HAMBURG, GERMANY – Three years ago – on December 13, 2017 – Airbus A380 test pilots were getting into the Christmas spirit by ‘drawing’ a giant Christmas tree on a flightpath in the sky over Germany and Denmark during a test flight. This was only to be seen on radar, as you can watch in the next flightradar24 video by Jerry Taha Aviation. Who could … Continue reading THE DAY AN AIRBUS A380 DREW A CHRISTMAS TREE OVER GERMANY
TOULOUSE, FRANCE – Airbus has confirmed in a press release that Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has won the first A321LR order for 2 aircraft from Lufthansa Technikc – highlighting the market appeal and versatility of the A320neo Family. The military variant of the aircraft will be multi-role capable and can be equipped for various types of missions, such as troop transport, different MedEvac role setups (medical … Continue reading AIRBUS HAS CONFIRMED GERMAN AIR FORCE ORDER FOR 2 MILITARY A321LR AIRCRAFT
PEMBREY SANDS, WALES – A Royal Air Force (RAF) Airbus A400M Atlas Cargo aircraft from RAF Brize Norton paid a rare visit to Pembrey Sands earlier this month to conduct natural surfaces operations. The weather was being wet prior to the aircraft’s arrival at the beach, resulting in the pilot to first conduct some low approaches and some touch and go’s, before the 76 tonne … Continue reading VIDEO – RAF AIRBUS A400M CARGO AIRCRAFT CONDUCTS SPECTACULAR BEACH LANDING
GETAFE, SPAIN – The Airbus A330 MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport) has earned its reputation as the new generation aerial tanker of choice for military services worldwide, like the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) – receiving its first A330 MRTT last week as the successor of the RNLAF KDC-10 tanker. The new tanker aircraft can also be operated as a transport aircraft, and can also … Continue reading VIDEO – HOW AIRBUS TRANSFORMS THE A330 INTO AN A330 MRTT AIR TANKER
TOULOUSE, FRANCE – Russia’s flag carrier Aeroflot has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900. Aeroflot is the launch operator of the new generation wide-body passenger aircraft in Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The airline received its first A350 featuring a new livery. Aeroflot has ordered a total of 22 A350-900 aircraft. Delivery Ceremony The first Aeroflot A350 delivery was celebrated … Continue reading AEROFLOT RECEIVES FIRST A350 WITH NEW LIVERY
TOULOUSE, FRANCE – Airbus is developing a freighter version of the A350 passenger aircraft, sources said to Cargo Facts. The aircraft manufacturer is offering the A350 freighter aircraft to cargo operators. Once a charter order is secured, the new production freighter program will be launched. The market for new freighter aircraft is currently dominated by Boeing, with the B767, B777 and B747. Airbus only offers … Continue reading AIRBUS IS CLOSE TO LAUNCHING A350 FREIGHTER PROGRAM
PUNE, INDIA – An Air India Airbus A321 reportedly was forced to perform an early rotation on takeoff, due to a jeep on the runway at Pune Airport in India, Airlive reports. This led to a tail strike with a damaged undercarriage as a result. However, the passenger aircraft took off safely and nobody was hurt. The incident with the Air India A321 – with … Continue reading AIR INDIA A321 PERFORMS AN EARLY ROTATION AND SUFFERED A TAIL STRIKE AFTER A JEEP ENTERED THE RUNWAY
TOULOUSE, FRANCE – Airbus has released a video of an innovative repair technique – eTech 3D Repair. It provides an integrated solution for assessing, monitoring, recording and reporting structural damages through a single process for all fleets. eTech 3D Repair is a mobile solution using 3D models for quick and easy damage positioning, and providing a complete view of aircraft with all damages and their … Continue reading VIDEO | AIRBUS’ INNOVATION – eTECH 3D REPAIR
TOULOUSE, FRANCE – Airbus has revealed its latest project at the Singapore Airshow this week, called MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls). Airbus has been working with a special team on the secret project for almost 3 years. The blended wing body scale model technological demonstrator is pushing innovative aircraft design to the limit and could be the passenger aircraft … Continue reading AIRBUS REVEALS MAVERIC – A FUTURISTIC PASSENGER AIRCRAFT WITH A ‘BLENDED WING BODY’
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS – In December last year, Granny Miep turned 92 and she has been living next to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol for more than 60 years! Granny Miep loves to see the massive A380 land and take off every day. For her grandson this was a great opportunity to surprise her with a special birthday gift. He wrote to Schiphol Airport for a special … Continue reading VIDEO – GRANNY MIEP MEETS HER BELOVED EMIRATES A380
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