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Airbus President Asia Pacific Anand Stanley & Malaysia Airlines Chief Operations Officer Ahmad Luqman Mohd Azmi Signing The Extended Widebody FHS Agreement

Tigerair Taiwan, the low cost subsidiary of China Airlines, has taken delivery of its first A320neo. This is the first of 15 A320neo Family aircraft to join the airline’s fleet.

French airline Corsair’s no. 1 A330-900 (on lease from Avolon) features 352 seats in a three-class layout – providing all the comfort and amenities of Airbus’ ‘Airspace’ cabin

French airline Corsair takes delivery of its first Airbus A330-900 on lease from Avolon, which is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines; marking the delivery in Toulouse, France are (from left to right): Wouter Van Wersch, Airbus EVP, Head of Region and Sales Europe; Corsair CEO Pascal de Izaguirre; Estelle Janer, VP OEM & Contracts at Avolon; and Michel Dubarry, President, Rolls-Royce Europe & North Africa

One of the early wooden mockups was used to verify the accessibility and installation of the electrical and mechanical systems installation, including the air conditioning piping, hydraulic piping, bleed air piping and fuel lines.

Wooden mockups were used early in the -XLR development phase. This one is in Hangar 10 in Hamburg, to verify the systems installation concepts in the aircraft’s Rear-Centre Tank (RCT) area.

Virtual Reality (VR) was used to check accessibility and installability with operator hand tools in 3D, in advance of the physical mockups.

Prior to installing -the XLR’s new 300 litre Waste Water Tank into the physical PISA demonstrator in Hamburg, the 3D environment was explored virtually. This included 3D visualization of the installation rail, jigs, tooling and overall operator access.

Internal view of the PISA demonstrator’s lower-deck aft section, in the area of the -XLR’s dedicated Rear Centre Tank (RCT). Here structure ‘dummies’ and systems related to the RCT installation are being integrated.

All information in Airbus’ Tripset travel companion app is provided in an agnostic manner; no matter the airport, airline, flight number or aircraft type

Airbus developed the Tripset application as its contribution to rebuilding clarity and trust for air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic

Staying healthy during air travel is everyone’s responsibility, applying precautions throughout the journey

Tripset appAirbus’ Tripset travel application aggregates information from multiple sources, including guidelines from government websites and embassies, along with health measures implemented by airlines and airports

First flight of the last A380 to leave its Toulouse nest for Hamburg

First flight of the last A380 to leave its Toulouse nest for Hamburg

A350 MSN01 Takes Off From TLS With 100% SAF On Board

Outside view of the entire -XLR front fuselage PMU in Saint Nazaire. Housed in a dedicated area with a ‘free-access’ platform, this PMU is used for integration tests and training of the blue collar staff.

100% Sustainable fuel tests on A350MSN1 FlightLab

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Japan Coast Guard (JCG) will expand its fleet with two new H225 helicopters, taking its total Super Puma fleet up to 17, comprising two AS332s and 15 H225s.

An airborne geophysical survey for groundwater in India with use of an Airbus-built helicopter.

With SkyTEM, a helicopter like Airbus’ H125 can potentially map 300 km of groundwater in a single day

High-resolution subsurface data must be collected and used to monitor and manage groundwater

Using the same physical concepts as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), SkyTEM works like a big 3D scanner of the ground below

Photo credit: Skip Robinson

Airbus Helicopters has handed over the seventh and last H145 for the search and rescue (SAR) service of the Bundeswehr to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) on time.

Dr. Markus May is the Managing Director at Airbus Urban Mobility GmbH

Mona Moren is involved with the CityAirbus demonstrator vehicle integration with Airbus Helicopters

An Airbus-produced H125 helicopter deploys a bucket-type water dispersal system to support firefighting efforts.

Using a bucket-type dispersal system, an H125 helicopter transports water that will be emptied into reservoirs for firefighting teams on the ground

Personnel, vehicles on the ground, helicopters and planes must be well-coordinated for effective firefighting operations.

In firefighting operations, the Helicopter Transport Intervention Detachment involves carrying equipment, personnel, or water that will be emptied into reservoirs for the teams on the ground

An Airbus-produced H125 helicopter deploys a bucket-type water dispersal system to support firefighting efforts.

