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A380 parked. Global Airlines plans to fly the type from London to New York and Los Angeles. EFW in Dresden is doing heavy maintenance on Global's first superjumbo.

Global Airlines A380 gets overhaul as EFW ramps up MRO for the type

As the Airbus A380 sees fresh wind beneath its wings in commercial aviation, Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), a joint venture between ST Engin... Continue Reading

Press Release: IATA, Airbus, Embraer and Rolls-Royce ink AOD pact

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airbus, Embraer and Rolls-Royce have established five key principles for access to, a... Continue Reading

An image of the earth with a satellite at the forefront. Text giving various facts of information about global connectivity.

Press Release: MDA space selects Airbus for Sparkwing solar arrays

Airbus announced today it has been selected by MDA Space Ltd., a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expandi... Continue Reading

ZeroAvia Dornier 228 hydrogen aircraft ready for takeoff.

Press Release: ZeroAvia completes $150m Series C financing

ZeroAvia today announced that it has extended its Series C financing to a total of $150m, with a £20m investment from Scottish National Inve... Continue Reading

Safran Passenger Innovations terminal for HBCplus based on ThinKom Solutions Ka2517 VICTS, as seen at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg 2024

Emirates and Ethiopian neck and neck to launch Airbus HBCplus

Airbus says its new linefit, supplier-furnished HBCplus Ka-band satellite-supported broadband inflight connectivity solution is set to immin... Continue Reading

Inside an Airbus A319 economy class cabin. This image shows the overhead bins, PSUs and the very tops of the seats. Airbus is seeking to advance various sustainable and accessible cabin initiatives. Flam testing is required of all aircraft interiors.

Airbus eyes cabin accessibility solutions; says industry not there yet

Several aviation stakeholders are doing admirable and important work to address a glaring cabin accessibility problem: wheelchair users cann... Continue Reading

White paper airplane with white dotted line following it on a blue background. EASA

Press Release: EFW joint venture of ST and Airbus expands offering

Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), a joint venture of ST Engineering and Airbus, today announced that it has received the European Union Aviatio... Continue Reading

Airbus goes bionic for future overhead bin concept

Lightweight aircraft cabin solutions are considered a key lever to support aviation decarbonisation. That’s why nature-inspired innovation a... Continue Reading

A large group of Airbus employees stand in front of the 500th aircraft to be manufactured in Mobile Alabama, U.S.

Press Release: Airbus celebrates 500th aircraft manufactured in the US

Airbus celebrated its 500th U.S.-built aircraft today at the company’s U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, where it has be... Continue Reading

Executives from Airbus and Japan Airlines (JAL) are speaking at the Farnborough Airshow

Interior supply chain delays still hitting long-backlog Airbus

FARNBOROUGH — If the absence of flying activity at Boeing this year was understandable, the very quiet show for Airbus was somewhat more sur... Continue Reading

Three Airbus ZEROe Concept aircraft are in flight.

Press Release: Avolon, Airbus to explore future of hydrogen aviation

Avolon, a leading global aviation finance company, has partnered with Airbus to support the development of hydrogen-powered commercial aircr... Continue Reading

A man is monitoring the fueling of a KLM aircraft with SAF. They have selected GE Aerospace for Fuel Insight software

Press Release: Airbus and partners invest in SAF financing fund

Airbus, the Air France-KLM Group, Associated Energy Group, LLC, BNP Paribas, Burnham Sterling, Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. and Qantas Airways... Continue Reading

Luis Felipe de Oliveira, ACI World Director General and CEO, and Julie Kitcher, Airbus Chief Sustainability Officer, signing the cooperation agreement

Press Release: Airbus and ACI World cooperate to decarbonise aviation

Airbus and Airports Council International (ACI) World association have signed a cooperation agreement to support the industry’s efforts to r... Continue Reading

Florian Guillermet, Executive Director of EASA handing over the Type Certificate for the Airbus A321XLR to Isabelle Bloy, Airbus A321XLR Chief Engineer. Photo: EASA

Press Release: Airbus A321XLR receives EASA type certification

The Airbus A321XLR powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines has received its Type Certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA),... Continue Reading

Airbus A350 Airspace Explorer testbed aircraft parked at the Airbus facility in Toulouse, waiting for journalists to board

Airbus lays out ultimate vision for connected aircraft

As Airbus pursues its new linefit supplier-furnished Airspace Link HBCplus inflight connectivity program with gusto, it is working to ensure... Continue Reading