International Airlines Group (IAG) has exercised options for ten Airbus A320neo’s, with the flexibility to convert them into A321neo’s if that suits the group better. The group says that the aircraft will replace A320ceo’s with any of its airlines, British…
Airbus has reached a major milestone in testing the hydrogen fuel-cell system in the dedicated test facility in Ottobrunn (Germany). The system has operated at full power and produced 1.2 megawatts of power, which is the highest output level ever…
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One final conversation at the show this week was with Bob Lange, Airbus’ Senior Vice President, Head of Business Analysis and Market Forecast. As you can imagine, the role provides the broadest view of the market with inputs from almost…
With all the deals announced by Thursday, we can wrap up the Paris Airshow orders now and see what has been concluded. If we track the orders from the big OEMs Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, ATR, and De Havilland Canada, but…
Airbus and the European regulatory agency EASA agree in principle on the technical requirements for the Rear Center Tank (RCT) on the A321XLR. The regulator is satisfied that adding a protective liner to the fuselage will protect the tank from…