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VietJet Air Signs MoU for 100 A321neos with Option for 50 More at Paris Airshow

Vietnam’s VietJet Air has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus at the Paris Airshow to acquire 100 A321neo single-aisle jets, with options for 50 more. The deal, one of the largest by a Southeast Asian LCC, underscores VietJet’s fleet expansion and growing regional network ambitions.

2025-06-17T02:56:12.155428-07:00

FlightGlobal

ANA debuts 'The Room FX' wide-sofa business class suite on 787-9 Dreamliners

2025-06-17T02:15:42.520723-07:00

Royal Aeronautical Society

Airbus Nets $17 Billion in Day-One Paris Air Show Orders as Boeing Steps Back

2025-06-16T21:35:20.873316-07:00

Air Data News

Airbus Secures First Paris Air Show 2025 Orders as AviLease Commits to 77 Jets

2025-06-16T01:55:31.123005-07:00

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AirInsight

Airbus’s A321neo Demand Surges as Airlines Upsize Narrowbody Fleets Airbus’s narrowbody market is witnessing a pronounced shift from the A320neo to the higher-capacity A321neo as airlines seek to boost per-flight capacity and optimize unit costs. Antonio de Costa, Airbus’s A321 programme head, explains the operational drivers and portfolio strategy fueling this surge in middle-of-market demand.

2025-06-17T11:27:41.640256-07:00

Airbus’s A321neo Demand Surges as Airlines Upsize Narrowbody Fleets

Financial Express

Mahindra Aerostructures clinches $300M deal with Aernnova to supply Airbus and Embraer components Mahindra Aerostructures Pvt Ltd has secured a roughly $300 million multi-year sourcing agreement with Spain’s Aernnova Aerospace to manufacture metal sub-assemblies and components for a range of Airbus and Embraer aircraft, including the Embraer C390 Millennium. The deal deepens the decade-old partnership and bolsters Mahindra’s footprint across Europe and Brazil.

2025-06-17T10:39:27.657913-07:00

Mahindra Aerostructures clinches $300M deal with Aernnova to supply Airbus and Embraer components

FlightGlobal

Airbus to boost A330 MRTT+ tanker output as Neo-based demand surges Airbus Defence & Space will boost annual output of its A330 MRTT tankers, leveraging the Neo-based variant’s enhanced performance to fulfill a growing pipeline of orders from armed forces seeking to upgrade their aerial refueling capabilities.

2025-06-17T09:44:33.728179-07:00

Airbus to boost A330 MRTT+ tanker output as Neo-based demand surges

FlightGlobal

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Leonardo Seeks JV to Rescue Aerostructures Unit, Forge Industrial Champion Leonardo is closing in on a decision to set up an international joint venture for its underperforming aerostructures division. The move aims to pool partner resources, streamline production and establish a consolidated industrial champion in aerostructure manufacturing.

2025-06-17T09:10:48.289303-07:00

Leonardo Seeks JV to Rescue Aerostructures Unit, Forge Industrial Champion

FlightGlobal

France Formalises Framework Agreement to Acquire Airbus VSR700 Naval UAS France has signed a framework agreement under its Systèmes de Drone Aérien pour la Marine (SDAM) programme to procure the Airbus VSR700 unmanned rotorcraft. The deal, inked by France’s defence minister alongside Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group, aims to deploy the UAS on French Navy frigates.

2025-06-17T08:31:56.443308-07:00

France Formalises Framework Agreement to Acquire Airbus VSR700 Naval UAS

FlightGlobal

Airbus Completes Assembly of First SIRTAP Tactical UAS Prototype, Readies Ground Testing Airbus Defence and Space has finished assembling the inaugural prototype of Spain’s SIRTAP high-performance tactical uncrewed aerial system at its Getafe facility and will initiate a ground-test campaign in the coming weeks. The Spain-built UAS passed its critical design review, includes two operator simulators and targets export markets.

2025-06-17T07:27:30.300815-07:00

Airbus Completes Assembly of First SIRTAP Tactical UAS Prototype, Readies Ground Testing

AeroTime

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Riyadh Air Firmly Orders 25 Airbus A350-1000s, Signs Trent XWB-97 Engine Supply for 50-Jet Fleet Riyadh Air has placed a firm order for 25 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft and inked a deal for 116 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines to power a planned 50-jet A350-1000 fleet, marking the startup carrier’s first major procurement and ramping up long-haul capacity.

2025-06-17T05:25:40.107572-07:00

Riyadh Air Firmly Orders 25 Airbus A350-1000s, Signs Trent XWB-97 Engine Supply for 50-Jet Fleet

Airways Magazine

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Explained: Airbus Fly-By-Wire Flight Laws from Cables to Code Airbus’s flagship A320, A330, A350 and A380 fleets rely on digital fly-by-wire flight laws that replaced traditional cables with layered software protections. This explainer unpacks how Normal, Alternate and Direct Laws govern handling, envelope protection and failure modes across Airbus’s commercial jetliners.

2025-06-17T04:37:02.829408-07:00

Explained: Airbus Fly-By-Wire Flight Laws from Cables to Code

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