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Commercial Aircraft
First Airbus A320neo with Airspace Cabin delivered to SWISS
SWISS has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo featuring the new Airspace cabin configuration.
Company
Airbus seeking new talents to prepare the future
As the aerospace industry shows strong signs of recovery post-COVID, and while Airbus continues to prepare the future of aviation and implement its roadmap for decarbonisation, the Company announces it intends to start 2022 with a recruitment plan of around 6000 new hires worldwide across the entire group.
Commercial Aircraft
Airbus and partners to establish aircraft lifecycle centre in China
Airbus has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with the city of Chengdu and Tarmac Aerosave for the development of the first sustainable aircraft “lifecycle” service centre in China.
Latest news
Space
First EGNOS V3 test signal broadcast by Eutelsat E5WB satellite
Airbus, with its key partners Indra and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona/IEEC, and the EGNOS V3 stakeholders the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), the European Space Agency (ESA) and Eutelsat, have successfully completed the first test signal broadcast of the European Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) EGNOS V3 respecting the Single Frequency L1 and Dual Frequency Multi Constellation L5 formats.
Space
2021: another busy year for space
With space ever more embedded in our daily lives – each of us uses around 40 satellites per day – it is no surprise that we are seeing the space industry flourishing. Last year Airbus successfully launched 10 satellites and deployment of the OneWeb constellation reached 394 satellites, while new missions started with 12 more spacecraft in all domains: telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, science and exploration.
Helicopters
The NH90 rescues six in the grip of an offshore storm
On 5 July, the recovery of six people from the storm-torn yacht Don Quijote turned into an extraordinary rescue. Lieutenant Jean-Baptiste describes a mission he will never forget...
Topics in focus
Zero emission
Alternative propulsion is key to bringing zero-emission flight to reality. Discover how Airbus is driving its development to disruptively reduce CO2 emissions of future aircraft.
Airbus safety
From conception to the end-of-service, Airbus’ safety culture drives the design and operations of our full product range – backed by continuous technological improvements.
Sustainability
Uniting & safeguarding for a more sustainable world – at Airbus, our approach to sustainability starts by rethinking the way we do business to ensure we can be a driving force for change.