Just how big is the A380? Perhaps this image provides the answer. The Airbus super-jumbo is clearly visible from space, taxiing at Le Bourget, thanks to an image processed by Infoterra, which provides specialist geographic information solutions. The image, taken from 450km (280 miles) above earth, shows the A380 preparing for take-off, trailing an Airbus A340.
Source: Flight Daily News
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
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Lessor Avolon is entering a partnership with Airbus to examine the commercialisation and financing perspective for future hydrogen-powered aircraft, and how a leasing model will support fleet development. Avolon is the first leasing partner for Airbus’s ZEROe hydrogen-propulsion project, under which the airframer aims to develop a zero-emission aircraft by ...
