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Airbus delivers first A330 MRTT to NATO Multinational Multi Role Tanker Transport Fleet

Airbus has formally delivered the first of eight Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft ordered by the NATO Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) after a ceremony held at the Airbus Getafe site in Spa... Read More...

Airbus achieves world’s first fully automatic refuelling contacts with A3R system

Airbus has achieved the first ever fully automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R - Automatic Air-to-Air Refuelling) operation with a boom system. The flight test campaign, conducted earlier in the year over the At... Read More...

Luxembourg Armed Forces A400M makes its maiden flight

The Airbus A400M new-generation airlifter ordered by the Luxembourg Armed Forces has made its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its delivery. The aircraft, known as MSN104, took off from Seville (S... Read More...

Airbus adapts aircraft production rates in COVID-19 environment as update on March commercial aircraft orders & deliveries

After a solid commercial and industrial performance at the beginning of the year, Airbus (stock exchange symbol: AIR) is now revising its production rates downwards to adapt to the new Coronavirus market enviro... Read More...

First Airbus A350-900 for Aeroflot

Aeroflot, the Russian flag carrier and member of the SkyTeam alliance, has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the launch operator of the latest-generation widebody aircraft in Eastern Europe and CIS... Read More...

ATTOL Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off & Landing: Airbus demonstrates first fully automatic vision-based take-off

Airbus has successfully performed the first fully automatic vision-based take-off using an Airbus Family test aircraft A350-1000 at Toulouse-Blagnac airport. The test crew comprising of two pilots, two flight t... Read More...

The Airbus BelugaXL has entered into service with its first operational flight

The BelugaXL has entered into service, providing Airbus with 30% extra transport capacity in order to support the on-going production ramp-up of commercial aircraft programmes. The aircraft, which is an integra... Read More...

Airbus delivers strong 2019 commercial aircraft performance with 863 aircraft deliveries

8 percent higher than in 2018 and 1,131 new aircraft orders, 768 net orders, backlog stands at 7,482 aircraft

Airbus delivered 863 commercial aircraft to 99 customers in 2019, outpacing its previous output record set in 2018 by eight percent. In the 17th yearly production increase in a row, Airbus progressed on the tra... Read More...

Airbus BelugaXL receives EASA Type Certification

The Airbus BelugaXL has received its Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), paving the way for entry-into-service by early 2020. The aircraft is an integral part of Airbus’ industri... Read More...

Airbus has delivered the 1000th A320neo family aircraft to IndiGo

Airbus has delivered the 1,000th A320neo Family aircraft. The aircraft, an A321neo produced in Hamburg, Germany, was delivered to Indian airline IndiGo. IndiGo is the world’s biggest customer for the A320neo... Read More...

Airbus A400M completes paratrooper simultaneous dispatch

The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has completed the certification flight test for the simultaneous dispatch of 80 (40+40) equipped paratroopers from both side doors on a single pass. Tests were performe... Read More...

Royal Canadian Air Force Airbus C295 FWSAR programme

[Video] Royal Canadian Air Force: here the final livery of the first Airbus C295

The first Airbus C295, purchased by the Government of Canada for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) programme, rolled out of the paint shop showing o... Read More...

Hamburg Airbus A320 structure assembly line

Airbus inaugurates new A320 structure assembly line in Hamburg

Features new standards in digital automation

Airbus has inaugurated its highly automated fuselage structure assembly line for A320 Family aircraft in Hamburg, showcasing an evolution in Airbus’ industrial production system. With a special focus on manufac... Read More...

First All Nippon Airways Airbus A380 in flight

All Nippon Airways takes delivery of its first A380

Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380 at a special ceremony in Toulouse, becoming the 15th operator of the world’s largest passenger aircraft. The delivery ceremon... Read More...

Airbus delivers first FANS-C-equipped A320 to easyJet

Airbus has delivered the first *FANS-C-equipped A320 aircraft to easyJet. In the framework of Europe’s SESAR Air Traffic Management (ATM) research programme, this aircraft – and others to follow – will take par... Read More...

Airbus delivers first upgraded Tranche 1 Eurofighter to Spanish Air Force

Airbus on February 25, 2019 has delivered the first upgraded Tranche 1 Eurofighter to the Spanish Air Force, the aircraft C.16-23. The upgrade was carried out at Airbus facilities in Getafe and involved the int... Read More...

Certified the Airbus A400M cargo hold tanks refueling unit

Airbus has successfully completed the certification flight tests for the A400M Cargo Hold Tanks (CHT) refueling unit, taking a new step towards the full certification of the aircraft for air-to-air refueling op... Read More...

Emirates signs deal for 40 A330-900s, 30 A350-900s and Airbus will close its A380 programme

Airbus and Emirates reach agreement on A380 contract – with the airline to receive 14 more A380s by end 2021, bringing its total A380 order book to 123 units. With this decision Airbus will close its A380 prog... Read More...

First A380 All Nippon Airways rolls out in special livery

First All Nippon Airways Airbus A380 rolls out from paint shop with unique special livery

The first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg, Germany, bearing the airline’s distinctive and unique Hawaiian green sea turtle livery. ANA has firm orders for... Read More...

10th anniversary of first A380 flight to London Heathrow

More than 200 million passengers have enjoyed the A380 experience

Airbus and Heathrow airport are celebrating the 10th anniversary of A380 operations at the airport. They began on March 18th, 2008 with the arrival of the first A380, a Singapore Airlines flight SQ308 from Sing... Read More...

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