Toulouse-based Liebherr-Aerospace has landed at the show with the largest nose landing gear unit it has ever built. The 2.7m (8.8ft)-long leg has been designed for Airbus's latest widebody twin, the A350 XWB, and compromises two main structural components - the main fitting and sliding tube - both made of high-strength steel.
Source: Flight Daily News
Saudi Arabian flag carrier Saudia has made a firm commitment for 50 Lilium Jets, together with options on another 50 of the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles from the German manufacturer.
Since taking the reins at Airbus in 2019, Guillaume Faury has seen off several huge challenges – but there are still fires to fight, such as a creaking supply chain, even as the airframer eyes its future commercial product plans. Meanwhile, in the defence business, the manufacturer has embarked one of its most ambitious projects yet.
An environmental-transportation research group is warning that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will do too little to curb carbon output and that manufacturers must start delivering zero-emission aircraft next decade if airlines expect to meet their 2050 net-zero emissions goal.
