Smart Keyboard

UPDATE

Following the unexpected announcement today (18th March) of the 2019 iPad Air and 5th Generation iPad mini (both featuring Apple A12 processor variants and 1st Gen Apple Pencil support), we can now confirm that the 10.5” Air-compatible Smart Keyboard is the same model as that used with the [now depricated] 10.5” iPad Pro.

So yes, the Smart Keyboard for the new iPad Air will attach using the identical magnetic attachment.

I hope you find this infomation helpful.

Since an iPad Air 10.5 isn't available yet, we wouldn't know and we are all users, like you on this forum. I would be willing to bet if such a device is released, and Apple sells a folio style keyboard for it, it will be much like, if not identical in how it attaches to iPad. I don't like the design personally, which is why I get my keyboards from Amazon, aftermarket, where there are other options.

Apple haven't yet announced any new iPad models for 2019. At present, media and other unofficial sources are speculating on what "might" be announced during the forthcoming March Apple Event - or later this year.

As such, nobody can answer your question as to compatibility of the current 10.5 Smart Keyboard.