Airbus begins assembly of first future ‘eco-wing’ prototype
Programme will enhance understanding of wing manufacturing and industrialisation Toulouse | Broughton, 22 September 2021 – ‘Wing of Tomorrow’, a major Airbus research and technology…
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Airbus launches extra high performance wing demonstrator to fortify decarbonisation ambition
Toulouse, 22 September 2021 – Airbus has launched an extra-performing wing demonstrator project focused on accelerating and validating technologies that will improve and optimise wing…
Airbus, Air Liquide and VINCI Airports announce a partnership to promote the use of hydrogen and accelerate the decarbonization of the aviation sector
Airbus, Air Liquide and VINCI Airports, three major players in the aviation, hydrogen and airport industries, are working together to promote the use of hydrogen…
Airbus reveals the next generation of CityAirbus
A safe, sustainable, and fully integrated Urban Air Mobility solution Airbus has announced plans for a new CityAirbus at the Company’s first #AirbusSummit on “Pioneering…
The Republic of Kazakhstan orders two Airbus A400Ms
The Republic of Kazakhstan has placed an order for two Airbus A400M aircraft and becomes the ninth operator together with Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain,…
Airbus delivers first UH-72B Lakota helicopter to the U.S. Army National Guard
Airbus Helicopters, Inc. has delivered the first UH-72B, the latest variant of its Lakota helicopter, to the U.S. Army National Guard from its production facility…
Airbus sees 1,000 German jobs at risk without parts unit spinoff
(Reuters) – Airbus has warned employees of hundreds of possible job losses at its small-parts manufacturing business in Germany if the unit is not hived…
Qatar Airways says regulator grounds 13 of its Airbus A350s over surface issue
(Reuters) – Qatar Airways has been instructed by its regulator to ground 13 Airbus (AIR.PA) A350 planes due a faster than expected deterioration of the…
Condor selects Airbus A330neo for fleet modernisation
German airline Condor Flugdienst GmbH has chosen the A330neo to renew its long-haul fleet with plans to introduce 16 aircraft of this new and more…
Airbus delivers first A350 from its widebody completion & delivery centre in China
Airbus has delivered the first A350 from its widebody completion & delivery centre in Tianjin (C&DC), China, taking additional steps in the expansion of its…
Sparkwing solar panels from Airbus to power lunar mission of Masten
Today, Airbus announced that its Sparkwing solar panels were selected by USA-based Masten Space Systems for their XL-1 lunar lander. In 2023, the XL-1 spacecraft…
Former Libyan dictator Gaddafi’s luxurious private plane heads for home
Almost every year I go on vacation to Spain, not far from the French Spanish border you find the airport of Perpignan, where for years…