Workers at Airbus’ UK sites who are members of the Unite union have voted overwhelmingly to strike after rejecting a pay offer from Airbus. Unite represents 3000 aircraft fitters and engineers employed by Airbus, including at its wing production facility in Broughton, North Wales, which produces the wings for all [read more]
Airbus and Boeing, the world’s two largest commercial airliner OEMs, have released their financial and operational results for the first half of 2025, offering a snapshot of the commercial aviation sector’s ongoing recovery and the differing fortunes of each manufacturer. Deliveries: Airbus Ahead in Volume Airbus delivered 306 commercial aircraft [read more]
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways (Etihad) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321LR during a ceremony at Airbus’ Finkenwerder final assembly line (FAL). The single-aisle airliner features a cabin which includes first-class suites and fully flat beds in business class, which the airline says is redefining narrowbody luxury. Each window-facing [read more]
Dublin-based leasing specialist Avolon has placed an order for 90 Airbus aircraft, bringing its total backlog with the European OEM to 413 aircraft. The latest order comprises 75 Airbus A321neo single-aisle airliners and 15 Airbus A330neo wide-body aircraft. Avolon was the launch customer for the A330neo and has 33 already [read more]
European OEM Airbus has delivered 63 aircraft to 35 customers globally during June 2025 showing strong performance at the midpoint of the year. As is typical, the bulk of the deliveries were of single-aisle airliners including 20 A320neo and 23 A321neo to customers including British Airways, Delta Airlines and Wizz [read more]
Malaysia Aviation Group, which owns Malaysia Airlines, has placed a form order for 20 more Airbus A330-900 widebody airliners with European OEM Airbus. The order doubles the groups original order of which four have been delivered bringing the total backlog of the type for Malaysia Airlines to 36 as part [read more]
European OEM Airbus is facing the threat of strike action at two of its key UK production sites as workers are balloted over a pay offer. Unite, which represents over three thousand Airbus aircraft fitters and engineers, began balloting members after Airbus failed to offer what they deemed as an [read more]
The NATO Support and Procurement agency (NSPA) has placed an order for two Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft which will bring its total to 12 of the type. The order and delivery of the aircraft to the multinational fleet (MMF) is timed to coincide with Denmark and Sweden’s [read more]
Taiwanese carrier Starlux has signed a firm order for 10 more A350-1000s from European OEM Airbus at the 55th Paris Airshow. The carrier had already ordered eight of the type so its backlog now totals 18 aircraft. They already operate the A350-900 within their all-Airbus fleet alongside the A330neo and [read more]
Turkish cargo specialist MNG Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for the purchase of two Airbus A350F, the freighter variant of the Airbus A350 widebody airliner. The A350F will become the central part of MNGs fleet operating both scheduled and chartered operations across its key trading [read more]
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