Airbus Jan-April deliveries fall 5%, regains lead over Boeing
Airbus delivered 54 airplanes in April, bringing its total for the year to 181, down 5% from the same period a year ago but enough to re-establish an industrial lead…
Iraq Airways: Airbus Admits PW faulty engines
In a development of events, Iraqi Airways revealed, in a statement, that Airbus had admitted its knowledge of manufacturing defects in Pratt & Whitney engines. These defects force operators to…
Iraq Grounds All Four National Carrier’s Airbus A220 Powered By Pratt & Whitney Engines
In a sudden action, the Iraq Civil Aviation Authority, the Department of aviation safety, issued a directive to Iraq flag carrier “Iraq Airways” to immediately ground its fleet of Airbus…
CEO: Qatar Airways could grow to 255 routes depending on aircraft deliveries
Qatar Airways could expand its number of destinations to more than 255 from 170 currently under plans for rapid growth, but its ability to do so depends on the delivery…
American Airlines to upgrade cockpit displays on more than 100 Airbus A320s
More than 100 American Airlines’ Airbus A320 aircraft will have their cockpit displays upgraded thanks to a partnership between the airline and Airbus. In a multi-year upgrade programme, the two…
French court clears Air France, Airbus over Rio-Paris plane crash
A French court on Monday cleared European planemaker Airbus and Air France of “involuntary manslaughter”, upsetting families of some of the 228 people killed when an airliner vanished into an…
Boeing shares tumble as some MAX deliveries halted, airlines fret over impact
Boeing Co shares closed down 5.6% on Friday after the planemaker halted deliveries of some 737 MAX jets due to quality-related problems in certain components made by one of its…
Airbus confirms Q1 deliveries drop, sells 4 A350 freighters
Airbus confirmed a drop of as much as 11% in first-quarter deliveries and announced the sale of four A350 freighters to an undisclosed customer on Tuesday. The world’s largest planemaker…
Icelandair signs deal for 13 Airbus A321XLR as it replaces Boeing 757s
Icelandair Group HF said on Friday it signed a provisional deal to purchase 13 of European planemaker Airbus SE’s latest A321XLR single-aisle jet, with deliveries slated to begin in 2029.…
Airbus deliveries fell to 127 jets in Q1, sources say
Airbus deliveries fell by 11% on an industrial basis to 127 jets in the first quarter, underscoring the pressure on global supply chains and paving the way for a 12-week…