50 years of Airbus delivery milestones
As we mark the 50th year since the founding of pan-European aircraft manufacturing giant Airbus, Key.Aero presents a timeline highlighting the company’s impressive delivery statistics
The history of Airbus advertising in pictures
A picture might tell a thousand words, but an advert tells an entire story. On the 50th anniversary of its founding, Key.Aero presents a series of advertisements which reveal Airbus’ road to success
Airbus at 50: Exclusive interview with one of its first-ever employees
On the 50th anniversary of the founding of Airbus Industrie, Key.Aero speaks to Barbara Kracht, one of the company’s first employees, to find out what it was like to work for the pan-European giant
Which airline accepted ATR’s first factory-built freighter?
With more than 130 converted freighters in service, ATR has finally handed over a purpose-built variant
The ultimate guide to the Airbus A220
Since purchasing a controlling share in the Bombardier CSeries and subsequent rebranding as the A220, Airbus has ensured that this versatile aircraft has gone from strength to strength. Lee Cross charts the development of the type since Airbus added the model to its extensive aircraft portfolio
No time Toulouse: The rapid rise of Airbus
Half a century since the Airbus consortium was founded in December...
Airbus delivers its 13,000th aircraft
The European manufacturer – which has been producing aircraft since 1974 – hit the milestone in late October. Key.Aero investigates which airline took the honours.
Boeing vs Airbus: how do their product lines compare?
The scale of these two manufacturers is impressive, but how do their product portfolios compare. Key.Aero investigates…
The complete guide to commercial aeroplanes in movies
“I wonder how many films planes have been in?” said someone on a Key.Aero work call the other week. So we started digging. And then we kept going and going. Here are the very geeky results!
Boeing 777-300ERSF Launch Operator Revealed
The launch customer for the world’s largest twin-engine freighter has been unveiled