Garth Calitz Jan 26, 20215 min readAirbus E-Fan The future of electric aircraftThe development of the Airbus' E-Fan family accelerates the journey toward environmentally-friendly aviation. The E-Fan is bringing...
Garth Calitz Apr 28, 20202 min readAirbus’ “e-Delivery” process assures health & safety for customers and employeesA new aircraft hand-over and “e-Delivery” virtual process has recently commenced operation, guaranteeing the continuation of Airbus’...
Garth Calitz Apr 21, 20202 min readWorld’s first fully automatic refuelling contactAirbus has achieved the first ever fully automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation with a boom system. The flight test campaign,...
Garth Calitz Apr 7, 20202 min readAirbus A350-1000 deployed in fight against COVID-19Airbus continues to purchase and supply millions of face masks from China, the large majority of which will be donated to governments of...
MVRDV and AirbusFeb 29, 20203 min readHow Air Mobility Can serve the Greater GoodA research collaboration by MVRDV and Airbus to integrate Air Mobility into urban environments Thanks to advances in computing,...
Garth Calitz Feb 14, 20202 min readA330-800 receives joint EASA and FAA Type CertificationThe A330-800 has received joint Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation...
Garth Calitz Feb 13, 20203 min readBombardier to bow out of Commercial AviationAirbus SE, the Government of Québec and Bombardier Inc. have agreed upon a new ownership structure for the A220 programme, whereby...
Garth Calitz Feb 11, 20201 min readAirbus MAVERIC Concept Aircraft RevealedAirbus has revealed MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls) its “blended wing body”...
Garth Calitz Feb 9, 20202 min readAirbus Helicopters Continues the Militarisation of the H160Airbus Helicopters and the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) are pursuing a new set of studies to further the militarisation of...
Garth Calitz Feb 9, 20204 min readSingapore Airshow 2020 to Proceed Despite Coronavirus ThreatIn response to the Ministry of Health’s announcement to raise Singapore’s Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) to Orange,...