Airbus misses profit estimates as deliveries slow amid engine crunch
- 29-Apr-2026
Europe’s Airbus posted a first-quarter core profit that more than halved on Tuesday, well below market expectations, as the world’s largest planemaker delivered fewer aircraft amid an engine supply crunch that is handing rival Boeing a chance to claw back ground. Adjusted operating profit fell 52% year-on-year to 300 million euros ($351 million), while revenue […]
Airbus delivered about 30 jets in first-half December
- 16-Dec-2025
Airbus has delivered around 30 aircraft in the first half of December, releasing jets at a below-average speed for the month as some airlines wait for details of fixes to a recent fuselage problem, industry sources and analysts said on Monday. That leaves more than 100 to deliver in the second half of the month […]
Airbus gets China nod for jet deliveries, still awaiting new order
- 09-Dec-2025
Airbus has secured Chinese agreement to go ahead with the delivery of 120 previously ordered jets, the company said, but the deal signed in Beijing leaves the European planemaker still waiting for progress on a new order for hundreds of jets. French President Emmanuel Macron visited China last week for talks that covered geopolitics and […]
Airbus hit by new A320 quality problem after software recall
- 02-Dec-2025
Airbus confirmed on Monday it faced an industrial quality issue with metal panels on some A320-family jets, in its latest challenge after a recall to fix a computer glitch. Reuters exclusively reported earlier that Airbus had found quality problems affecting the fuselage panels of several dozen A320-family aircraft, delaying some deliveries. There were no indications […]
Airbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident
- 29-Nov-2025
PARIS: Europe’s Airbus said on Friday it was ordering an immediate software change on a significant number of its best-selling A320 family of jets in a move that industry sources said would involve some 6,000 jets, or over half the global fleet. Airbus said in a statement a recent incident involving an A320-family aircraft had […]
Airbus sees supply progress, Spirit deal to close in fourth quarter
- 14-Oct-2025
PARIS: Airbus has seen a marked improvement in confidence and performance from its suppliers, all of whom are ready to support the company’s target of increasing deliveries by 7% to some 820 jets this year, a senior company official said on Monday. The European planemaker is also on its way towards a longer-term goal of […]
Airbus A320 flies past Boeing 737 as most-delivered jetliner in history
- 07-Oct-2025
Europe’s Airbus broke a major commercial barrier on Tuesday when its A320 family of planes overtook the Boeing 737 to become the most-delivered jetliner in history. Boeing’s decades-old record fell with the handover of an A320neo model overnight to Saudi carrier Flynas, bringing total deliveries to 12,260 since the A320 series entered service in 1988, […]
Trump’s tariff confusion could leave aircraft deliveries in limbo
- 11-Apr-2025
MONTREAL/CHICAGO: Cars, consumer goods, and industrial equipment have been delayed at ports, stuck on rail cars, and languished in warehouses at times over the last few months due to the White House’s on-again, off-again tariff policy. Planes and their engines are usually ordered by U.S. buyers years in advance, and tariff confusion risks delaying shipments […]
The Airbus-Boeing Rivalry: A History of Evolution
- 23-Nov-2024
The rivalry between Airbus and Boeing is one of the most iconic and enduring in the aviation industry. Spanning over five decades, this competition has driven innovation, shaped the market, and pushed the boundaries of what is possible in commercial aviation. Early Years: Douglas and Boeing (1950s-1970s) The seeds of the rivalry were sown in […]
Airbus upgrades 20-year demand forecast
- 15-Jul-2024
Airbus on Monday revised up its 20-year demand forecast for jetliners as many airlines modernise long-haul fleets and Asia’s surging economies lock into air travel. The world’s largest planemaker predicted in an annual report on jet industry trends that the global fleet would more than double over the next two decades to 48,230 planes. Airbus […]