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Her story: Aga Tone, female pilot with Norway's Nor Aviation

On the occasion of Nor Aviation's receipt of its third H125, female flight operations manager and pilot Aga Tone sat down to chat…

Lisa Pathfinder - Paving the way

- Launched in 2015
- Mission: Test technology for detection of gravitational waves
- Airbus Defence and Space designed and…

Rosetta - The last triumph with comet landing

- Spacecraft launched in 2004
- Mission extended to September 2016
- Mission goal to unlock the mysteries of comets
- Airbus…

SOHO - Revolutionizing solar science

- Launched in 1995
- Originally meant to last 2 years, will operate at least until December 2016
- Mission: To study the Sun…

Gaia: Drawing a 3D map of the Galaxy

- Launched in 2013
- Expected lifetime: 5 years
- Mission: To make 3D map of the Milky Way
- Designed and built by Airbus…

JUICE – Next tracker of life in the universe

- To be launched in 2022
- Expected to reach Jupiter in 2030
- Mission: To study if life on Jupiter’s icy moons is possible
-…

Pléiades tracked the progress on the Rio sports championship site construction

Airbus Defence and Space makes key contribution to NASA’s mission to fly people…

Orion ESM on the move

Airbus to operate Heron 1 drones for Germany also in Mali

Airbus Defence and Space Launches “One Tasking”, Defining a New Level of Customer…

Mont Saint-Michel’s archangel returns home by helicopter

After undergoing months of restoration work, the beloved archangel of Mont-Saint-Michel cathedral found her way home by…

Designed for the future: Sizing up Airbus’ new Beluga XL transporter

Farnborough Ct Barry Flower

Captain Barry Flower, an Airbus Helicopters UK maintenance pilot, talks shop about the H145 from Farnborough.

Farnborough Airshow 2016: Airspace by Airbus is the new sensation in cabin design

Airbus Defence and Space and Roketsan to integrate weapon systems on C295W

Airbus Defence and Space authorises Turkish Air Force as regional support centre for…

FIA 2016: UK air ambulances save lives with H135 and H145

The H135 and H145 helicopters play a critical medical transport role in the United Kingdom, being well-equipped to meet the…

Airbus’ widebody jetliners grab the spotlight on the Farnborough Airshow’s third day