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The man who devised the technology which gives pilots of Airbus aircraft vital early warning of close terrain ahead has been officially recognised as one of the world's great inventors.

Don Bateman is credited with saving countless lives with his ground proximity warning system and its l...

Christopher Wickens, a retired psychology professor and head of the Aviation Research laboratory at the University of Illinois, USA, received this year’s Flight Safety Foundation/Airbus Human Factors Award for his groundbreaking research in human factors in aviation. The award was given by John La...

Interview with Dr. David Warren, inventor of the Black Box

Airbus and General Electric have completed a noise reduction programme launched two years ago to meet new demands in noise sensitive regions. The programme concerned more particularly the A300B4 powered by General Electric's CF6-50 engines and was performed in cooperation with Airbus customers....

The month of January drew more than 1.65 million visitors to www.airbus.com as a global audience came to Airbus' corporate website for its unveiling of the 555-seat A380.

Airbus and Gamesa Aeronáutica have signed an Agreement of Intent at the Airbus plant in Getafe (Madrid), establishing a framework for performance and participation in the new Airbus A350 programme, which was commercially launched last December. The agreement also allows for the joint planning o...

Gamesa signs an agreement of intent to participate in the A350

All-freighter carrier Air Hong Kong has taken delivery of an A300-600F General Freighter aircraft  the 800th widebody aircraft to roll off the production line and the fifth to be delivered to the airline.

The A319 demonstrates superior performance capabilities in challenging high-altitude airport conditions

All-business transatlantic service and corporate shuttle operations are all in a day's work for the A320 Family