The Big Return: Korean Air’s A380 will fly back to JFK in July
After two years of neglecting, strong words from CEOs that it will “never” fly ever again, and “buying it was a big mistake”, Airbus A380 is proving that all those…
EXCLUSIVE | Inside the hangar at the centre of the $1 bln Airbus-Qatar jet dispute
Two high-tech Airbus A350 jets sit idle with their windows taped and engines covered in a floodlit hangar in the Gulf, hobbled by an international legal dispute between European industrial…
Airbus exec sees tentative signs of wide-body jet recovery
Demand for medium-haul jets is recovering as air travel rebounds from the pandemic, and aviation sees tentative signs of an uptick in demand for bigger, wide-body sister models, Airbus Chief…
LATAM Brazil Receives First Post-Pandemic Aircraft Delivery
In the last week of June, LATAM Brazil will receive its first Airbus A320neo (registration PR-XBI) since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. This will be the seventh aircraft of…
Airbus deliveries fell 6% in May amid supply chain pressure
Airbus confirmed on Wednesday it delivered 6% fewer airplanes in May, compared to the same month last year, as the aerospace industry wrestles with tight supply chains. It delivered 47…
Qatar Airways’ A380 comes soaring back to Sydney
The Oneworld airlines’ superlative superjumbo, with its elegant upper deck lounge, makes a welcome return to Australia. Arguably one of the world’s best Airbus A380 experiences is on a triumphant…
Catering truck collides with Flyadeal Airbus A320 jet
A Flyadeal Airbus A320neo aircraft has suffered damage after a collision with a catering truck at King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. Shortly after the incident, photographs of…
Turkish Airlines snaps up six Airbus A350-900s, some to be delivered in 2022
Image: Markus Mainka/Shutterstock.com Turkish Airlines is picking up more widebody aircraft for its fleet, with a last-minute deal for jets to be delivered from this year. The Turkish flag carrier…
Analysis: Jetmakers’ inflation shield no match for soaring costs
Inflation clauses that determine how much airlines pay for new jets have jumped into a “hyper-escalation” band, pushing up aircraft prices but still leaving manufacturers unable to fully pass on…