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Production issues and supply chain shortages are continuing short-term problems for Airbus, but the OEM must also define a long-term product strategy.

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus has changed the leadership of its A320-family jetliner programme, the profit backbone of the world's largest

Has changed the leadership of its A320-family jetliner programme, the profit backbone of the worlds largest planemaker, as it faces a steep production…

A focus on single aisle

Our European Editor Andreas Spaeth was at the first flight of the Airbus A321XLR and here are his first-hand impressions. At 11 am local time in Hamburg on Wednesday, Michael Menking became a bit emotional. The head of the Airbus A320 programme commented on what he saw and felt, standing on the side of the […]

The jet that will become Airbus’ longest-range single-aisle aircraft is preparing to take to the skies for the very first time over the coming weeks.

The main driver of air travel recovery amid the pandemic has been in the single-aisle or “middle market”, where Airbus already had a significant advantage

Airbus has this week completed structural final assembly of the first test aircraft of the A321XLR. Starting from 2023, the A321XLR is expected to enter

The very first A321XLR flight test aircraft, MSN11000, took a major step forward this week in becoming reality. This is the first of three planned development a