https://worldofaviation.com The world's leading aviation news website Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:28:04 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-Favicon-150x150.png https://worldofaviation.com 32 32 https://worldofaviation.com/2024/11/airbus-delivers-first-h145m-combat-helicopter-to-german-forces/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 01:26:27 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=97105 Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of up to 82 H145M light combat helicopters to the German Armed Forces at its Donauwörth site, less than a year after the contract signing. The helicopter will be used for training at the German Army’s Bückeburg base, with the first combat-ready version scheduled for delivery in 2025. Airbus]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2024/10/airbus-reports-e275-million-share-buyback-over-four-weeks/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 23:10:49 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=96959 Airbus SE has disclosed details of its latest share buyback transactions conducted between September 30 and October 4, 2024. The European aerospace giant repurchased 1,053,229 of its own shares during the five-day period at an average price of €128.10 per share. The buybacks are part of a programme announced on September 9, 2024 to support]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2024/09/airbus-launches-limited-share-buyback-programme/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 23:00:07 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=96871 Airbus SE has announced the start of a share buyback programme to support future employee share ownership plans and equity-based compensation. The aerospace company will repurchase up to 4,254,000 shares in the open market by 31 March 2025. The programme will be executed in multiple tranches, with the first tranche targeting up to 2,127,000 shares]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2024/07/airbus-and-aci-world-join-forces-to-reduce-aviations-environmental-impact/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 01:34:27 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=96670 Airbus and Airports Council International (ACI) World have signed a cooperation agreement to tackle the aviation industry’s environmental challenges. The partnership, announced on 22 July 2024 in Farnborough, United Kingdom, aims to make significant progress in decarbonising aviation and mitigating aircraft noise impact. The alliance will focus on key areas including Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF),]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2024/07/airbus-delivers-first-h160-helicopter-to-phi-aviation-for-u-s-offshore-operations/ Thu, 04 Jul 2024 23:15:26 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=96635 Airbus has delivered its first H160 helicopter in the United States to PHI Aviation, marking the beginning of H160 operations in the country. The aircraft is the first of four H160 helicopters that PHI will operate for offshore transportation in the Gulf of Mexico. Before commencing commercial operations, the helicopter will undergo a route-proving programme]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/07/airbus-now-trumps-boeing-in-narrow-body-market/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 07:11:14 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=92416 While market share between Boeing and Airbus has often remained quite close in this key sector, Airbus appears to have pulled ahead to hold a solid majority of the market in recent months, now boasting a 68 per cent share.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/07/airbus-net-orders-back-in-black-for-2021/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 04:14:18 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=92107 Airbus’ new orders have now outpaced the rate of its cancellations for the first time this year, with the European planemaker now boasting a net total of new orders minus cancellations of 38 jets for the year-to-date.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/05/airbus-begins-assembly-for-first-a321xlr-fuselage/ Wed, 26 May 2021 06:30:32 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=90811 European planemaker Airbus has hit another significant milestone in the construction of the very first A321XLR, and has confirmed that the structural assembly of the jet’s centre and real fuselage parts has now begun in Germany. The Airbus A321XLR is set to the longest-range single-aisle jet, thanks to its increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW) capacity,]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/05/unions-set-to-fight-as-airbus-moves-to-close-spanish-factory/ Fri, 21 May 2021 07:05:53 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=90708 Airbus is moving to close its Puerto Real factory in Spain as a part of its post-COVID recovery plan, in what would be the planemaker’s first major factory closure in the company’s 50-year history. The European planemaker is in discussions with unions to combine operations with its nearby Bay of Cadiz facility, which currently focuses]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/05/airbus-to-convert-a380-production-facility-to-use-for-a320-family/ Fri, 14 May 2021 06:07:16 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=90492 Airbus has resumed work on the modernisation of its A320 family industrial capabilities in Toulouse. According to Airbus, the move will provide the company with increased flexibility throughout its global industrial production system to respond to market recovery and future demand. The modernised, digitally-enabled A320/A321 final assembly line (FAL) will replace one of the original]]>