Opteran’s neuromorphic software will be tested in Airbus space rovers, with support from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency.

Airbus has publicly showcased its all-electric CityAirbus NextGen prototype, setting the stage for its initial flight scheduled later this year.

Airbus, together with Avinor, SAS, Swedavia, and Vattenfall, have formalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the potential for a hydrogen fuel infrastructure at airports across Sweden and Norway.

Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, has started testing new, on ground and in-flight, pilot assistance technologies on an A350-1000 test aircraft.

Airbus has successfully tested a removable firefighting demonstrator kit on the A400M new generation airlifter during a flight test campaign in Spain.

Airbus is strengthening its presence in the UK with the launch of a Zero Emission Development Centre (ZEDC) for hydrogen technologies.

  ‘Oh yeah, and pigs might fly’, is a saying that is often used. We know that pigs will never fly, but what about cars? It has been announced that European aerospace manufacturer Airbus Group has made plans to develop and build a car that is practical and flies.

Dwarfed by huge jets all around, the mini-plane Thor was nonetheless an eye-catcher at the Berlin air show—the small Airbus marvel is the world's first 3D-printed aircraft. Windowless, weighing in at just 21 kilos (46 pounds) and less than four metres (13 feet) long, the drone Thor—short for "Test of High-tech Objectives in Reality"—resembles a large, white model airplane.

After a four year wait, French behemoth Airbus has received approval for a patent to develop an "ultra-rapid air vehicle and related method of aerial locomotion" - a supersonic plane combining a rocket engine, turbojets and ramjets, that could fly from London to New York in under an hour. Inviting comparison with its Anglo-French predecessor, the patented design has been called "Concorde Mark 2" and "Son of Concorde", but has the power to leave i...