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Airbus Helicopters reveals latest CityAirbus eVTOL

Airbus revealed its latest ideas for its CityAirbus eVTOL at the first #AirbusSummit on ‘Pioneering Sustainable Aerospace’. The fully electric CityAirbus is equipped with fixed wings, a V-shaped tail, and…

Airbus lays out aviation’s route to zero carbon by 2050

There is no ‘silver bullet’ solution to decarbonising aviation, according Glenn Llewellyn, vice-president of Zero-Emission Aircraft at Airbus. Instead, Airbus’ climate strategy involves accelerating several pathways simultaneously while fostering the…

Airbus Corporate Jets launches ACJ TwoTwenty ‘Xtra Large Bizjet’

Airbus Corporate Jets has launched the ACJ TwoTwenty business jet, creating a new market segment, ‘The Xtra Large Bizjet’. The aircraft is based on the A220 airliner family that Airbus…

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Airbus delivers raft of special mission helicopters

Airbus has taken orders and delivered a raft of special mission helicopters over the past month. They include: The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation has taken delivered of the first ever…

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Airbus to work with Euro partners to demonstrate fello’fly reduced emission ops

Airbus is teaming up with two airline customers, Frenchbee and SAS Scandinavian Airlines, as well as air traffic control services in France (DSNA) and the UK (NATS), as well as…

Airbus Corporate Jets wins first A321LR order

Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has won the first A321LR (LR=Long Range)order for two aircraft from Lufthansa Technik. The aircraft will be multi-role capable and can be equipped for various missions,…

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Why we ended the E-Fan X hybrid tech project – Airbus

Grazia Vittadini, Airbus Chief Technology Officer, explains why Airbus and Rolls-Royce have ended the E-Fan X project: “When I first started my career at Airbus, the notion of electric flight…

Airbus E-Fan completes Channel crossing amid controversy

Airbus finally completed the flight across the English Channel in its all-electric E-Fan 1.0 prototype aircraft this morning after a week of intrigue, accusations of bad sportsmanship and marketing nonsense.…

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Airbus puts electric E-Fan trainer into production in Pau

Airbus is to put its two-seat E-Fan powered by electric motors into serial production in Pau, France. Construction on a new plant will start in 2016 and Airbus has set…

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Airbus to make electric light aircraft

Airbus has revealed plans to manufacture and sell two-seat training aircraft and four-seat club aircraft, both powered by electric motors. This follows a series of successful flights for the E-Fan…

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Airbus flies electric E-Fan

Airbus has made a successful series of flights for its E-Fan all-electric technology demonstrator aircraft. The E-Fan was first shown at last year’s Paris Air Show and made its first…