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2026
31 August

ReleaseMahindra Aerostructures awarded Airbus contract to manufacture A320 family fuselage skins

27 August

ReleaseAlleima strengthens long-standing partnership with Airbus

29 July

ReleaseSyensqo signs multi-year supply agreement with Airbus

29 July Airbus is integrating scalable motor/generators, electronic controllers and power distribution equipment for the demonstrator.

Airbus and partners advance hybrid-electric aircraft architecture

High-voltage generation and distribution systems will be matured on a full-scale demonstrator ahead of a 2027 ground test.

26 July

ReleaseSeAH Aerospace & Defense becomes Korea's first aluminium alloy supplier for Airbus

23 July Wing sections are being assembled at Airbus' Wing Technology Development Centre in the UK.

Airbus tests longer wings on A321neo demonstrator

Full-scale wing extensions will be fitted to an A321neo over the next three years to assess how longer wingspans affect handling and efficiency.

22 July

ReleaseRTX advances hybrid-electric aviation at The Grid

22 July

ReleaseFlying Fuel Cell: MTU Aero Engines achieves important milestones

22 July

ReleaseGKN Aerospace boosts world-leading EWIS capability in Chihuahua

22 July

Releasetk accelis awarded five-year Airbus A220 material supply contract from Dynamatic Technologies

20 July

ReleaseATI launches composites framework for growth to secure the UK's competitive advantage

23 June

Release3M and Airbus announce agreement to advance A220 passenger comfort and aircraft performance through advanced insulation technology

18 June A former A380 facility now houses two advanced A320 family assembly lines.

Airbus expands Toulouse capacity with second A320 line

The latest production facility has strengthened Airbus’ global assembly network as demand for the A321neo continues to grow.

3 June The MSN 707 flew for three hours and 43 minutes during its first sortie from Toulouse.

World's longest-range passenger aircraft completes maiden flight

Qantas plans to use the Airbus aircraft on non-stop Sydney-London services lasting up to 22 hours, a route once considered beyond the reach of commercial aviation.

30 April Two test aircraft are planned to support certification of the A350F freighter ahead of entry into service by the end of the decade.

A350F is closer to flight after first cargo door delivery

The industry’s largest cargo door has moved from Spain to Toulouse for installation on a test aircraft, signalling a shift from assembly into testing phase.

29 April

ReleaseLiebherr supplies first nose landing gear for commercial freighter aircraft

8 April

Releasevoestalpine secures orders in the aerospace sector worth around EUR 1 billion

2 April

ReleaseFAA publishes special conditions for ZeroAvia’s 600kW electric engine for aircraft

18 February

ReleaseDaher strengthens its strategic partnership with Airbus Atlantic at the Montoir-de-Bretagne West Hub

10 February

ReleasePalantir and Airbus extend strategic collaboration

10 February

ReleaseNatilus raises $28 million Series A to commercialize family of hyper-efficient blended-wing aircraft

4 February

ReleasePTDI and Japan’s ShinMaywa sign aerostructure component procurement contract for commercial aircraft

29 January Daher is now responsible for preparation work across both A321 lines at the Jean-Luc Lagardère site.

Daher deepens Airbus involvement on A321 and A350

Airbus awarded Daher a second A321 final assembly line contract and renewed widebody outfitting deals for its A350 and A330 programmes.

29 January

ReleaseSafran moves to a new engineering center in Brazil

13 January

ReleaseAdvent Technologies and Airbus expand Joint Development Agreement

2025
17 December The Airbus A400M military transport aircraft will benefit from the campaign.

Airbus deploys Stratasys printed parts for A320, A350 and A400M

Certified polymer components have cut weight, reduced lead times and improved production flexibility across Airbus aircraft supported by Stratasys systems.

11 December

ReleaseEvio launches hybrid-electric aircraft program with 450 pre-orders

3 December

ReleaseACS UK strengthens ties with OEMs and airlines to expand offerability

12 November

ReleaseTCab Tech secures RMB 300 million in Series B++ funding to power E20 eVTOL industrialization

12 November

ReleaseAirbus Helicopters France adopts Airborne’s composite automation technologies

11 November

ReleaseSalient Motion to showcase commercial and military actuation systems with Boeing Ventures at Dubai Airshow 2025

5 November Cici Tu, Sales Representative, FDH Aero; Archer Xu, Senior Sales Manager, FDH Aero; Cody Ho, Managing Director APAC, FDH Aero; Pierre Jacquet Francillon, Head of Procurement and Supply Chain, HHACMC; Fujun Xu, Head of Flyable Procurement, Logistics and Customs Affairs, HHACMC; and Liwei Kou, Senior Buyer, HHACMC, following the signing of the new Airbus A350 fastener supply agreement.

FDH Aero secures multi-year fastener agreement for A350

Under its first direct Airbus contract, FDH Aero will partner with Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre to supply fasteners for the A350’s composite tail section.

30 October

Airbus expands in Tianjin with second A320 assembly line

The improved Tianjin facility increases Airbus’ global final assembly capacity and supports its plan to build 75 A320 Family aircraft each month by 2027.

20 October

ReleaseKAI-Airbus signed a strategic MOU to strengthen aerospace cooperation

13 October

ReleaseAirbus inaugurates second A320 Final Assembly Line in the U.S.

13 October

ReleaseMAAS Aviation extends contract with Airbus for the painting of A320 and A220 aircraft in Mobile, Alabama

30 September

ReleaseConflux Technology collaborates with Airbus on hydrogen aircraft thermal management

22 September

ReleaseQuaker Houghton HOCUT 4260 receives global approvals from aerospace leaders Airbus and BAE Systems

17 September

ReleaseDelta partners with Maeve Aerospace to advance hybrid regional aircraft

9 September

ReleaseClean Aviation grant propels Ascendance with the L.I.M.E consortium to the forefront of Europe’s race for sustainable aviation

9 September

ReleaseAdvent Technologies announces major milestone in its strategic collaboration with Airbus

9 September

Release€945 million for new clean aviation initiatives: 12 groundbreaking projects selected

27 August

ReleaseDawex delivers its Data Exchange technology within the Decade-X France project, acting for the Digital ECosystem for Aerospace and DEfence

27 August

ReleaseDARPA selects Q-CTRL to develop next-generation quantum sensors for navigation on advanced defense platforms

8 August

ReleaseSpirit AeroSystems announces definitive agreement with CTRM for acquisition of facility in Subang, Malaysia

7 August The piloted VX4 prototype undergoing flight testing at Vertical’s Flight Test Centre at Cotswold Airport.

Aciturri to supply entire VX4 airframe for Vertical

The company has agreed to manufacture and engineer the full VX4 airframe as part of Vertical’s wider Flightpath 2030 production and certification strategy.

31 July Assembly and outfitting of the stabiliser took place at Airbus Getafe.

Airbus completes first horizontal stabiliser for A350F in Spain

Cádiz and Getafe facilities produced and assembled the tail unit ahead of shipment to Toulouse for fuselage integration and testing.

17 July

ReleaseZeroAvia granted raft of new patents key to the development of large hydrogen aviation engines

24 June

ReleaseConstellium honored with three Supplier Awards from Airbus

23 June

ReleaseStrategic cooperation between Turkish Aerospace and Airbus expands further