European planemaker Airbus delivered 45 new commercial aircraft to customers in April 2021, to a total of 30 different customers. The April results bring Airbus’ total deliveries to 170 for the year-to-date, up 25 per cent from the same period in 2020, when airlines were first beginning to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airbus has again flagged that it may look into the development of a freighter variant of its A350 aircraft, and noted it intentions to end the dominance of rival Boeing’s in the cargo aircraft market. CEO Gauillaume Faury admitted that Airbus “traditionally has been weak” in the cargo segment, likely referencing its underwhelming A330-200F. “We do
Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has officially ended its criminal investigation into individuals related to the Airbus corruption and bribery scandal, with former suspects being informed of the office’s intentions to take no further actions. It comes after Airbus agreed to a record-breaking US$4 billion settlement in January 2020, after a four-year investigation by French,
Airbus has announced that its teams in Nantes, France, have completed the manufacturing on the very first A321XLR’s Centre Wing Box. The Centre Wing Box (CWB) has now been delivered to Hamburg in Germany, marking the first major component of the newly developed aircraft to be delivered, 16 months after the first metal cuts were
Following a lukewarm start to the year, Airbus saw strong results in March 2021, having received a total of 28 new aircraft orders and completed 72 deliveries to 34 separate customers. The European planemaker’s results make March its strongest month for the year so far, as the COVID-19 pandemic enters into its second year and
SriLankan Airlines has launched a $1 billion lawsuit against European planemaker Airbus, citing damages, loss of reputation, and reimbursement costs, as the manufacturer continues to face fallout from its ongoing bribery scandal. The lawsuit pertains to the purchase of 10 aircraft – six A330s and four A350s – as well as the lease of four
