US manufacturer Parker Aerospace has developed a new carbon brake and wheel option for Airbus A321neos being assembled from 2026.
The company says the NuCarb product will be certified up to the highest maximum take-off weight of the A321neo family – although it is not yet available for the long-range A321XLR.
It states that the system – comprising a “new technology” utilising “NuCarb carbon” – will provide a “reliable, safe and cost-efficient” option for operators.
The equipment will also be made available for retrofit to in-service aircraft.
Parker Aerospace says that, while its braking systems division had a product for the A321neo, it did not include the NuCarb technology.
It adds that it is “currently working to secure a launch operator” for the equipment, which is manufactured at the company’s Danville facility in Kentucky.
