Airbus, which added Vietnam’s VietJet to its list of customers, has a backlog of more than a decade at current build rates.

European aerospace companies Leonardo Thales and Airbus will assess the feasibility of a space alliance by the end of July, Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani said on Tuesday at the Paris Airshow.

Airbus Defence & Space will increase its annual capacity to deliver the multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) version of its A330 widebody, to meet strong demand for its new Neo-based model.

At Paris Air Show 2025, Airbus presented updates on A400M, FCAS, UAVs, and satellites, stressing multirole platforms and faster European defense integration.

Pan-European group says politicians may need to resolve impasse over governance of Europe’s biggest defence project

Airbus SE said the governments of France and Spain agreed to fast-track some deliveries of the slow-selling A400M military transport aircraft as the main nations supporting the program seek to keep production going.

France will speed up acquisition for four of the aircraft, while Spain will take three of them earlier than had been planned, Airbus said in a June 17 statement. The move assures production stability at a rate of eight aircraft per year through 2028, says Jean-Brice Dumont, head of air warfare programs at Airbus.

Airbus is encouraged by preliminary data analysis of CFM's RISE engine but the airframer's propulsion engineering chief insists that the open-rotor technology has still to cement its case for selection against geared-fan alternatives.

French CRS police walk past the Israeli Defense Ministry stand which remains open under protection as the four main Israeli company stands at the Paris Airshow have been shut down by organizers during the 55th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 16, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Airbus SE won an order for as many as 50 widebody jets from Saudi Arabia’s new carrier, as the kingdom pours billions of dollars into turning the country into an aviation and tourism hub.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) on Tuesday signed agreements that will see it manufacture the rudder for the A320 airliner of Airbus and become