Airbus, Siemens and Rolls-Royce are teaming up to develop a hybrid passenger plane that would use a single electric turbofan along with three conventional jet engines running on aviation fuel.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 28, 2017
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Pilotless aircraft, flying electric vehicles and bespoke air cabins are the future of flight, Airbus said Thursday.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 13, 2017
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Airbus and Boeing wheeled out the usual round of order announcements at the Paris Air Show on Wednesday, but alongside the big ticket purchases, the aerospace rivals are also eyeing the lucrative maintenance and servicing ...
Engineering
Jun 21, 2017
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The first large Chinese-made passenger jetliner completed its maiden test flight on Friday, a milestone in China's long-term goal to break into the Western-dominated aircraft market.
Engineering
May 5, 2017
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Like a cartoon space alien with a dome-like skull, an Airbus Beluga transport plane arriving from Madrid drops from the sky above this village 200 miles northwest of London and taxis to a stop with its front end tucked inside ...
Engineering
Sep 21, 2016
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Dwarfed by huge jets all around, the mini-plane Thor was nonetheless an eye-catcher at the Berlin air show this weekâthe small Airbus marvel is the world's first 3D-printed aircraft.
Engineering
Jun 5, 2016
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A European Space Agency satellite has spotted a possible oil slick near the site where a missing EgyptAir plane is believed to have crashed with 66 people on board, ESA said Friday.
Earth Sciences
May 20, 2016
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The space glider Perlan 2 is helping Airbus take on Silicon Valley's brightest innovators, even while pursuing technologies that might eventually lead to passenger flights in space.
Energy & Green Tech
May 8, 2016
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Police say a British Airways flight from Geneva hit an object believed to be a drone while on approach to London's Heathrow Airport.
Other
Apr 17, 2016
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This timelapse video shows teams from ESA and Airbus Defence and Space (the prime contractor for LISA Pathfinder) carrying out a simulation of the commissioning of the LISA Technology Package, the scientific heart of the ...
Space Exploration
Jan 13, 2016
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