Airbus grows SME engagement in UK with new consortium An Airbus-led space industry consortium for future UK military satellite communications had more than 100 SMEs take part in its recent online event.
Airbus delivers close to 560 planes by end of year, insiders say Airbus was close to delivering 560 planes by the end of 2020, approaching the top end of its internal target.
Airbus achieves major A330 milestone after 1,500 deliveries The Airbus A330 family, the wings for which are made in the UK, has delivered its 1,500th aircraft in September to Delta Air Lines.
Coronavirus: Airbus reacts to restrictions on aviation Airbus chief executive officer, Guillaume Faury, shares his view on why it is important to act now and revive the air travel industry.
£400m funding for UK aerospace industry to go green The UK aerospace sector will benefit from £400 million of new funding to aid R&D projects, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced.
Aluminium contract signed for all Airbus programmes Aluminium specialist, Constellium, which is headquartered in Paris, has signed a contract with Airbus, supporting all the aircraft manufacturer’s programmes for 10 years.
Airbus furloughs 3,200 staff in Broughton Airbus has said it will furlough 3,200 workers at its Broughton wing assembly site in north Wales as the company cuts production rates.
Watch: AMRC Cymru converted into ventilator assembly line The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Cymru, based in Broughton, has been converted into an assembly line to support Ventilator Challenge UK.
The latest on Airbus amid the coronavirus pandemic After a solid commercial and industrial performance at the beginning of the year, Airbus is now reducing its production rate to adapt to the new coronavirus industry environment.
Airbus uses 3D printing to make PPE equipment Airbus manufacturing sites in Spain have joined forces to produce visor frames using 3D printing, providing healthcare workers with PPE equipment in the coronavirus pandemic.
Industrial consortium aims to make 10,000 ventilators in weeks A consortium of over 20 companies is aiming to up-scale production of a proven ventilator design to make 10,000 in the next few weeks.
Coronavirus: Meggitt, Nissan, McLaren to produce ventilators Aerospace and automotive companies are racing to manufacture medical ventilators in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Airbus to invest up to €1 billion in A220 programme Airbus will invest between €500 million and €1 billion this year in the single-aisle A220 programme, CEO Guillaume Faury has said.
Airbus and UK Government react to increased US tariffs on aircraft Airbus and the UK Government have reacted to the US increasing tariffs on the plane maker's aircraft from 10% to 15% as part of a dispute over subsidies.
Photos: Final Airbus A380 wing leaves Broughton in Wales The final Airbus A380 wing has left Broughton in Wales, heading for the aircraft manufacturer’s site in Toulouse for final assembly.
Order for 100 Airbus planes is a boost for UK wing manufacturing Airbus has finalised an order with US airline Spirit for 100 planes in a deal worth up to £9.1 billion to the European aircraft manufacturer.
Airbus wins £5.4bn plane order from United Airlines United Airlines has placed a firm order for 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft, the wings for which are made in the UK, in a deal worth £5.4 billion.
Airbus responds to uncertainty around Brexit The chief executive of Airbus, Guillaume Faury, has said there is a lot of hope Boris Johnson’s new Brexit deal will be the foundation of a healthy EU relationship. Mr…
Airbus and Rolls-Royce boosted by latest A330neo order from Delta Delta Air Lines says it will add another two Airbus A330-900neo aircraft to its fleet, powered by Rolls Royce’s Trent 7000 engines.
Airbus responds to Boris Johnson’s new Brexit deal A new Brexit deal was agreed yesterday by prime minister Boris Johnson and the EU, and now aerospace giant Airbus has responded.
What does the WTO ruling on Airbus mean for manufacturing? The World Trade Organization (WTO) has found both Airbus and Boeing have received billions of pounds of illegal subsidies in two cases that have run for 15 years.
39,000 aircraft need to be manufactured in next 20 years, Airbus predicts The world’s passenger and freighter aircraft fleet will more than double from today’s 23,000 to almost 48,000 in the next 20 years, according to Airbus.
New Airbus order from AirAsia is a boost for UK wing manufacturing AirAsia has made a 42-aircraft order with Airbus – the wings for which are made in the UK – in a deal worth a catalogue price of £6 billion.
UK engineers assemble ExoMars rover at Airbus site in Stevenage British engineers have assembled the European Space Agency (ESA) ExoMars rover at an Airbus site in Stevenage, which will seek out signs of life on Mars next year.
