Siddharth Vikram Philip

Airbus SE Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury said that hitting a goal of 770 aircraft deliveries this year will be a sprint over the final weeks as the planemaker pushes to reach an already reduced target.

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc is confident it can revive demand for its struggling Trent 1000 engine that powers Boeing Co.’s 787 airliner because some upgrades will improve durability and make the model more competitive.

Flying taxi startup Vertical Aerospace Ltd. said it had secured as much as $50 million in new funding from Mudrick Capital Management, giving it financial breathing room to test and certify its first model.

Air France-KLM is in talks to buy a stake of as much as 20% in Air Europa after the Spanish carrier’s planned takeover by IAG SA was scuppered by regulatory opposition, the El Economista newspaper reported.

AirBaltic said it’s developed a plan to resume flights to Ukraine at short notice of the airspace reopening, three years after the Russian invasion severed the country’s air links.

JetBlue Airways Corp. boosted its forecasts for fourth-quarter results following higher-than-expected bookings in November and December as well as lower costs tied to falling fuel prices.

Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are exploring a potential merger, according to people familiar with the matter, which would create a singular rival to Toyota Motor Corp. in Japan and better position the combined company to face competitive challenges around the world.

Boeing Co. won an order valued at $36 billion from Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS, in its biggest commitment so far this year that deals a blow to rival Airbus SE, previously the preferred choice for the Turkish low-cost airline.

Airbus SE came within striking distance of its aircraft delivery target for 2024 by handing over 766 aircraft, the highest rate in six years as customers continue to refresh their fleets with more fuel-efficient aircraft like the A321neo model.

The investigation into South Korea’s recent deadly plane crash has underscored a shortcoming first identified more than two decades ago — that older aircraft lack the technology to keep the cockpit voice recorder working when the main power sources fail.