The days of nuts and bolts in aircraft manufacturing are unlikely to disappear completely but the way airliners are built is certainly going to change in the very near future. At least at Airbus, where at last week’s Innovation Days…
Yesterday Delta took delivery of its first of 35 A330neos. Delta was the launch customer for the A330-900 and the selection of this aircraft was seen as interesting given the relationship the airline has had with Boeing. What is very…
Airbus and SAS together will study the infrastructure requirements needed for operating hybrid and full-electric aircraft. A Memorandum of Understanding was announced on May 20 in Toulouse. It covers June until late 2020. Contrary to what the press release picture…
The presentation comes from Grazia Viitadini CTO and Jean-Brice Dumont EVP Engineering. As you watch the video focus on the amazing ideas they are sharing. This may be by far the most interesting so far. From the previous presentations we…
This presentation was by Marc Fontaine, Head of Digital Transformation Office and Alain Tropis Head of Digital Design. The digitization of commercial aerospace has been talked about endlessly. Certainly before we even had connectivity. And it is connectivity that makes…
