The Airbus H160 helicopter receives EASA approval
Marignane, 1 July 2020 – Airbus Helicopters’ multi-role twin-engine H160 has been granted its type certificate by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA),...
Airbus to reduce its global workforce by approximately 15,000 positions
Airbus has announced plans to reduce its global workforce by approximately 15,000 positions no later than summer 2021 and resize its commercial aircraft activity...
Airbus delivers first A330 MRTT to NATO Multinational Multi Role Tanker Transport Fleet
Airbus has formally delivered the first of eight Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft ordered by the NATO Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF)...
Airbus concludes Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off and Landing (ATTOL) with fully autonomous flight tests
Following an extensive two-year flight test programme, Airbus has successfully concluded its Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off and Landing (ATTOL) project.In completing this project, Airbus has...
HiSky Moldova to lease a second Airbus A320 family aircraft
HiSky announces its second contract with the American lessor Air Lease Corporation that presumes the dry-lease purchase of a new aircraft in the HiSky...
VIP Royal Air Force Airbus A330MRTT Voyager ready for global role
The RAF Voyager “Vespina” has completed its refurbishment to provide a secure, cost-effective and suitably profiled transport for Government Ministers and the Royal Family. The aircraft...
Air France schedules last Airbus A380 flight on 26 June. Summary of A380 operations (2009 – 2020)
In Routes online, Jim Liu reminds of the Airbus A380 operations of Air France since their inception in late 2009 until the last flight...
Airbus Foundation completes COVID-19 and Ebola relief flight to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Republic of the Congo
The Airbus Foundation together with the French Red Cross (FRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has flown...
Japan’s National Police Agency orders five new Airbus helicopters (H125 and H135)
Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) has ordered one new H225 and four H135 helicopters as part of its fleet modernisation programme.Currently operating 12 H135, four H155 and...
Emirates to fly Airbus A380 to London Heathrow and Paris CDG, adds Dhaka and Munich to network
The highly popular Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft will begin serving travellers on flights to London Heathrow and Paris starting from 15 July. This marks...
Sabena Aerospace and SABCA pioneers in first ecosystem in Belgium’s aerospace industry: “Blueberry”
The brand-new aerospace group with SABENA AEROSPACE and SABCA as pioneers takes off today. The deal transferring the SABCA shares of Dassault Belgique Aviation...
Five-bladed Airbus H145 helicopter receives type certification by EASA
Ready for customer deliveries later this year
Raising the bar in performance, comfort, simplicity and connectivityAirbus Helicopters’ five-bladed H145 has been certified by...
[Analysis] New deferrals show that Airbus is as exposed as Boeing to air travel crisis, says GlobalData
Following news that Iberia has rescheduled orders of A320neo and A350, Nicolas Jouan, Aerospace and Defense Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company,...
[Analysis] Airbus confronts clients’ disengagement as COVID-19 rages, says GlobalData
Following the news that Airbus does not exclude prosecuting clients who default on orders and deliveries, Nicolas Jouan, Aerospace and Defense Analyst at GlobalData, a...
Norway’s Helitrans accepts first helicopters (two Airbus H125s) under e-delivery process
Trondheim-based Helitrans formally accepted the latest two H125s into its fleet following a series of actions that allowed all the requirements of the normal...
Airbus A400M achieves Automatic Low-Level Flight certification
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has achieved a new decisive milestone after the certification of its Automatic Low-Level Flight capability, offering a unique...
Airbus military aircraft perform life-saving medevac missions during the COVID-19 pandemic
With the number of coronavirus patients mounting around the world, Airbus-built military transport aircraft are increasingly used for civil medical evacuation (medevac) duties in...
Air France immediately phases out entire Airbus A380 fleet
Air France will immediately phase out its entire Airbus A380 fleet: "in the context of the current COVID-19 crisis and its impact on anticipated...
Airbus officially opens its U.S. A220 production facility in Mobile, Alabama
A new chapter in the development of Airbus’ U.S. production capabilities has begun with inauguration of the completed A220 commercial aircraft final assembly line...
Lufthansa Technik begins conversion of Airbus A350 for German Federal Government’s Special Air Mission Wing
First aircraft arrived yesterday at product division VIP & Special Mission Aircraft ServicesLufthansa Technik AG has begun working on the cabin conversion of...