Airbus might take over Atos
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Thursday, 17 March 2022 12:55

Airbus might take over Atos


Because everyone needs their own French software outfit

European aero and defence conglomerate Airbus is rumoured to be snuffling around French security software outfit Atos.

Airbus plans zero emission commercial aircraft
Published in Transportation
Tuesday, 22 September 2020 10:46

Airbus plans zero emission commercial aircraft


Will run on hydrogen like other great airships

Airbus has announced plans for the world's first zero-emission commercial aircraft models that run on hydrogen and could take to the skies by 2035.

Self-flying plane flies through testing
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Tuesday, 28 July 2020 11:12

Self-flying plane flies through testing


Airbus completes project

Airbus has just completed its Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off, and Landing project that saw one of its jets perform normally pilot-flown maneuvers entirely on its own.

Airbus has to turn planes off and on again
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Cannot be bothered with a patch

While Boeing has an issue with planes dropping out of the sky due to safety features being optional, its rival Airbus has a daft issue which means that its owners have to turn the plane off and on again after 149 hours.

Airbus, Siemens and Rolls-Royce to build hybrid plane
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Proof of concept

Airbus, Siemens and Rolls-Royce are teaming up to develop a hybrid passenger plane that would use a single electric turbofan along with three conventional jet engines running on aviation fuel.

One Web, Virgin and Qualcomm to build 900 internet satellites
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Airbus wins the contract

Airbus is to design and build about 900 satellites for the privately owned OneWeb which plans to offer high-speed, space-based Internet access to billions of people worldwide.