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India is working to resolve discrepancies between global aircraft leasing rules and its national bankruptcy laws, the country's aviation secretary told Reuters on Monday on the sidelines of the Paris Airshow.

IndiGo Chief Executive Pieter Elbers stated, "This is just the beginning..." as his company's 500-plane deal takes India's share of plane backlogs to six percent of the industry looking to keep up with the world's fastest-growing aviation market.

Exclusive-Mystery X9 helicopter takes shape as potential successor to Airbus H145

After a decade in the shadows, one of Europe's mystery aerospace projects - the X9 helicopter - is taking shape as a potential future successor to Airbus Helicopters' H145 light-twin chopper, with plans for a demonstrator underway, industry sources said. The X9 was one of two coded projects briefly sketched out by former helicopters chief Lutz Bertling in 2012 alongside the X6 SuperPuma replacement, which was later abandoned as low oil and gas prices at the time hit a key prospective...

European hopes of winning at the second attempt a groundbreaking U.S. military order for refueling planes are fading after the Pentagon scaled back its potential order, cooling the prospect of a new transatlantic "Tanker War," industry sources said. Aerospace titans Airbus and Boeing clashed in an epic contest more than a decade ago and had shaped up for a re-run after Airbus partnered with the world's largest arms producer Lockheed Martin. Lockheed and Airbus will tout their LM...

Airbus is in advanced talks for a major new order from Mexican low-cost airline Viva Aerobus, industry sources said on Sunday. Airbus declined to comment on the talks, which the... | June 18, 2023

Airbus is in advanced talks for a major new order from Mexican low-cost airline Viva Aerobus, industry sources said on Sunday.

Airbus is in advanced talks over a major new order from Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus, industry sources said on Sunday. Airbus declined to comment. "We currently have an ongoing order of A321neo with Airbus with deliveries until 2027," a spokesperson for Viva Aerobus said.

By Tim Hepher and Allison Lampert PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus is in advanced talks for a major new order from Mexican low-cost airline Viva Aerobus, indu...

Airbus close to new Viva Aerobus jet order