
Handover of the first Airbus A350 to the German Federal Government’s Special Air Mission Wing
German Minister of Defence Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer: "State-of-the-art A350 ensures worldwide mobility for the German government"Lufthansa Technik AG today handed over the first of three...