Airbus updates 2024 guidance amid space and commercial aircraft challenges

Airbus has provided a market update regarding new developments in its space activities and commercial aircraft business, leading the company to revise its 2024 guidance. In the first half of 2024, the Space Systems management team conducted an extensive technical review of all programmes, identifying further commercial and technical challenges. As a result, Airbus has […]

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Avincis and Airbus partner on advanced air mobility development

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Avincis, a well-established European helicopter operator, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to collaborate on the development of advanced air mobility (AAM). This partnership will explore opportunities for operating electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft throughout Europe. Through the agreement, Avincis and Airbus will focus on defining the concept of operations

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Airbus to set up Tech Hub in Japan

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Airbus has unveiled plans to set up a Tech Hub in Japan, aiming to forge new partnerships to propel research, technology and innovation in aerospace. This venture seeks to push the frontiers of aerospace technology, preparing for the next generation of aircraft. Centrally coordinated from Tokyo, the Airbus Tech Hub will concentrate on three principal

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SAS and Apollo sign new agreement worth 4.5 billion SEK

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SAS and Apollo are enhancing their strategic partnership by signing a new three-year agreement valued at 4.5 billion SEK (US$420 million). This agreement designates SAS as Apollo’s primary charter operations partner in Scandinavia from the summer of 2025 through the summer of 2027. In the spring of 2021, SAS and Apollo entered into a record-sized

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LCI and SMFL have ordered 21 of the latest-generation helicopters from Airbus © LCI

LCI and SMFL order up to 21 new Airbus helicopters

Aircraft & Engines

LCI, an aviation company owned by Libra Group, and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company (SMFL), have announced an order for up to 21 of the latest-generation helicopters from Airbus. The significant order from LCI and SMFL’s joint venture, SMFL LCI Helicopters (SMFLH), includes 14 firm orders and seven options. The order comprises a mix

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Optimate demonstrator showcases new pilot assistance technologies

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Optimate, a three-year research project by Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, has begun testing new technologies to support automatic taxiing and enhance pilot assistance using an innovative electric truck. The project will integrate a wide range of cutting-edge technologies, including advanced automation, computer vision, data fusion and machine learning, to improve aircraft

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Saudia Group orders 105 additional A320neo-family aircraft

Aircraft & Engines

Saudia Group, represented by Saudia, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and flyadeal, the group’s low-cost carrier, has signed a firm order for an additional 105 A320neo-family aircraft. The order comprises 12 A320neo and 93 A321neo aircraft, increasing Saudia Group’s Airbus aircraft order backlog to 144 A320neo-family aircraft. The agreement was

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The Eurodrone programme has completed preliminary design review

Airbus achieves preliminary design review for Eurodrone

Military & Defense

The Eurodrone programme has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). Led by Airbus Defence and Space as the prime contractor, this significant milestone in the programme was achieved with OCCAR and representatives from the four customer nations (France, Germany, Italy, and Spain), along with the three major sub-contractors (MSCs) – Airbus Defence and Space

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Spirit AeroSystems announces job cuts amid financial challenges

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In response to mounting financial difficulties and a decline in deliveries to Boeing Co., Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. intends to trim its workforce by approximately 450 employees at its Wichita, Kansas headquarters. The reduced production of 737 Max airframes and other components has necessitated a downsizing, according to a spokesperson representing the company. Affected staff

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Azzora has taken delivery of its first A220-300 aircraft which will be leased to Breeze Airways © Airbus

Azorra takes delivery of first A220 aircraft, leased to Breeze Airways

Aircraft & Engines

U.S.-based aircraft lessor Azorra has taken delivery of its first A220-300 aircraft. The aircraft, delivered from the Airbus facility in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, will be leased to Utah-based Breeze Airways. This is the first aircraft delivered out of the 22 A220-300s ordered by Azorra. The addition of Azorra’s capabilities in the regional airline segment is

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Airbus updates 2024 guidance amid space and commercial aircraft challenges

Avincis and Airbus partner on advanced air mobility development

Airbus to set up Tech Hub in Japan

SAS and Apollo sign new agreement worth 4.5 billion SEK

LCI and SMFL order up to 21 new Airbus helicopters

Optimate demonstrator showcases new pilot assistance technologies

Saudia Group orders 105 additional A320neo-family aircraft

Airbus achieves preliminary design review for Eurodrone

Spirit AeroSystems announces job cuts amid financial challenges

Azorra takes delivery of first A220 aircraft, leased to Breeze Airways

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