Pioneering technology for future aircraft
Developing future aircraft technologies
FUTURE AIRCRAFT
At Airbus, we are reinventing aviation so that future generations will not be limited in their ability to travel, discover, trade and connect. Our future aircraft will be designed with this vision in mind, guiding us towards a new era of aviation focused on reducing the climate impact of flight.
At the Airbus Summit 2025, provided updates on the promising technologies we are developing for the next-generation single aisle, the eventual successor to our A320 Family of aircraft. We also provided updates on the status of our hydrogen-powered ZEROe aircraft project.
We are developing these lower-emission aircraft from the bottom up, designing new architectures from scratch and investing in improving aerodynamic performance and fuel efficiency.
Replay
Airbus Summit 2025
Pioneering technology for future aircraft
The speakers
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Mohamed Ali
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology & Operations Officer, GE Aerospace
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Maud Delourme
Head of Multi-Systems Engineering & Integration, Airbus Commercial Aircraft
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Bruno Fichefeux
Head of Future Programmes, Airbus
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Frank Haselbach
Senior Vice President Propulsion Engineering, Airbus
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Glenn Llewellyn
Vice President, ZEROe project, Airbus
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Karim Mokaddem
Head of Aircraft of Tomorrow R&T, Airbus
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Sue Partridge
Head of Wing of Tomorrow and Uk Country Manager, Commercial Aircraft Airbus
Next-generation single aisle
Possible technology choices for Airbus' next-genration single aisle aircraft
The next-generation single aisle
FUTURE FOCUSED
Our next generation of aircraft will be able to fly with 100% SAF, marking a milestone for sustainable aviation. In addition, we are researching novel propulsion, wing, digital and material technologies that could improve the fuel efficiency of a future aircraft.
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Explore the possible shapes of our next-generation single-aisle aircraft
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ZEROe fully electric hydrogen-powered four pod aircraft flying over a city
A mock-up image created in March 2025 to show what Airbus' fully electric, hydrogen-powered ZEROe aircraft will look like. It features four engines each powered by their own fuel cell stack. The ZEROe is flying over a city with mountains in the background.
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The Airbus Summit 2025 brought experts together to talk about pioneering sustainable aerospace and how we are shaping the future of aviation.