Category: airbus

Airbus CEO Says Supply Chain Is in ‘Difficult Spot’

MONTREAL—Airbus is seeing mounting pressure on the aerospace supply chain and managing the problem is key to the industry’s recovery, the head of the European planemaker said on Tuesday. “We really see that the supply chain is in a much more difficult spot than it was before,” Chief Executive Guillaume Faury told the Conference of…


US Carrier Breeze Confirms Buying 20 More Airbus A220 Jets

WASHINGTON—Breeze Airways, the new U.S. carrier founded by entrepreneur David Neeleman, on Monday publicly unveiled an order for 20 more Airbus A220–330 aircraft as it looks to operate longer flights, confirming a Reuters report earlier this year. The order brings Breeze’s total A220 order to 80, making it the family’s second-biggest customer after Delta Air…


United Airlines Places Biggest Ever Jet Order in Push for Growth

United Airlines confirmed its largest-ever order for Boeing and Airbus jets on Tuesday, lining up 270 planes in a push for post-pandemic growth with bigger jets for domestic flying. The order for 200 Boeing 737 MAX and 70 Airbus A321neo jets, worth $30 billion at list prices, will boost United’s seating capacity across it domestic…


US and EU Reach Deal to End 17-Year Boeing-Airbus Trade Dispute

U.S. President Joe Biden agreed with European Union (EU) leaders on Tuesday to end a trade dispute over aircraft subsidies by suspending tariffs to Boeing and Airbus, officials said.


‘People Want to Fly Again’: Airbus CEO Expects Business Travel to Recover

VIENNA—Airbus Chief Executive Guillaume Faury expects business air travel eventually to return to close to pre-pandemic levels and airlines are devoting the same space to business class seats as before, he said in an interview published on Sunday. Air travel remains in crisis despite accelerating vaccine rollouts in developed countries. With video calls having replaced…