Kuwait’s Ministry of the Interior uses Airbus-produced H225 helicopters for firefighting missions

An Airbus-built rotorcraft operated by Mont Blanc Helicoptères supports firefighting efforts, complementing ground crews

Jose Carlos Ramos Fernandez is involved with Program & Strategy at Airbus Urban Mobility GmbH

Romain Legast is the Head of Procurement at Airbus Urban Air Mobility

H125 rotorcraft operated by The Helicopter Company (THC) provided emergency medical services, VIP transport and aerial work at the 2021 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia

The Airbus H125 – which helped ensure safety and reliability during the 2021 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia – is a multi-task helicopter that can easily be reconfigured for various missions

Superbird-9 will deliver broadcast and broadband missions in Ku band, primarily over Japan and Eastern Asia. It will bring day-to-day flexibility for the SKY Perfect JSAT fleet enabling payload missions to be configured, adapted and combined to perfectly match end-user needs. This covers everything from DTH broadcasting to broadband HTS including maritime and aero-connectivity services, utilising the latest innovations in payload technology and in-orbit resource management.

The first Airbus Pléiades Neo imaging satellite was shipped in April 2021 from France to the launch site in French Guiana, where it will be orbited by a Vega launcher

The first of Airbus’ Pléiades Neo high-resolution imaging satellites will be orbited by a Vega launcher in the first half of 2021

Airbus’ Pléiades Neo satellites will provide commercial and institutional customers with very high-resolution imagery

Eurostar Neo combines increased payload capacity and more efficient power and thermal control systems with reduced production time and optimised costs, as part of a fully digitalised production process.

EUTELSAT 36D will replace and enhance capacity at 36°East, a key orbital slot for Eutelsat for TV broadcasting (DTH) and government services over Africa, Russia, and Europe.

JUICE, the European Space Agency's JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission, has successfully passed its latest milestone: space engineers at Airbus’ satellite integration centre in Friedrichshafen (Germany) have attached the magnetometer boom (MAGBOOM) to the spacecraft.

Producing directly in orbit will revolutionise the way space systems are designed, built and operated. It has significant advantages over the traditional approach – where everything is produced on Earth and subsequently transported to space – since objects made in space are freed from the constraints and requirements of launch (launcher mass and volume limitations, structural strength to withstand launch).

The “orbital factory” envisioned by PERIOD will pioneer construction of major components such as antenna reflectors, assembly of spacecraft components and satellite payload replacements, directly in space.

Airbus’ Bartolomeo platform was launched and robotically attached to the ISS Columbus Module in 2020. Following the final connection of the cabling, which requires Extravehicular Activity (EVA), the platform will be ready for its in-space commissioning in the coming weeks.

Airbus built Europe’s first mission to Mars – Mars Express which was launched in 2003. Airbus also designed and manufactured the surface lander Beagle 2 (carried to Mars by Mars Express), which was unfortunately lost after its release.

Airbus has designed and built the ESA ExoMars rover vehicle, Europe’s first rover to another planet. The ExoMars rover was built in a special bio-burden cleanroom in Stevenage (UK) to ensure it meets planetary protection guidelines.

Airbus is to build the Earth Return Orbiter that will collect the samples from Martian orbit and return them to Earth. Airbus is the European Space Agency (ESA)’s prime contractor for the Mars Sample Return’s Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) – the first ever spacecraft to bring samples back to Earth from Mars.

Airbus is working on the next study design phase (B2) of the Sample Fetch Rover (SFR) study on behalf of ESA as part of the Mars Sample Return mission. In 2026, SFR will be launched to Mars and search for the samples left behind by Perseverance. IT will collect and carry them back to the lander and place them in a Mars Ascent Vehicle which will launch them into orbit around Mars.

Key Airbus technology will be on board Perseverance Mars rover: the MEDA meteorological station will provide scientists with valuable Mars weather data and the High Gain Antenna System will ensure a high-speed comms link with Earth for the duration of the MARS2020 mission.

Key Airbus technology will be on board Perseverance Mars rover: the MEDA meteorological station will provide scientists with valuable Mars weather data and the High Gain Antenna System will ensure a high-speed comms link with Earth for the duration of the MARS2020 mission.

With the new Eurostar Neo platform, the payload capacity can be greatly increased, with the Communication Module able to accommodate up to 2 tons of payload and provide payload power of more than 25kW. EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F and 13G will both have spacecraft power of 22 kW and a launch mass of only 4,500 kg.

