How can carbon waste be transformed into a sustainable and economically viable solution and produced locally? Airbus teams at the Nantes Technocentre and local start-up Petit·Breton are leading the way by launching the production of the first bicycles made with recycled carbon waste from Airbus production.

How can carbon waste be transformed into a sustainable and economically viable solution and produced locally? Airbus teams at the Nantes Technocentre and local start-up Petit·Breton are leading the way by launching the production of the first bicycles made with recycled carbon waste from Airbus production.

Composite materials have been called the shape of aerospace’s future. With their winning combination of high strength, low weight and durability, it’s easy to see why. For more than 30 years, Airbus has pioneered the use of such materials in its commercial jetliners, from the cornerstone A310’s vertical stabiliser to today’s A350 XWB – on which more than half of the aircraft’s structure is composite.

Aviation’s journey from heavy metal to lightweight high-tech

From composite materials to silicon carbide for space, Airbus leads the way in developing advanced aerospace materials and manufacturing techniques.