# Airbus
Latest news and articles about Airbus
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After a 15‑Year Search, Indonesia Bets on Europe’s A400M to Boost Archipelago Airlift and Disaster Response
Indonesia has received its first Airbus A400M and plans further purchases after a 15‑year procurement effort. The A400M offers a middle ground between tactical and strategic airlift — versatile, STOL‑capable and modular — suiting Indonesia’s archipelagic, disaster‑prone needs, though cost and payload limits remain significant caveats.
Merz’s Beijing Visit Yields Potential Windfall for Airbus — and a Test of Sino‑European Economic Pitch
During a two‑day visit to Beijing, German chancellor Friedrich Merz said China plans to buy up to 120 Airbus aircraft, underscoring the commercial payoff of high‑level diplomacy. The potential order reinforces Airbus’s foothold in China, complicates the competitive landscape with Boeing ahead of a U.S. presidential visit, and spotlights ongoing Sino‑German dialogue on trade imbalances and export controls.
Airbus Teams Up with Chinese Robot Maker UBTECH to Push Humanoid Automation into Aerospace
UBTECH and Airbus have formed a partnership to develop humanoid robots for aerospace tasks, combining UBTECH’s bipedal platforms with Airbus’s operational expertise. The collaboration highlights both the practical appeal of human-form robots in human-centric environments and the central technical challenge: building safe, reliable "brains" for use in regulated, safety-critical settings.