The latest version of the Airbus Ultra Long Range A350 XWB airliner has taken to the skies for its maiden flight. The twin-engined aircraft took off from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in France as part of a short test program to certify a number of modifications to increase its range and efficiency.
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In partnership with Zodiac Aerospace, Airbus is developing a modular system that will allow airlines to change their cargo bays into sleeper compartments for long-haul flights complete with spacious bunks and other amenities.
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Airbus has combined its aerial prowess with the ground-vehicle know-how of Italdesign and Audi to produce an audacious mobility concept called Pop.Up Next, a two-seat travel solution can both drive itself on the road and lift into the air vertically.
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The International Space Station (ISS) is about to get a strange new crew member. The Crew Interactive Mobile Companion – or CIMON for short – is described by Airbus as a kind of flying brain, and will assist with experiments during the upcoming Horizons mission.
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Flying taxis still seem very much like something pulled right out of science fiction, but when transport heavyweights like Boeing, Airbus and Uber start pumping millions of dollars into their development, it might be time to take all of this a bit more seriously.
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From Volocopter’s recent debut at CES to Ehang’s passenger drone, what seemed like a sci-fi idea just a few years ago is rapidly becoming reality. The latest leap forward comes from Airbus with the first full-scale test flight of its self-piloted, electric VTOL aircraft called Vahana.
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The Airbus 380, the world's largest passenger airliner, has been saved from extinction by a dramatic last minute order by Emirates Airline. After weeks of industry speculation as to whether production of the giant double-decker plane would cease, Emirates agreed to purchase 36 additional aircraft.
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At the Royal Aeronautical Society in London, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens announced that they are pooling their resources to build the near-term E-Fan X hybrid-electric technology demonstrator based on a BAE Systems 146 flying testbed and slated to fly in 2020.
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A number of companies are working on the idea of flying taxis, but none with the pedigree of aeronautics giant Airbus. Last year the company detailed a project called City AirBus and it has this week passed an important milestone, firing up the vehicle's propulsion system for the first time.
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Airbus's Perlan Mission II took another step to the edge of space yesterday as it set a new record in the skies over Patagonia to become the first engineless glider to soar to over 52,000 ft (15,800 m), surpassing the previous record of 50,727 ft (15,462 m) set by the unpressurized Perlan 1 in 2006.
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