Airbus says its first BelugaXL over-size transport aircraft is on track to make its first flight later in 2018 after emerging from final assembly. The first of five new BelugaXLs completed final assembly in early January at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse, France, the company said on Tuesday (European time). The structurally complete airframe was expected to
Airbus says its first BelugaXL over-size transport aircraft is on track to make its first flight later in 2018 after emerging from final assembly. The first of five new BelugaXLs completed final assembly in early January at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse, France, the company said on Tuesday (European time). The structurally complete airframe was expected to
Airbus has rolled out the first A321neo Airbus Cabin Flex (ACF) aircraft, the largest variant of the company’s A320 narrowbody family that is designed to seat up to 240 passengers. The first A321neo ACF, powered by CFM Leap-1A engines, was unveiled at Airbus’s Hamburg facility on January 5 (European time) after completing final assembly. This
When the Airbus A320 first took flight in 1987, how many observers realised they were watching the maiden voyage of one of the most successful aircraft of all time? Thirty years later, nearly 11,000 A320 family aircraft in four variants have been produced on four assembly lines in four countries on three continents, with Airbus
The world’s largest aircraft came one step closer to reality on December 17 after successfully conducting its first taxi tests. The Stratolaunch, an initiative of Microsoft co-founder Paul G Allen and Scaled Composites, is a platformed designed to carry rockets into the upper atmosphere where they can be air-launched to place payloads into low-earth orbit.
Global aerospace giant Airbus will have new leadership at the top of the company by April 2019 and at its key commercial aircraft arm by February 2018. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password