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Airbus Taps MTU’s Lars Wagner as Commercial Aircraft CEO from January 2026

Lars Wagner, currently CEO of MTU Aero Engines, will assume leadership of Airbus’s Commercial Aircraft division on January 1, 2026, succeeding Christian Scherer, who is retiring after more than 40 years with the airframer. Wagner will join Airbus in November ahead of his full-time start.

2025-07-10T05:35:13.719651-07:00

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Air Lease Cancels Seven A350F Orders, Stranding Airbus Without Launch Lessor

2025-07-08T09:54:52.806753-07:00

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Delta A330 Diverts to Azores After Engine Failure on Madrid–New York Flight

2025-07-08T11:55:10.723183-07:00

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Qantas’s First A321XLR Arrives in Australia on Record Delivery Flight

2025-06-30T01:48:17.691828-07:00

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Virgin Atlantic doubles down on premium cabins with 787 Hi-J refits and A330neo high-J layout Virgin Atlantic is launching a major cabin overhaul of its next-generation fleet, retrofitting Boeing 787s with new Hi-J business-class suites and introducing a high-J configuration on Airbus A330neos. The upgrades aim to capture surging demand for high-yield business and premium economy travel.

2025-07-10T07:46:46.266593-07:00

Virgin Atlantic doubles down on premium cabins with 787 Hi-J refits and A330neo high-J layout

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Airbus Taps MTU’s Lars Wagner as Commercial Aircraft CEO from January 2026 Lars Wagner, currently CEO of MTU Aero Engines, will assume leadership of Airbus’s Commercial Aircraft division on January 1, 2026, succeeding Christian Scherer, who is retiring after more than 40 years with the airframer. Wagner will join Airbus in November ahead of his full-time start.

2025-07-10T05:35:13.719651-07:00

Airbus Taps MTU’s Lars Wagner as Commercial Aircraft CEO from January 2026

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Airbus to Build Two PAZ-2 SAR Satellites for Spain’s Defence Ministry Airbus Defence and Space will build two PAZ-2 synthetic-aperture radar satellites under a Hisdesat contract for Spain’s defence ministry, extending the country’s sovereign radar imaging capabilities and ensuring continuity of the PAZ constellation in service since 2018.

2025-07-09T06:55:32.141820-07:00

Airbus to Build Two PAZ-2 SAR Satellites for Spain’s Defence Ministry

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Lufthansa ferries unpressurized A340-600 across Atlantic at 10,000ft after loader damages pressurization Lufthansa ferried a 16-year-old Airbus A340-600 unpressurized and empty at just 10,000 feet across the Atlantic from Boston to Frankfurt after a ground loader struck its fuselage, enabling urgent repairs at the carrier’s maintenance center.

2025-07-09T04:11:01.953522-07:00

Lufthansa ferries unpressurized A340-600 across Atlantic at 10,000ft after loader damages pressurization

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Delta A330 Diverts to Azores After Engine Failure on Madrid–New York Flight Delta Air Lines flight DL127, an Airbus A330 operating Madrid to JFK on July 6, suffered a suspected engine failure mid-Atlantic and made an emergency landing at Lajes Air Base in the Azores. All passengers and crew disembarked safely after the pilots declared a Mayday.

2025-07-08T11:55:10.723183-07:00

Delta A330 Diverts to Azores After Engine Failure on Madrid–New York Flight

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Air Lease Cancels Seven A350F Orders, Stranding Airbus Without Launch Lessor Air Lease Corporation has cancelled its order for seven Airbus A350 freighters, removing the launch customer from the program. Despite the setback, the A350F backlog rose to 66 units after Saudi Arabia’s AviLease placed a firm order for ten frames at the 2025 Paris Air Show.

2025-07-08T09:54:52.806753-07:00

Air Lease Cancels Seven A350F Orders, Stranding Airbus Without Launch Lessor

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VietJet Thailand to Introduce Blueview IFE on A320s Ahead of 737 MAX Rollout VietJet Thailand will install Blueview’s Bluebox Wow in-flight entertainment on 18 Airbus A320s starting Q3 2025—its first cabin-screen service—as it prepares to integrate up to 50 Boeing 737-8 MAX jets transferred from parent VietJet, supported by Boeing training and maintenance programmes.

2025-07-08T07:07:36.060200-07:00

VietJet Thailand to Introduce Blueview IFE on A320s Ahead of 737 MAX Rollout

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France seeks 80% control of Europe’s SCAF sixth-generation fighter program France is aiming to secure an 80% governance share of the trilateral Future Combat Air System (FCAS), overriding Germany and Spain’s roles and potentially jeopardizing the program’s collaborative framework. Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier has signalled Paris will insist on majority control as technical work begins.

2025-07-07T10:30:24.120786-07:00

France seeks 80% control of Europe’s SCAF sixth-generation fighter program

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