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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Positive Aviation FF72-X1 Receives First Composite Float
Positive Aviation received the first 17-meter composite scooping float for its FF72-X1 ATR 72-based firefighting demonstrator on July 23, 2026.
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Airbus H1 2026 Results: Revenue Up 12% to 33.2 Billion
Airbus reports €33.2 billion in H1 2026 revenue, 351 commercial deliveries, and a backlog of 9,222 aircraft.
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Airbus A350-1000ULR Sets Commercial Flight Distance Record
An Airbus A350-1000ULR flew 12,460 nautical miles nonstop from Melbourne to Toulouse in 24 hours and 24 minutes.
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Maldivian Orders Twin Otter Classic 300-G at Farnborough 2026
Island Aviation Services signs LOI for two DHC-6 Classic 300-G aircraft, the first order of the variant in the Maldives.
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Vertical Aerospace Signs eVTOL MoU for Portugal Resort
Vertical Aerospace and VIC Properties sign an MoU to evaluate Valo eVTOL services at the Pinheirinho estate in Comporta, Portugal.
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THC Orders Eight More Airbus H145 Helicopters at Farnborough
The Helicopter Company orders eight Airbus H145s at Farnborough 2026, with deliveries set for 2027-2028 under a 120-aircraft framework deal.
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Airbus A350F Manufacturing Network Spans Five Countries
Airbus details the A350F freighter supply chain across the UK, Spain, France, Germany, and the US, with final assembly in Toulouse.
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NPAS Orders Two More Airbus H135s, Fleet Renewal Reaches Nine
UK National Police Air Service expands its Airbus H135 order to nine helicopters under a six-year exclusive supply contract.
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FDH Aero and Gardner Aerospace Sign Five-Year Airbus Supply Deal
FDH Aero and Gardner Aerospace announce a five-year global supply partnership covering Airbus programs across five countries.
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Airbus LEIA Project Advances Hybrid-Electric Integration
Airbus moves validated hybrid-electric subsystems to Germany’s STEP lab under the €35M LEIA project, targeting a 2027 ground demo.
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Collins Aerospace and Etihad Engineering Launch Abu Dhabi MRO JV
Collins Aerospace and Etihad Engineering form a joint venture to open a nacelle MRO facility in Abu Dhabi by Q1 2027.
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Qantas A350-1000ULR Completes 19-Hour Test Flight to Melbourne
Qantas Project Sunrise test aircraft lands in Melbourne after a 19-hour non-stop flight from Toulouse, ahead of 2027 commercial launch.
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