Airbus: Latest News and Analysis
Airbus is Europe’s aerospace group and one of the two manufacturers that build the world’s large commercial airliners.
Headquartered in Toulouse, France, with final assembly lines in Toulouse, Hamburg, Tianjin and Mobile, Alabama, it also builds military transports, satellites and launchers through Airbus Defence and Space, and civil and military rotorcraft through Airbus Helicopters. This page gathers every AirPro News story on the company, newest first.
What we watch
- The single-aisle ramp-up. The A320neo family is the best-selling airliner programme in history, and the pace at which Airbus can build it, constrained by engine supply and the wider supply chain, sets the tone for the whole industry. The A321XLR, the long-range variant, opens new transatlantic and thin long-haul routes for narrowbodies.
- Widebodies. The A350-900 and -1000 carry Airbus’s long-haul ambitions, with the A350F freighter in development; the A330neo serves the mid-size market. Orders, delivery slots and the A350 production rate are the numbers to follow.
- The A220. Built in Mirabel, Québec, and Mobile, the former Bombardier C Series is Airbus’s entry in the 100-150-seat market and its production rate has been a recurring story.
- Defence, space and helicopters. The A400M transporter, the Eurofighter programme, the Future Combat Air System, military satellites and the H-series helicopters, from the H125 to the H175 and H160.
- Sustainability and technology. Hydrogen research under the ZEROe programme, sustainable aviation fuel uptake across the fleet, and the next-generation single-aisle Airbus has said it intends to launch in the 2030s.
Latest Airbus coverage
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CDB Aviation Leases Two Airbus A321ceo Jets to Freebird Airlines
CDB Aviation signs its first leases with Freebird Airlines: two Airbus A321ceo jets in a livery marking the Turkish carrier’s 25th anniversary.
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Lesha Bank Agrees Sale of Six Airbus A380s to Emirates
Qatar’s Lesha Bank is selling six A380s to Emirates: two are delivered and four transfer in stages through April 2028 as their…
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Magnifica Air Discloses Firm Order for Ten Airbus ACJ220-300s
Florida-based Magnifica Air disclosed a firm order for ten ACJ220-300s and chose Skywise tools, taking its planned fleet to 17 Airbus aircraft.
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ACG Completes Four-Jet A321neo Sale-Leaseback Deal With Wizz Air
Aviation Capital Group delivered the last of four A321neos to Wizz Air, its 16th A321neo for the airline since March 2025.
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Cathay Group Orders 11 More Airbus A330-900s and Three A321neos
The Cathay Group exercised purchase rights for 11 Airbus A330-900s and three A321neos, lifting its firm A330-900 commitment to 41 jets.
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Lufthansa Receives First Airbus A350-1000, Its 700th Airbus Aircraft
Airbus delivered Lufthansa’s first A350-1000 in Toulouse on November 10, 2026, the 700th Airbus aircraft for the Lufthansa Group.
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AELF Buys Two Airbus A330s on Lease to Wamos Air From AerCap
US lessor AELF has acquired an A330-300 and an A330-200 on lease to Madrid-based Wamos Air from entities managed by AerCap.
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Airbus A350-1000ULR Flight for Qantas Sets Guinness Distance Record
Airbus says the A350-1000ULR’s 12,503 nautical mile Melbourne to Toulouse flight set the record for the longest airliner flight.
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Airbus A320 ATRA With Eurofighter Nose Begins E-Scan Radar Testing
The DLR-owned Airbus A320 ATRA completed commissioning flights in Manching and is now the flying test bed for the Eurofighter E-Scan radar.
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French Navy Orders Airbus U010 Aliaca VTOL Drone Variant
France’s DGA converts 7 Aliaca systems to VTOL configuration, enabling French Navy ops on smaller vessels from late 2026.
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Emirates A350 to Durban From March 2027 With Premium Economy
Emirates introduces the Airbus A350 on its Dubai-Durban route from March 1, 2027, completing its Premium Economy rollout in South Africa.
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Avolon Launches Constellation Aviation With $1.4B Portfolio
Avolon, I Squared Capital, and ADIA launch Constellation Aviation with a $1.4B aircraft portfolio targeting $6B in scale.
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