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Space
Successful deployment of giant reflector for forest monitoring satellite Biomass
Biomass, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) forest measuring satellite has passed a key milestone with the successful deployment of the Large Deployable Reflector (LDR) which will receive P-band data reflected back from the world’s forests.
Commercial Aircraft
Airbus receives first A320 Flight Hour Services maintenance contract in Europe to support Finnair’s entire single aisle fleet
Finnair has selected Airbus’s Flight Hour Services (FHS) to support its entire A320 Family fleet (35 aircraft), thus becoming the first European FHS customer for an A320 fleet.
Space
Webb space telescope en route to the stars
Last stop, Kourou. The Webb Space Telescope (WST) has arrived at the European space port in Kourou, French Guiana. The spacecraft will now be prepared for its launch, scheduled for 18th December on an Ariane 5 launcher. One of the four instruments in its scientific suitcase is the Near InfraRed Spectrograph (NIRSpec) built by Airbus in Germany.
Commercial Aircraft
Frontier Airlines selects Skywise Health Monitoring as future fleet performance tool
Frontier Airlines has become the latest North American operator to adopt Skywise Health Monitoring as its key future fleet performance tool under a five year contract covering 111 single-aisle aircraft.
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Sustainability
COP26 and the aerospace industry, explained
From 31 October to 12 November, the world’s eyes will be on Glasgow for the COP26 climate change summit. Five years after the Paris Agreement, the stakes have never been higher, and the aerospace industry is committed to playing its part by taking urgent climate action.
Helicopters
World Food Day: Airbus’ H125 helps protect East African crops from desert locusts
Celebrated each year on 16 October, World Food Day commemorates the creation of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) – which has led the international fight against hunger since 1945. The article below is one example of how Airbus and its products are supporting those in need.
