Airbus Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/airbus/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:48:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://aviospace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/463575282_2477404082464408_3209599391009761950_n-150x150.jpg Airbus Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/airbus/ 32 32 Why Airbus Is Shaking Its New A350F Before It Ever Takes Off https://aviospace.org/why-airbus-is-shaking-its-new-a350f-before-it-ever-takes-off/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:27:29 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=17618 Airbus has completed a Ground Vibration Test (GVT) on its A350F freighter, moving the aircraft a step closer to its first flight. The three-day test took place in Toulouse (TLS), France, in June 2026. Engineers shook the aircraft with external shakers and its own flight controls to measure how it responds to vibration, a step […]

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]]> Future Frontiers: Predictions for the Next Big Metal in Aerospace https://aviospace.org/future-frontiers-predictions-for-the-next-big-metal-in-aerospace/ https://aviospace.org/future-frontiers-predictions-for-the-next-big-metal-in-aerospace/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:12:06 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=15091 The global aerospace materials market is undergoing a fundamental shift. According to BCC Research, the advanced aerospace materials market is expected to grow from $29.2 billion in 2024 to $42.9 billion by 2029. Engineers, manufacturers, and researchers across the United States, Europe, and Asia are racing to identify which metals and alloys will power the […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/future-frontiers-predictions-for-the-next-big-metal-in-aerospace/feed/ 0 Airbus vs Boeing November 2025 Deliveries: Airbus Leads with 72 Jets, Boeing Trails at 44 https://aviospace.org/airbus-boeing-november-2025-deliveries/ https://aviospace.org/airbus-boeing-november-2025-deliveries/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:51:41 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=11166 In November 2025, The Boeing Company delivered 44 commercial jets — a 17% drop from October’s 53 — placing it significantly behind Airbus (the aircraft manufacturer which produced a helicopter that could land at the top of Everest), which delivered 72 aircraft in the same month, according to a report published by Reuters. The shortfall […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/airbus-boeing-november-2025-deliveries/feed/ 0 Will there be Airbus A390 in the future? https://aviospace.org/will-airbus-build-airbus-a390-guide/ https://aviospace.org/will-airbus-build-airbus-a390-guide/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:39:41 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9719 Much in line with how Boeing planes start and end with the number seven, most of Airbus’ planes start with the letter A followed by the number 3. Perhaps the most iconic of Airbus A3xx series is the double-decker airliner that is the Airbus A380, which is the biggest passenger aircraft to have ever been […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/will-airbus-build-airbus-a390-guide/feed/ 1 Nepal Airlines Once Flew to London and Paris. Now It Is Fighting for Survival https://aviospace.org/nepal-airlines-london-paris-fighting-survival/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:55:49 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=8395 Nepal Airlines used to operate to cities like London, Frankfurt, and Paris, which house not only the busiest international airports in the world but also the busiest global airports. It can well be said that Nepal Airlines was the first operator to the most dangerous airport in the world– Lukla Airport. But in 2019, the […]

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]]> Nepal Bought 2 Airbus A330s Despite an EU Flight Ban: Then a Billions-Rupee Scandal Emerged https://aviospace.org/airbus-a330-widebody-the-biggest-airline-scam-in-nepal/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:58:24 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=8334 Widebody aircraft have revolutionized the field of air travel. Widebodies fall in the list of the biggest commercial aircraft ever made such as the Airbus A380, among others. The widebody Airbus A350-900 is also deployed to operate on the longest one-stop flight that spans more than 10,000 nautical miles, while the Airbus A350-900 ULR is […]

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]]> IC-814 Hijacking: How a 7-Day Nightmare Changed Indian Aviation Security https://aviospace.org/indian-airlines-ic-814-biggest-highjack-nepal/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:47:41 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=8321 On December 24, 1999, Indian Airlines Flight IC-814 departed Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) in Kathmandu, Nepal, bound for Delhi — a journey scheduled to take around two hours. Instead, it would circle the skies and tarmacs of five countries for the better part of a week. The hijacking is remembered as the worst to have […]

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]]> 167 Died in Nepal’s Worst Plane Crash: PIA Flight 268 Was 1,000 Feet Too Low https://aviospace.org/nepal-biggest-plane-crash-pia-flight-268/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:38:53 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=8296 Nepal is a nation that has many abandoned airports. When an aircraft first landed in Nepal, it was in a field where cows grazed– hence the name Gauchar Airport. This was pretty reminiscent of Lukla Airport– the most dangerous airport in the world – where when just before the first aircraft landed, grazing cows and […]

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]]> Why do airbus planes start with the letter A and the number 3? https://aviospace.org/why-do-airbus-planes-start-with-the-letter-a-and-the-number-3/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:29:29 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=8158 Airbus A380 is the biggest passenger aircraft (alongside being the only double decker passenger aircraft) ever made. The longest non-stop flight in the world between Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) spans more than 9,500 miles and is conducted using the Airbus A350-900 ULR. The longest one-stop flight in the world […]

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