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The Tiger combat helicopter: Three decades of flight, and many more to come

The Tiger celebrates the 30th anniversary of its first flight. The programme has achieved many milestones since 27 April 1991,…

Six years in the Sahel

This new class of materials could transform aircraft design

Lightweight and high-strength materials have consistently played a key role in the construction of fuel-efficient and high…

Manatees to molecules: the H125 Helicopter Observation Platform gathers ocean data

The University of Miami turned an H125 into a flying laboratory for marine science research. The helicopter is fitted with…

The ingenious way for airlines to weather the storm

When the Covid-19 crisis hit last year, the grounding of airline fleets across the world struck the aviation industry to its core…

Airbus and Clean Sky 2 support environmental protection

Earth Day is celebrated each year on April 22. Born in 1970, this environmental movement reminds people and companies about the…

NH90: A transformation plan for customer support

The NH90’s three industrial partners are transforming customer support activities for this helicopter, with an emphasis on…

HCare continues to evolve with customers at heart

Responding to customer expectations, Airbus Helicopters continues to expand and evolve its Support & Services business – which…

NH90: on the level

The NH90 multi-role military helicopter continues to enjoy industrial and operational success, proving its worth in combat…

The Racer programme reaches cruise speed

Assembly of the Racer high-speed demonstrator, an Airbus Helicopter innovation project, has begun following the arrival of its…

VSR700 achieves a first step in flight envelope opening

The opening of VSR700 flight envelope pushed the aircraft’s speed limits, paving the way towards the capabilities needed to…

This rocket propellant fuelled the 1981 Space Shuttle

2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the STS-1 Space Shuttle launch. Integrated in the main external tank, liquid hydrogen was…

Airbus teams accomplish the first A321XLR centre wing box

Airbus teams have reached an important milestone in the production of the A321XLR with the delivery to Hamburg of the first…

Ethiopian Airlines builds success on A350 “Preighter”

The East African airline has continued to fly and create new business since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the A350…

Defining cabins for customers - building a dream from a distance

The Airspace Customer Definition Centre (CDC) in Hamburg is a very unique place dedicated to cabin customisation where customers…

A321XLR demonstrator testing teams fine tune production maturity across the sites

The assets for the first A321XLR are being built and the major component production lines are taking shape across the various…

Cryogenics and superconductivity for aircraft, explained

A major breakthrough in electric propulsion for long-range aircraft could soon be on the horizon. The presence of a cold source,…

How air-traffic growth offers huge international potential for Indian carriers

Airbus shares a long-standing relationship with the Indian aviation industry and has worked collaboratively with the sector to…

Tripset: the companion app that helps air travellers navigate during COVID

This mobile app gives the flying public real-time information for safe, healthy and smooth end-to-end journeys.

Finding drinking water from above

Mapping and protecting water underground is a challenging task. Invisible from the surface, groundwater has been historically…