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Skyways: rethinking the urban last mile
As we move towards a future where autonomous urban flight becomes technologically normalised, we need to help develop a world that can welcome and support it. This means proving efficacy, safety and...
View ArticleA dedicated home
The focal point of our endeavour to deliver electric and hybrid aircraft propulsion technologies will open in 2018, with the E-Aircraft System House in Ottobrunn, Germany. Situated within the research...
View ArticlePropulsion technologies – beyond the battery
Batteries have always been a weighty issue in holding back electric flight. If we filled up an A320 with the best batteries available on the market today, without any passengers or fuel, it would only...
View ArticleWhy fly solo? The power of partnerships
In order to build a better future, you must be an idealist – luckily we are not the only ones. Open collaboration with the best partners is allowing us to accelerate the future of flight. It underpins...
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How electrification will evolve flight
Electrification of aircraft is already proving to be a massive disruptor for air travel. However, the future possibilities which are only beginning to be imagined are mind blowing. Microlight style...
View ArticleUrban air mobility
Urban air mobility (UAM) is building on currently viable technology. What are planned as demonstrators today are road-mapped to provide a transformational transport solution for tomorrow, positively...
View ArticlePODCAST: Piloting the future of flight
Above – Charles Champion (left) and Paul Eremenko For the aviation industry, this is the most exciting period since the dawn of the jet age. Technology is evolving in such a way as to transform the way...
View ArticleElectrification: Powering the future of flight
At Airbus, we’re building the future of flight and we see electrification as being a key driver of this. We’ve identified key trends, opportunities, and challenges in bringing all electric and hybrid...
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You’ve got to try before you fly
In its development of the future of flight, Airbus wants to bring new products to market much quicker than has been traditional in the aerospace sector. Central to this is the ‘Demonstrator’ programme,...
View ArticleInnovation in the Age of the Third Aerospace Revolution
Paul Eremenko’s keynote address at the 2017 AIAA AVIATION Forum in Denver in June. Video sections: 3.40 – Context of where we are today 7.00 – Underlying technology trends and the disruptive...
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E-Fan X: making electric flight and cleaner aviation a reality
Today’s aviation sector is being challenged to improve its environmental performance by becoming more efficient and less reliant on fossil fuels. Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens are committed to...
View ArticleE-Fan X: the goal of electric flight continues
Airbus announced in November that it had joined forces with Rolls-Royce and Siemens to develop a near-term flight demonstrator — dubbed the E-Fan X — that will significantly advance the use of...
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