Airbus and the University of Surrey, England, have developed a robust multilayer nano-barrier for ultra-lightweight and stable carbon fibre reinforced polymers. It could be used to build instruments for future space missions. Airbus has been using Carbon fibre reinforced polymers…

Airbus deeply regrets USTR’s decision to increase tariffs on aircraft imported from the EU as well as the decision to maintain tariffs on goods from other sectors. – USTR’s decision to impose tariffs further escalates trade tensions between the US…

Do you think that exercises like this could be useful for other agencies or other countries? It is a very good program and we’re firm believers in it. We know it’s a big undertaking in terms of logistics and support,…

The threat is real: on 15 February 2013, a previously undetected meteorite exploded in the atmosphere above Russia’s Ural Mountains, and the resulting shock wave caused extensive damage and injuries. Asteroids are larger than meteorites, and they have created at…

Today’s commercial aircraft are generally equipped with four jet engines. A jet engine works by burning fuel to release hot exhaust gas. This gas is then forced through the blades of a turbine, making the turbine’s spinning wheels rotate and…

. Paving the way for entry into service this year . New technologies bring longer range and double-digit fuel burn reduction for airlines Toulouse, 13th February 2020 – The A330-800 has received joint Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety…

Gross orders for 369 units Book to bill > 1 by value for third consecutive year Leading position in civil and parapublic market maintained Marignane, 13 February 2020 – Airbus Helicopters logged gross orders for 369 helicopters in 2019 (310…

Singapore – Green Africa Airways, Nigeria’s Lagos-based airline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 50 A220-300 aircraft, one of the major orders to be placed globally for the A220 programme and the largest ever from the African continent.…

Increased safety Monitoring airworthiness is another benefit of this digitalisation process. From the logcards (parts identification) and logbooks (maintenance book) to the Fleet monitoring application, the entire maintenance and airworthiness chain has been digitalised. There is no more manual data…

. Record commercial aircraft deliveries . Strong underlying financial performance, FY 2019 guidance achieved . EUR -3.6 billion penalties recognised for agreements with authorities . A400M EUR -1.2 billion charge; export assumptions revised . Revenues EUR 70.5 billion, +11% YoY;…