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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]

European aerospace giant, Airbus has doubled its profit forecast for 2021 following a stronger than expected 1st half of 2021. The Toulouse headquartered company originally forecast an end of year profit of €2bn but this has now been increased to €4bn before interest and tax adjustments. Airbus’ deliveries of commercial [read more]

The fourth aircraft for Airbus’ Transport fleet took flight from Toulouse yesterday (20th July) for its maiden flight and preparation for entry into service. BelugaXL No4 is the latest oversized transport aircraft to join Airbus Transport International (ATI) to move components such and wings and fuselage sections from Airbus sites [read more]

Airbus has launched a new cloud-based pilot training service for recurrent and initial type rating training for its A320 family of aircraft. The Mobile Airbus Training Experience (MATe) gives subscribers access to a wealth of training materials including a 3D interactive virtual cockpit. The system has been built on the [read more]

Figures released by European airframer, Airbus, has shown that it continued its rise in aircraft deliveries in June 2021. The month saw 77 aircraft delivered to 44 customers, up from 50 in the previous month. Deliveries included 62 single-aisle airliners from the A320 family, 3 A330, 11 A350 and 1 [read more]

European airframer Airbus has won an order for 70 single-aisle Airbus A321neo aircraft from American carrier United Airlines (UA/UAL). The order brings the total to 130 of the type for United with 50 Airbus A321XLRs already on order. Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International said: “Such [read more]

The Royal Navy (RN) has awarded Airbus a 12month extension on a contract to carry out satellite based maritime surveillance for the Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC). The system uses a combination of optical and radar imaging as well as Automatic Identification System (AIS) data to provide reports about vessels [read more]

European airframer Airbus has released its latest figures which show it delivered 50 aircraft to 32 different customers in May 2021. The deliveries included 41 of its single aisle A320 family aircraft, of which 38 were New Engine Option (NEO) types. Other aircraft included 1 A330neo, 4 A350, 4 A220 [read more]