CommercialA New Airplane for Airplanes: Airbus Rolls Out First BelugaXL A whale has rolled out from its assembly hangar in Toulouse, France. Airbus has finished the first structurally complete airframe for its aptly named BelugaXL. Claimed by Airbus to be “one of…
CommercialAirbus Finishes Building First A321neo ACF Assembly of the first Airbus A321neo Airbus Cabin Flex (ACF) has been completed. The manufacturer said Friday it wouldn’t be too long before it takes it first flight. Next for the newly…
RegulationBoeing: Bombardier C Series Conduct Has Caused 'Severe Harm' Are aspects of the Airbus-Bombardier C Series partnership illegal? Boeing thinks so. The manufacturer petitioned for a lawsuit against Bombardier, leading the U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Commission (ITC) to make a…
CommercialAirbus Readies Succession Plan as Top Executives Exit Company Airbus has a succession plan as top executives make their way out of the organization. CEO Tom Enders will not seek further mandate beyond April 2019, the French original equipment manufacturer said…
CommercialEremenko on Airbus Departure: 'Life is Short,' 'We must Optimize for Happiness’ It is the opinion of many that the aerospace industry is currently going through an exciting, transformational period. Research efforts are taking shape quickly, bringing the general public closer to making concepts…
CommercialAirbus CTO Eremenko to Leave Post for UTC Just two days ago Avionics cited Airbus CTO Paul Eremenko’s hybrid election propulsion goal for the company. However, news broke Thursday that Eremenko planned to take his services to United Technologies Corp.…
CommercialTop 10 Avionics News Stories of November 2017 November was another active month across all segments of aviation, with Airbus announcing plans to fly the E-Fan X demonstrator by 2020, China unveiling major investments for in-flight connectivity infrastructure and major…
CommercialAirbus E-Fan X First Flight to Occur in 2020 Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens are targeting 2020 for the first flight of the E-Fan X. The companies see the first flight of this “near-term demonstrator” as a major step toward achieving Airbus…
MilitaryAirbus Can Focus on Avionics Tests as NH90 Prototype 2 Takes Off Airbus Helicopters is “convinced” it can deliver NHIndustries NH90 Sea Lions to the German Navy on schedule. The program has a “demanding timetable,” Airbus said, but the second prototype just reached a…
ConnectivityAirbus, Facebook Partner on HAPS Connectivity Facebook has announced a partnership with Airbus to expand ongoing development of its Aquila drone program, which the Silicon Valley-based company calls its “high altitude platform station (HAPS) broadband connectivity system.” The…
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