One of the most anticipated new pieces of Space hardware has arrived in French Guiana ahead of its scheduled launch on 18th December. The Webb Space Telescope (WST) is an orbiting infrared telescope that, Jean-Marc Nasr, Head of Airbus Space Systems, “will change the way we see the universe”. About [read more]
European airframer Airbus has reported 40 aircraft deliveries to 25 customers in the month of September 2021. The number brings the year to date to 424 aircraft to 74 customers. Some of the recent deliveries include the first Airbus A220 to French national carrier Air France. Airbus has also recently [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has confirmed that its Airbus A380 superjumbos will return to the skies in November after being grounded by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Airbus A380 is the sole remaining four-engined airliner type in the British Airways fleet after the global pandemic saw the Boeing 747 Jumbo jet retirement [read more]
Leading UK holiday airline Jet2 (LS/EXS) has boosted Airbus’ order books by adding an additional 15 A321neo aircraft to its order. The airline had ordered 36 of the single-aisle airliner to replace its ageing Boeing 757 and 737 fleet. This increase brings the total ordered by Jet2 to 51. Jet2’s [read more]
Airbus has delivered the first of 60 Airbus A220 airliners to French flag carrier, Air France. The aircraft was flown from Airbus’ Mirabel final assembly line in Canada to Paris Charles De Gaulle airport where it was welcomed into the fleet. Configured to carry 148 passengers, Air France plans to [read more]
Airbus has reached a major milestone in its “Wing of Tomorrow” programme with the completion of the first full-size prototype. The composite wing cover and was produced at the National Composite Centre in Bristol before being assembled by a team at Airbus’ Filton site. The wing cover was then shipped [read more]
Airbus, along with partners Air France, DSNA, and french air navigation provider ANSP is working towards the development of more efficient gate to gate flying as an interim measure ahead of more efficient aircraft. The project is part of the Albatross initiative and will demonstrate the feasibility of implementing more [read more]
British Airways has teamed up with Airbus to launch a specially liveried Airbus A320neo aircraft as part of its Better World campaign. The campaign showcases British Airways’ plans to fly greener and it came with the announcement that the airline had secured enough sustainable aircraft fuel (SAF) from BP to [read more]
UK Holiday airline Jet2 has become the latest Airbus customer after signing an initial order for 36 Airbus A321neos. The order will help the airline through its fleet renewal phase as older Boeing aircraft leave the fleet. Speaking about the deal Philip Meeson, Jet2.com Executive Chairman said, “Jet2.com will be [read more]
Figures for July 2021 show that Airbus delivered 47 aircraft to 32 customers for the period and had a net order gain of just two aircraft. 45 of those aircraft were single-aisle airliners from the A320 family to airlines including Wizz Air, Bamboo and Air Austral. The remaining two deliveries [read more]
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