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In a move it’s claimed will ‘shake up transatlantic premium air travel’, low-cost American airline JetBlue this summer is launching flights to London for the first time. The services will be operated by a long-range version of the single-aisle Airbus A321 aircraft, which will be fitted out with 24 individual reimagined ‘Mint’ suites, including two … Read more
A venture to create a constellation of satellites to boost superfast global broadband is considering plans to bring its manufacturing across the Atlantic to Britain. Sources said executives behind the British Government-backed OneWeb last week briefed civil servants on the merits of moving production of the fleet of thousands of satellites from Florida to the … Read more
Airbus has revealed its designs for self-contained hydrogen fuel cell pods that attach to the underside of aeroplane wings. Each so-called pod contains a propeller and all the fuel, motors, cooling and engineering needed to provide thrust on long-range flights. The units are designed to be detachable, so they can can be clipped on and … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Airbus planes delay fails to ground Easyjet shares as new Covid strain plunges global aviation industry deeper into crisis By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 GMT, 22 December 2020 | Updated: 22:27 GMT, 22 December 2020 Airline Easyjet has pushed back more plane orders as the new Covid strain threw … Read more
Airbus says extra defence spending announced by Government is vital to protect Britain’s satellites from attack By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:49 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 28 November 2020 Airbus has said the extra defence spending announced by the Government this month is vital to protect Britain’s satellites … Read more
Airbus racked up £2.5bn loss in first nine months of year as it was battered by effects of coronavirus crisis By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:27 GMT, 29 October 2020 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 29 October 2020 Airbus racked up a £2.5billion loss in the first nine months of the year as … Read more
Airbus has revealed a fleet of zero emissions planes which are powered by hydrogen and create no greenhouse gases. The only waste product from their hydrogen fuel is water and Airbus claims the three concepts will be the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft. The planes are called the turbofan, turboprop and the blended-wing body and … Read more
NASA’s Perseverance mission launched today and will collect at least 20 rock samples from the surface of Mars. But engineers have already set their eyes on how these samples, which will be stored on the Martian surface, will be returned to Earth. The European Space Agency has revealed that Airbus-France will be in charge of building … Read more
NASA’s Perseverance mission launched today and will collect at least 20 rock samples from the surface of Mars. But engineers have already set their eyes on how these samples, which will be stored on the Martian surface, will be returned to Earth. The European Space Agency has revealed that Airbus-France will be in charge of building … Read more
Easyjet founder Stelios to grill the budget airline’s bosses next week in battle over £4.5bn Airbus order By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 9 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 9 July 2020 Easyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is battling bosses over a £4.5bn order with Airbus for more than 100 … Read more