CEO says Airbus is simultaneously pursuing its hydrogen aircraft project and looking at a more conventional propulsion system for entry into service in 2035-40.
Electrification of regional and subregional aircraft offers huge potential and a faster route to both meaningful reduction in transport emissions and profits.
A holding company owned by Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Capital has finalized the acquisition of Aubert & Duval, a French critical-parts and metals supplier.
Joby Aviation plans to buy “key powertrain and actuation components” from the Toyota Motor Company for its electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Safran Aircraft Engines is coordinating a European technology demonstration program that is intended to pave the way for flight testing of an open-fan engine.
