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Saving lives with the five-bladed H145 in New Zealand

Helicopters

It was a windy night on the south island of New Zealand - Duncan Gourley was on duty for the operator Heli Otago.

Airbus C295 onboards the sustainability journey with a first demo flight with SAF

Defence

Airbus C295 is next in the race towards a more sustainable military aviation among Airbus Military Air Systems, following the…

First crewed Moon-mission gets closer

Space

While Orion ESM-1 orbits the Moon to test its system during the Artemis I mission phase planned for launch in a few weeks, the…

Fostering safety culture worldwide

Safety

Airbus representatives played an active role in the Vertical Aviation Safety Team (VAST) 2022 Global Conference which took place…

Picture: IASI-NG installed on MetOp-SG-A - Copyright Airbus

Weather monitoring counts on a powerful new tool

Space

The Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer - Next Generation (IASI-NG) is now mounted on-board the first MetOp-SG satellite…

Safety Innovation #5: Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) and Runway Safety Suite

Safety

Runway excursions during the landing phase represent one of the largest categories of accidents in air transport, amounting to…

Airbus’ multi-mission “cargo copter” is put to the test during a robotic military…

Defence

A sub-scale demonstrator of a future Airbus multi-mission unmanned aerial vehicle demonstrated its capabilities during a large…

Keeping them “Mission Ready”

Defence

A look behind the scenes on the civil-military Eurofighter System Support Centre in Manching, Germany during Operation Rapid…

Euronaval 2022: safer oceans with Airbus

Security

Maritime spaces are increasingly becoming potential sources of conflict. With 90% of goods around the world being transported by…

Second batch of Airbus’ Sparkwing solar panels selected by Aerospacelab to…

Space

An additional six of Airbus’ Sparkwing solar panels have been selected by Aerospacelab to accommodate their ramp up towards…

Special A380 auction | Funds to be donated to the Airbus Foundation

Airbus Foundation

The profits from the auction of A380 parts, organised by Airbus on 13, 14 and 15 October 2022, will essentially be donated to the…

Three missions, one aircraft: Airbus A400M shows its potential in the UK

Defence

As part of its commitment with the countries operating the A400M under the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR),…

Successful TEXUS 57 Launch – the weightless world above the Arctic Circle

Space

The TEXUS 57 sounding rocket was successfully launched on the first launch attempt on 1 October at 08:26 local time (06:26 UTC)…

Airbus delivers its 500th A350

Commercial Aircraft

Airbus delivers its 500th A350 and unveils its new Production Standard 2022. 225 million passengers, more than 900 routes and…

Airbus delivers 100th H135 in Japan

Helicopters

Since the delivery of the country’s first H135 to Toho Air Service in April 1997 for electronic news gathering (ENG) activities,…

Picture-highres: Friedrichshafen-MetOp-SG-B-and-ICI

Uploading the Cloud Imager

Space

The development of Europe's second generation polar-orbiting weather satellites has reached another decisive milestone with the…

Power Beaming technologies could enable countries to fully control and distribute their energy where needed, independently.

Solar power beams: a step towards cleaner energy

Innovation

Beaming solar power could help Europe access more renewable energies, in an independent way. Airbus has now demonstrated how this…

Safety Innovation #4: Engine Back-up System (EBS)

Safety

Our industry has made huge progress in safety since the 1950s, and technology has contributed significantly to this evolution…

Maverick and Commander: female aviation in the US Coast Guard

Helicopters

The US Coast Guard Air Station in North Bend, Oregon is the first with an all-female command structure.

ICAO's Headquarters from space by Pléiade Neo - Copyright Airbus DS

The ICAO Assembly: A key opportunity to drive change

Sustainability

The ICAO Assembly aims to create alignment across key issues for the aviation industry such as decarbonisation and resilience. A…

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Saving lives with the five-bladed H145 in New Zealand