Airbus

Airbus announced on Tuesday that it has officially opened its new Wing Technology Development Centre (WTDC). According to the company, work at the facility will focus on building and testing demonstrators to support the development of wings for next-generation aircraft. The WTDC is located at Airbus’ site in Filton, England, alongside the company’s ZEROe Development […]

Airbus Helicopters announced on Friday that it has received type certification from the FAA for its H160 twin-engine helicopter. Introduced in 2015, the model earned its European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certificate in July 2020 and has entered service in Japan, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Europe. According to Airbus, it currently has orders […]

The EcoPulse hybrid-electric distributed propulsion demonstrator made its public debut at the 2023 Paris Air Show this week. Developed by Daher, Safran and Airbus, the demonstrator will be used to “evaluate the operational advantages of integrating hybrid-electric distributed propulsion” particularly as it relates to CO2 emissions and noise levels. For the project, Airbus developed the […]

India-based airline IndiGo signed a firm order for 500 A320 family aircraft on Monday at the 2023 Paris Air Show. According to Airbus, the deal represents the largest single purchase agreement in the history of commercial aviation. In addition, the agreement brings the total number of aircraft IndiGo has on order from Airbus to 1,330. […]

Airbus announced on Thursday that Italy-based business aviation operator Air Corporate placed a firm order for 43 helicopters at the 2023 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE). The agreement includes 40 H125 and H130 single-engine helicopters along with three twin-engine ACH160s from Airbus Corporate Helicopters. Based in Verona, Air Corporate offers services including passenger […]

Airbus subsidiary Airbus UpNext has started testing a suite of new technologies aimed at assisting pilots on the ground and in flight. Collectively known as DragonFly, the tech being tested is designed to provide automated emergency diversion in cruise and automatic landing and taxi assistance capabilities. Tests are being conducted using an Airbus A350-1000 test […]

Airbus Helicopters unveiled its latest flying laboratory on Wednesday with the introduction of the “DisruptiveLab” helicopter. Technology tested by the new demonstrator is expected to focus on aircraft performance improvements and environmental footprint reduction. It will include evaluations of aerodynamic architecture designed to reduce fuel consumption along with testing “a fully parallel hybrid propulsion system […]

The 2,000th target drone produced by Airbus Defence and Space’s Target Systems & Services has rolled off the production line in Friedrichshafen, Germany, the company announced on Monday. Target drone number 2,000 is a Do-DT45 model intended for use in a military training exercise with Airbus partner Andøya Space Defence. Launched by ramp, the Do-DT45 […]

Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has delivered its first Aston Martin Edition ACH130 helicopter to a U.S customer, the company announced at NBAA-BACE 2022. Originally intending to produce just 15 of the special edition model, which features interior and exterior designs created by Aston Martin, ACH said last May that it was planning to continue production […]

Airbus has started development flight testing of Pratt & Whitney’s GTF Advantage engine on an A320neo aircraft with the initial goal of maturing the engine by “testing it in a variety of environments, including hot and cold weather and operation from high-altitude airports.” The test campaign is an extension of an ongoing product development partnership […]