Airbus’ Portsmouth team delivered the EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F Communications Module to Toulouse at the start of January 2021 where it joined the Stevenage and Toulouse produced Service Module. The EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F satellite is now beginning its final series of tests in preparation for its launch.

The Royal Australian Air Force benefits from Airbus SmartForce digital services for the maintenance of their A330 MRTT Air Refueling Boom System.

C295 image

The initial Airbus A400M military transport aircraft for Belgium has been delivered. This aircraft – the first of seven for the Belgium Air Force – was handed over at the A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville, Spain, and subsequently performed its ferry flight to the 15th Wing Air Transport at Melsbroek, where the aircraft will be based

The initial Airbus A400M military transport aircraft for Belgium has been delivered. This aircraft – the first of seven for the Belgium Air Force – was handed over at the A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville, Spain, and subsequently performed its ferry flight to the 15th Wing Air Transport at Melsbroek, where the aircraft will be based.

Among these 14 projects, Airbus engineers have worked closely with SMEs and startups to achieve concrete results such as a first flight-test approved launcher of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) from of a transport aircraft. This project is the result of a cooperation between Airbus as A400M integrator, Geradts GmbH for the launcher and SFL GmbH from Stuttgart for UAV integration and supported by DLR simulations.

As Europe's largest defence programme in the coming decades, FCAS aims at pushing the innovation and technological boundaries. Its development will bring disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, manned-unmanned teaming, combat cloud or cybersecurity to the forefront.

A330 MRTT MMF Ferry flight

Airbus has signed a contract to deliver 38 new Eurofighter aircraft to the German Air Force. The order is also known by its project name Quadriga.

The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) will create a network of manned and unmanned platforms in the sky from fighter to drones, up to satellites.

Royal Australian Air Force A330 MRTT

The Luxembourg Armed Forces have taken delivery of its Airbus A400M military transport aircraft, which was accepted at the A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville (Spain) and has performed a ferry flight.

The first C295 lands at 19 Wing, Canadian Forces Base Comox, in British Columbia / Copyright Garry Walker - all rights reserved.

A330 MRTT MMF02 Ferry Flight

A330 MRTT MMF02 Ferry Flight

RIAT2019 - Blades and A400M

A330 MRTT FAF03 Flight from Getafe to Istres

Having earned its reputation as the new-generation aerial tanker of choice for military services worldwide, Airbus’ A330 Multi Role Tanker Transports (MRTTs) are now being outfitted for their multi-mission duties in an optimised industrial process – enabling five aircraft to undergo the conversion every year. - Infographic

A330 MRTT MMF01 Ferry Flight

Airbus developed the Tripset application as its contribution to rebuilding clarity and trust for air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr. Markus May is the Managing Director at Airbus Urban Mobility GmbH

Mona Moren is involved with the CityAirbus demonstrator vehicle integration with Airbus Helicopters

Mona Moren is involved with the CityAirbus demonstrator vehicle integration with Airbus Helicopters

Grazia Vittadini

An Airbus-produced H125 helicopter deploys a bucket-type water dispersal system to support firefighting efforts.

Personnel, vehicles on the ground, helicopters and planes must be well-coordinated for effective firefighting operations.

Jose Carlos Ramos Fernandez is involved with Program & Strategy at Airbus Urban Mobility GmbH

Romain Legast is the Head of Procurement at Airbus Urban Air Mobility

Airbus reports full year 2020 results

AIX 2019 Janelle Anderson & Ingo Wuggetzer

As Official Innovation Partner of ORACLE TEAM USA, Airbus is sharing its know-how in such fields as aerodynamics, instrumentation and simulation, composites, structures, hydraulics and data analysis

Technical Capabilities Centre 1 develops the advanced light and robust materials and processes needed for affordable and highly integrated composite structures. Through the testing process of composite materials, Airbus Innovations improves the bond strength of a composite repair using a robotic plasma jet.

Airbus engineers have designed and developed a high-performance wheelchair that is specially adapted to French para-badminton champion David Toupé’s needs.

Airbus is helping American Magic bring the America’s Cup back to the US in 2021.

American Magic pursued Airbus for its engineering and simulation expertise, aiming to optimize the performance of its racing yachts design process.

This innovative pod configuration features six standalone turboprop motors based on a distributed hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system and removable fixtures for quick assembly and disassembly.

For test pilot Olivier Gensse, the H160 full flight simulator feels “just like” the actual aircraft