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The advantages of building aircraft structures with composites, compared to metal, include light weight, high specific strength, superior fatigue properties, damage tolerance and the absence of corrosion.

Airbus, EconCore, Fraunhofer and the Technical University of Denmark will produce a potentially recyclable rudder from thermoplastic honeycomb sandwich composites.

Delta Airlines has now made four reorders within four years, bringing its total to 119 single-aisle A220 aircraft.

The aerospace giant surpassed 2021 net orders, deliveries and aircraft in backlog covering all aircraft families.

The agreement covers all Airbus families, including the A220, A320, A330 and A350. Joint creation of a sustainability fund fosters industry decarbonization solutions.

Per its expectations for a 2023-2025 commercial aircraft market recovery, Airbus confirms a rise in A320, A220 and A350 production rates.

After continued reductions (-36-41%) in 787 production, this key supply chain link for fuselage sections and other composite parts looks at restructuring options for the Grottaglie facility and Aerostructures Division.

Lufthansa becomes the first airline in Europe to feature Airbus’ new Airspace cabin, which makes extensive use of composites, on single-aisle aircraft.

Daher, Safran and Airbus cite recent milestones made with the composite hybrid-electric propulsion aircraft, progressing the project’s hybridization and decarbonization goals.

Agreement will tackle future eVTOL flight routes, concepts of operations and equipment for safe flights, all of which is crucial to launch commercial services with the composite CityAirbus NextGen.

The air show’s success was guided by nearly 1,266 order and option announcements from Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and others, indicating supply chain progress.