Airbus CEO talks about emissions, innovation and more
These are heady times for the commercial-aircraft business at Airbus and Boeing, as airlines place huge orders for new planes.
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Jul 16, 2015
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Upstart vs Airbus: First electric planes cross English Channel (Update 2)
With zero fanfare, an independent French pilot beat aeronautics giant Airbus by about 12 hours Friday in the race to fly the first electric plane across the English Channel—a symbolically important step toward making battery-powered ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 10, 2015
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Hits at Paris Air Show: Vertical lift-off, tiny satellites
Planes you can park in your garage. Satellites that fit in your backpack.
Engineering
Jun 19, 2015
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Green love-in at Paris Air Show but weaker sales
It was a love-in between ministers and industry execs as the Paris Air Show focused on environmental issues Thursday, but it capped a week of lower sales for big hitters Airbus and Boeing.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 18, 2015
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The ever-evolving cyber threat to planes
Hackers and cyber-terrorists present an ever-evolving threat to airlines, with experts constantly testing for new vulnerabilities—including the fear that drones could be used to throw a plane off course.
Security
Jun 17, 2015
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Green-minded Paris Air Show takes off
The world's leading air show opened Monday near the French capital with a special focus on green issues alongside the traditional sales war between Airbus and Boeing.
Engineering
Jun 15, 2015
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5 things to watch at next week's Paris Air Show
Just eight miles from the center of Paris, the normally sleepy aerodrome in Le Bourget will undergo its biennial transformation into the center of the world's $700 billion aerospace and defense industry when it hosts the ...
Engineering
Jun 12, 2015
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Airbus developing reusable space rocket launcher
European aircraft and aerospace giant Airbus has unveiled plans for a reusable space rocket launcher that should be ready in 2025, which the firm says will be radically different from the concept of rival US firm Space X.
Space Exploration
Jun 7, 2015
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Boeing, Airbus at odds over black boxes that eject
The world's two largest commercial aircraft manufacturers are at odds over equipping airliners with black boxes that eject in the event of a crash, making them easier to find.
Engineering
Oct 7, 2014
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New Computer codes to aid greener, leaner aircraft design
A computer model that accurately predicts how composite materials behave when damaged will make it easier to design lighter, more fuel-efficient aircraft.
Engineering
Sep 23, 2014
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