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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JCB Aero Gains Part 145 Approval for Boeing 737 Family
JCB Aero receives Part 145 approval for Boeing 737 base and line maintenance, expanding beyond its Airbus MRO operations in Auch, France.
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AnimaWings Selects SAMCO for A220 Base Maintenance
AnimaWings signs SAMCO as A220 base maintenance provider and inducts another A220-300 via Maastricht Aachen Airport.
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Airbus Selects Indamer Technics for South Asia Radome Repair
Airbus partners with Indamer Technics to open South Asia’s first radome repair facility in Nagpur, covering four aircraft families.
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Malaysia Aviation Group Expands Routes and Catering Capacity
MAG announces Busan resumption, Brisbane daily service, and a 50,000-meal-per-day catering facility near KUL by 2029.
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airBaltic Secures 257 Million Euro Interim Financing
airBaltic raises up to €257M via senior-priority bonds at 25% interest as it cuts its A220-300 fleet to 36 aircraft.
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Airbus A330neo Deliveries Halted by Foreign Object Debris Find
Airbus paused A330neo deliveries for nearly three months in 2026 after a stray tool was found in a horizontal tail plane.
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SpiceJet to Add 20 Aircraft for 2026 Winter Schedule
SpiceJet finalizes leases for 20 Boeing and Airbus aircraft, targeting 200 daily flights as its active fleet had shrunk to 11.
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China Eastern Opens Asias Largest Widebody MRO Hangar at PVG
China Eastern’s new 46,000 sq meter MRO hangar at Shanghai Pudong targets 2 million annual work hours and A330 P2F conversions.
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Sun PhuQuoc Airways Takes Delivery of First A321neo LR
Sun PhuQuoc Airways receives Vietnam’s first A321neo LR, enabling direct long-range routes to Japan and Kazakhstan from Phu Quoc.
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Japan FDMA Orders First Airbus H160 for Disaster Response
Japan’s FDMA orders its first Airbus H160 with Helisat satellite tech for aerial reconnaissance during major natural disasters.
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euroAtlantic Airways Adds A330-300 in Dual-Fleet Shift
euroAtlantic Airways inducted a leased A330-300 in September 2026, expanding its Airbus fleet under Njord Partners ownership.
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FLY91 Orders 40 ATR 72-600 Aircraft in $1 Billion Deal
Indian regional carrier FLY91 places a firm order for 40 ATR 72-600s, ATR’s largest order in nearly a decade.
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Boeing · Embraer · Aircraft orders · Deliveries · Orders & Deliveries category · Helicopters · Supply chain
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