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Airbus CEO argues for European fighter industrial base as Portugal evaluates F-16 replacement (Eurofighter Typhoon vs F-35)

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury defended reliance on European-made military equipment as Portugal prepares a competition to replace its F-16 fleet. With the Eurofighter Typhoon expected to compete against Lockheed Martin’s F-35, Airbus says it wants to ensure Europe “walks in the right direction” on defence capability and industrial sovereignty.

2026-05-21T13:56:15.284507-07:00

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Airbus Vows to Appeal French Appeals Court Conviction in Air France AF447 Corporate Manslaughter Case

2026-05-20T22:11:47.808786-07:00

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easyJet accelerates A319 phase-out to Sept 2029, targeting incremental £250m cost savings

2026-05-21T01:54:10.281665-07:00

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Etihad Airways triples Paris-CDG A380 service with two daily superjumbo flights from 1 July

2026-05-21T01:53:51.488538-07:00

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Airbus CEO argues for European fighter industrial base as Portugal evaluates F-16 replacement (Eurofighter Typhoon vs F-35) Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury defended reliance on European-made military equipment as Portugal prepares a competition to replace its F-16 fleet. With the Eurofighter Typhoon expected to compete against Lockheed Martin’s F-35, Airbus says it wants to ensure Europe “walks in the right direction” on defence capability and industrial sovereignty.

2026-05-21T13:56:15.284507-07:00

Airbus CEO argues for European fighter industrial base as Portugal evaluates F-16 replacement (Eurofighter Typhoon vs F-35)

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Airbus steps up Canada footprint for next-gen European military rotorcraft, pitching joint programme cooperation Airbus says it sees only a joint programme as the route to delivering Europe’s future military helicopter, while leaving room to extend cooperation across the Atlantic. Separately, it has established a Canada Tech Hub in Mirabel to broaden engineering and technology coverage, linked to a wider Asia–Europe–South Korea–Japan–Singapore–Netherlands network.

2026-05-21T02:53:51.469664-07:00

Airbus steps up Canada footprint for next-gen European military rotorcraft, pitching joint programme cooperation

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easyJet accelerates A319 phase-out to Sept 2029, targeting incremental £250m cost savings easyJet will retire the last Airbus A319 by September 2029, one year earlier than previously planned, as it accelerates its upgauging plan. The earlier exit is aimed at capturing incremental cost savings of about £250 million, replacing A319s with larger A320neo and A321neo aircraft deliveries.

2026-05-21T01:54:10.281665-07:00

easyJet accelerates A319 phase-out to Sept 2029, targeting incremental £250m cost savings

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Etihad Airways triples Paris-CDG A380 service with two daily superjumbo flights from 1 July Etihad Airways will expand its Abu Dhabi–Paris-CDG operation to three daily flights, using two Airbus A380s each day from 1 July. The move makes Paris one of a limited set of destinations served by two A380 departures per day and increases first-class capacity.

2026-05-21T01:53:51.488538-07:00

Etihad Airways triples Paris-CDG A380 service with two daily superjumbo flights from 1 July

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Airbus Vows to Appeal French Appeals Court Conviction in Air France AF447 Corporate Manslaughter Case A Paris appeals court found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate (involuntary) manslaughter for the 2009 Rio–Paris crash that killed 228 people and ordered both firms to pay the maximum fine of €225,000 each. Airbus says it will appeal the decision.

2026-05-20T22:11:47.808786-07:00

Airbus Vows to Appeal French Appeals Court Conviction in Air France AF447 Corporate Manslaughter Case

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Airbus warns airlines of additional A350 delivery delays later this decade Airbus has told some airline customers to expect further A350 delivery slippage later this decade, Reuters reports. The warning links the timing risk to ongoing supply-chain disruption tied to a recently acquired US production factory, further complicating widebody planning.

2026-05-20T10:54:40.028048-07:00

Airbus warns airlines of additional A350 delivery delays later this decade

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Airbus/Quadriga shows Germany’s first Tranche 4-standard Eurofighter as production-standard set for 38-aircraft delivery Airbus displayed a Quadriga-standard Eurofighter in the new Tranche 4 production standard for the first time, with the aircraft representing a new production configuration that has not yet flown. The programme is set to deliver 38 Tranche 4-standard aircraft to Germany under Quadriga acquisition.

2026-05-20T05:54:33.348253-07:00

Airbus/Quadriga shows Germany’s first Tranche 4-standard Eurofighter as production-standard set for 38-aircraft delivery

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Emirates completes first retrofit of two-class Airbus A380 with upper-deck Premium Economy (15-ship program) Emirates has returned the first retrofitted two-class Airbus A380 to service after adding a Premium Economy cabin upstairs, shifting from a 615-seat high-density layout toward a three-cabin configuration. The airline says this is the first milestone in a plan to refurbish 15 similarly configured A380s.

2026-05-20T03:24:11.490593-07:00

Emirates completes first retrofit of two-class Airbus A380 with upper-deck Premium Economy (15-ship program)

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Airbus CEO argues for European fighter industrial base as Portugal evaluates F-16 replacement (Eurofighter Typhoon vs F-35)

Airbus Vows to Appeal French Appeals Court Conviction in Air France AF447 Corporate Manslaughter Case

easyJet accelerates A319 phase-out to Sept 2029, targeting incremental £250m cost savings

Etihad Airways triples Paris-CDG A380 service with two daily superjumbo flights from 1 July

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