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Airbus delivered slightly more than 70 aircraft in September, according to industry sources, following a last-minute acceleration that helped narrow earlier delivery delays. The reported monthly total provides an indication of the manufacturer’s progress in managing near-term delivery timing and execution.
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Airbus delivered slightly more than 70 aircraft in September, according to industry sources, following a last-minute acceleration that helped narrow earlier delivery delays. The reported monthly total provides an indication of the manufacturer’s progress in managing near-term delivery timing and execution.
Airbus has advised some A330neo operators to prepare for possible inspections of the aircraft’s horizontal tail plane during scheduled maintenance. The guidance follows the discovery of a quality problem on an aircraft still in production; the scope of affected jets and any required corrective action remain unspecified.
Airbus is asking some operators to conduct additional inspections of A330neos during scheduled maintenance after a previously disclosed quality lapse involving stray tools. The request adds inspection work for affected aircraft and underscores continuing quality-control scrutiny across the widebody production and support chain.
Airbus employees in Spain voted to support a union-backed proposal ending months of intermittent strike action, unions said Thursday. The agreement removes an immediate source of disruption for Airbus operations in the country, though the available information does not detail the proposal’s terms or implementation timeline.
The UK Ministry of Defence has extended Airbus’ support contract for the Royal Air Force’s A400M Atlas fleet in a £190 million deal. The agreement aims to increase daily availability of fully mission-capable aircraft from 10 to 13 by the end of 2027.
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A REACH Air Medical Services Airbus H135 carrying five people crashed into the Pacific off California’s Catalina Island. Two occupants died, two survivors were hospitalized in stable condition and one remained missing; the helicopter came to rest in about 240 feet of water, with the NTSB investigating.
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Romanian carrier AnimaWings has filed for insolvency and entered judicial reorganisation after recurring technical problems grounded its Airbus A220-300 fleet. Two of the airline’s six aircraft have been flown to Toulouse, while the company plans to continue operating and preserve as many scheduled routes as possible.
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Malaysia Aviation Group, parent of Malaysia Airlines, has signed an agreement to acquire Airbus-owned Sepang Aircraft Engineering, an A320-family MRO provider. The transaction, which would return the facility to Malaysian ownership, remains subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in 2027.
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