A220 enhancements make A319neo useless
Since taking over the Bombardier C Series program and transforming it into the A220, Airbus has sought to…
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Airbus may launch A350 freighter
Airbus has been studying the possibility of launching a cargo exclusive variant of the A350 model, its most…
Last A380 produced takes first flight
Airbus carried out the first flight of the A380 MSN 272 on Wednesday, the last unit produced by…
British Airways still has the Airbus A380 in its plans
Despite the long agony it is going through, British Airways has reinforced its confidence in the future of…
New Brazilian carrier, ITA presents its first aircraft
Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos (ITA), a new Brazilian carrier, presented its first aircraft on Thursday, an A320 jet that…
Airbus order backlog shrank in February
After managing to avoid further reductions in its backlog, Airbus experienced a significant drop in orders in February,…
Brazilian Air Force without funds to purchase two Airbus A330s
Announced by President Jair Bolsonaro, the acquisition of two Airbus A330 aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB)…
Lufthansa will retire 115 aircraft, including almost all four engines
Lufthansa intends to retire all aircraft with more than 25 years in service, including eight models of its…
Boeing claims A321 XLR carries safety risks
A variant of the A320neo family that accumulates hundreds of orders, the new A321XLR may present risks of…
Saudi Arabian Airlines plans to order 70 jetliners
Saudi Arabia’s largest airline, Saudia (Saudi Arabian Airlines) is close to announcing new orders for commercial aircraft with…
British Airways’ A318 Baby Bus made its farewell flight
The A318 is a quite unusual aircraft, with only 80 units produced. But there is an even more…
Lufthansa considers switching orders for the 777X and A350 for smaller planes
Lufthansa may soon announce a renegotiation of its long-range jet orders, the German company’s CEO Carstern Spohr admitted…
Airbus delivers first A300 with upgraded cockpit to UPS
The veteran A300, Airbus’ first commercial jet, had its first revitalized unit delivered to UPS. The U.S. cargo…
Airbus starts 2021 with 21 commercial aircraft deliveries
Airbus started 2021 with a significant drop in the number of commercial aircraft delivered. In January, the airframer…
Brazilian Air Force to buy two A330 freighters, says Bolsonaro
Brazilian Air Force (FAB) should count on two widebodies A330 cargo jets in the near future to be…
Airbus commercial jet production expected to reach about 620 aircraft in 2021
Airbus confirmed this week that the resumption of the production pace of its commercial jets will be less…
Turkmenistan Airlines orders two A330P2F
Turkmenistan Airlines became Airbus‘ first customer in the Asian country by ordering two A330-200 P2F (Passenger-To-Freighter). Scheduled to…
Deliveries of military planes and freighters helped Boeing reduce the gap for Airbus
Officially, Boeing delivered 157 commercial aircraft in 2020 against 566 Airbus planes, but analyzing the figures closely it…
Conviasa adds second Airbus A340 to the fleet
State carrier Conviasa takes delivery of an A340-300 on December 31, according to information on the Planespotters website.…
Airbus jetliner deliveries fell 34% in 2020
Airbus ended 2020 with 566 commercial aircraft delivered, down more than 34% compared to 2019, when 861 aircraft…