Airbus management has finally accepted that its narrowbody ambitions have been unrealistic, but there is confidence the OEM can deliver more widebodies.

Aero India 2023 kicked off on Feb. 13 with a dynamic flight display attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Yelahanka Air Force Station north of Bengalaru.

Propulsive efficiency gains could diminish for bigger turbofans unless nacelle drag can be reduced. Flight tests show promise from a short inlet design.

Airbus has been selling more A321neos than A320neos since 2019. Now it is also producing more of its largest narrowbody—with significant strategic implications.

The EU research program has called for additional proposals for projects to mature technologies for hydrogen-powered aircraft.

Thermoplastic fuselage; Tailless flight control; Robotic sheet-metal forming; Hydrogen aviation ecosystem.

The European Union (EU) Parliament went ahead with the adoption of revisions that will expand the scope of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS.)

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