Press releases

Today, at the Le Bourget airshow Airbus rewarded its top ten suppliers for their commitment and continued product quality during the supplier support awards ceremony.

The top ten Airbus suppliers are presented with awards in two categories. This year four of them will be awarded for 'E...

Qatar Airways has announced its intention to acquire 32 Airbus aircraft - including 14 options - to modernise and expand its fleet, as part of a deal that is the largest in its history. The deal comprises two A321s, eight A330-200s, six A330-300s - plus options on a further six A330s - and two A340-...

Korean Air today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus to acquire up to eight Airbus A380-800 passenger aircraft (five firm orders and three options).

With Korean Air's selection, Airbus has now 129 orders and commitments from 11 customers for the A380 programme. Built to ...

The Airbus A320 Family aircraft is the preferred choice of 57 per cent of airline customers, a survey of single-aisle aircraft passengers has revealed. This is 33 per cent higher than its nearest competitor.

Skytrax, the London based aviation research organisation, conducted a survey betwee...

During the 2nd Airbus Transport Logistics Conference in Hamburg, Germany, Airbus today announced major upgrades to its customer services activities in the field of spare parts by introducing a "Customised Spares Logistics" service and by expanding its Customised Lead Time (CLT) programme to CLT EXTE...

Emirates has ordered 41 additional Airbus aircraft, comprising two A340-500s, 18 A340-600s and 21 A380s, in the largest single order ever placed by the airline. In addition, Emirates will lease two A340-600s and and two A380s from ILFC.

Adding to six previously ordered A340-500s and 22 A380...

Aigle Azur, the French airline of Go Fast Group, has today become an Airbus operator for the first time, with the introduction of an A321, leased from GATX, on its Paris-Algiers route.

Aigle Azur will use its CFM56 powered A321 to serve its regular, twice-daily Paris-Algiers route. The air...

The new engineering centre of Airbus in Russia, ECAR, which has been created jointly with the Kaskol Group was officially opened today in Moscow in the presence of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Boris Aleshin. This is Airbus' first engineering facility in Europe outside its home countries. The c...

Bridgestone Corporation and Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. announced today that they are joining the club of other Japanese manufacturers which have become partners on the A380 programme. They both have agreed to supply new technology equipment and advanced materials for the next-generation super jumbo ...

Having obtained more than 150 new orders during the first five months of the year, Airbus comes to the Paris International Air Show (15-22 June) at the Le Bourget Airport, after an active beginning of the year thus far for the company despite troubled times. Airbus' achievements included the ce...