Airbus completes first test of its autonomous air taxi Vahana

Aerospace giant Airbus announced that it had successfully tested Vahana, an autonomous electric flying taxi being developed by its Silicon Valley-based A³ lab. The company said that the VTOL aircraft managed to fly to a height of 16 feet before landing. The test was actually conducted Jan. 31 at the Pendleton UAS Range in Pendleton, Oregon. […]

Airbus’ drone taxi takes to the skies for the first time

When Airbus first announced its plans to develop a self-flying taxi, it sounded like a fever dream of a sci-fi fan. Now, the aerospace giant has proven that it wasn’t joking: Airbus’ Vahana team have successfully flown their autonomous air taxi dubbed “Alpha One” for the first time. Sure, it only reached an altitude of […]

See the Brand-New Airbus A321LR Make Its First Flight

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The A380 Will Die If Emirates Doesn’t Order More, Says Airbus Sales Chief

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Flight Review: Lufthansa (Airbus 340-600) Economy, Los Angeles to Munich

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Boeing Delivered a Record Number of Jets in 2017, Beats Airbus

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Flight Review: Alitalia (Airbus A330) Economy From New York to Milan

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Airbus is going all-out to beat Boeing in the race to sell the most planes in 2017

Airbus Airbus is trying to catch Boeing in the race to sell the most planes in 2017. Boeing has the lead with nearly 900 orders. This is the last hurrah for retiring Airbus sales chief John Leahy.  Airbus is pulling out the stops to try and take the lead in its annual order contest with […]

Touring the Gigantic New Singapore A380 Suite at Airbus HQ

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Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens team on a hybrid electric aircraft

Purely electric aircraft are still in their relative infancy. Hybrid aircraft, however? They’re closer than you think. Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens are partnering on a hybrid electric aircraft prototype, the E-Fan X, that will prove the mixture of conventional and electric engines will work. The demonstrator will modify a BAe 146 by replacing one of […]