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Airbus to build second assembly line in Tianjin
Airbus is to open a second Final Assembly Line (FAL) at its Chinese plant in Tianjin before the end of 2025. CEO Guillaume Faury signed a contract today with the Tianjin Free Trade Zone Investment Company Ltd. and Aviation Industry Corporation…
Airbus targets around 720 deliveries but ramp-up slips to the right
Airbus hopes to be able to deliver ‘around 720’ commercial aircraft this year, the same number that it originally targeted for 2022 but failed to reach. Production of the narrowbodies is gradually ramping up during the year, but the supply…
Air India announces LoI for 470 aircraft – largest deal in India aviation history
UPDATED – Air India has signed Letters of Intent with Boeing and Airbus to acquire 470 aircraft, including 400 narrowbodies and 70 widebody aircraft from the two global manufacturers. This is the largest aircraft order placed by an Indian carrier. The order…
Airbus happy with orders despite ‘anticipated’ cancelations
In a year plagued by supply chain disruptions, Airbus delivered 661 aircraft, some sixty short of the original target. The European airframer won 820 net orders but had to endure 258 cancelations too, some of them anticipated. For 2023, Airbus is…
Insight: the ever-deepening feud between Airbus and Qatar Airways
