Singapore Airlines has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Airbus for seven Airbus A350F cargo aircraft to replace the airline’s ageing Boeing 747-400F aircraft. The A350F is a purpose-built freighter variant of the popular Airbus A350 airline which the airline already operates and the letter is a sign of [read more]
Airbus has confirmed it is seeking independent legal assessment of the Airbus A350 paint issue which Airbus says is being subject to ‘mischaracterization’ by ‘one of its customers’. Although not naming the customer directly, Qatar Airways is the customer that has been driving this issue which has resulted in a [read more]
The first Airbus A321XLR (MSN11000) has been structurally completed at Airbus’ Final Assembly Line (FAL) at Hamburg, Germany. Major Component Assemblies for the aircraft were shipped from several sites including fuselage sections from Saint Nazaire in France and wings from Broughton, Wales. The aircraft will now be fitted out with [read more]
Low-cost airline easyJet (U2/EZY) has confirmed it is adding an additional Airbus A320 aircraft to its base at Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) for Summer 2022. The move will see an additional 176,000 additional seats to destinations across Europe within easy reach of people from the South West of England and South [read more]
Following on from the first day massive order for 255 aircraft, Airbus has maintained momentum with more orders on days two and three. Monday saw a Letter of Intent (LoI) signed by Air Lease Corportation (ALC) for 111 aircraft from across Airbus’ current product catalogue. The list is made up [read more]
Airbus has gained an order for 255 Airbus A321neo aircraft from Indigo Partners on the first full day of the Dubai Airshow. The order is made up of A321neo and A321XLR aircraft and brings the total number of Airbus narrow-body aircraft ordered by Indigo to 1,145. The aircraft are for [read more]
Airbus says it foresees the need for around 39,000 new airliners and cargo aircraft by 2040 to meet the industries needs of meeting carbon emissions targets and replace retiring aircraft. Speaking in Dubai, Airbus says it expects that air travel will continue to grow in the next 20 years, mainly [read more]
European airframer Airbus has delivered a total of 36 aircraft to 23 customers in October 2021 including one of the final two Airbus A380 super-jumbos. In October Airbus delivered 30x A320neo family aircraft. This was made up of 1 A319neo, 17 A320neo and 12 A321neo aircraft to airlines including Air [read more]
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]
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