Airbus

ITA Airways has taken delivery of its first A321neo aircraft © Airbus

ITA Airways takes delivery of its first Airbus A321neo

Aircraft & Engines

ITA Airways has taken delivery of its first A321neo aircraft, on lease from Air Lease Corporation, from Airbus’ Hamburg production facilities. This latest addition further consolidates ITA Airways’ all-Airbus fleet strategy, which currently stands at 81 aircraft and includes latest-generation A220, A320neo, A330neo and A350 aircraft. ITA Airways’ A321neo,  which will serve the airline’s medium-haul […]

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Airbus

Airbus releases strong nine-months financial results amidst global operational challenges

Financial

Airbus has unveiled its consolidated financial outcomes for the nine months concluding on September 30, 2023. The company reported that gross commercial aircraft orders totalled 1,280 (9m 2022: 856 aircraft) with net orders of 1,241 aircraft after cancellations (9m 2022: 647 aircraft). The order backlog amounted to 7,992 commercial aircraft at the end of September

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Air Niugini has placed an order for six latest-generation single aisle A220-100s

New fleet boosts Air Niugini’s modernisation programme

Aircraft & Engines

Air Niugini, the flagship airline of Papua New Guinea, has solidified its fleet modernisation strategy by placing a definitive order with Airbus. The deal encompasses six A220-100s, aimed at enhancing the airline’s operations. Additionally, Air Niugini will bolster its fleet with three A220-300s and two more A220-100s leased from third-party lessors. The A220 aircraft will

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Rendering of the new vessel, chartered by Airbus and operated by Louis Dreyfus Armateurs

Airbus to transform transatlantic subassembly transport with green fleet renewal

Other News

Airbus is set to revolutionise its chartered vessel fleet responsible for transatlantic ferrying of aircraft subassemblies between production facilities in Europe and the United States. The company’s ambitious plan includes replacing the current fleet with three state-of-the-art, low-emission, roll-on/roll-off vessels, featuring wind-assisted propulsion. Airbus has commissioned shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs to build, own and operate

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Ground-breaking for Airbus’ new A400M maintenance centre in Wunstorf, German

Airbus starts construction for new A400M maintenance centre

Military & Defense

Airbus has officially launched the construction of the new A400M maintenance centre in Wunstorf, Germany. The traditional ground-breaking ceremony on the site at Wunstorf Air Base, the base for the German Air Force’s A400M military transport aircraft, was held by Airbus Defence and Space CEO Michael Schöllhorn together with high-ranking representatives from politics and the

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Carbon Engineering

easyJet joins Airbus’ carbon removal initiative

Other News

easyJet has become the first airline to sign a contract with Airbus for its carbon removal initiative. Available through the Airbus Carbon Capture Offer, the technology uses Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS), to offer airlines worldwide carbon removal credits to advance their decarbonisation goals.  DACCS technology filters and removes CO2 emissions directly from

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Christian Scherer is to become new Commercial Aircraft business CEO

Christian Scherer to become new Airbus Commercial Aircraft business CEO

People

Airbus is unveiling a transformation in its Executive Committee’s leadership structure, creating a dedicated leader to steer the Commercial Aircraft division. The company has announced that Christian Scherer is to become new Commercial Aircraft business CEO, reporting to Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury. “Since 2019, Airbus has overseen both its overall leadership and the Commercial Aircraft

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Spirit AeroSystems

Spirit AeroSystems looks to renegotiate unsustainable Airbus and Boeing contract

MRO & Production

Spirit AeroSystems (Spirit), has asked both Boeing and Airbus to soak up a greater percentage of the financial problems created by inflation which has made current contracts “not sustainable,” Spirit CEO Tom Gentile said on Thursday this week. Spirit is a major supplier of parts for jetliners/ In H1 2023, Spirit took approximately US$215 million

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