Key Innovations Behind Airbus Aircraft

Guy Norris Thierry Dubois Jens Flottau May 28, 2019

Since Airbus launched the A300B in 1969, technological advances have been the cornerstone of its success. And that work goes on. BUILDING THE STANDARD Key Technologies of Today’s Airliners Fly-by-Wire Although the Anglo-French Concorde featured an early analog system, the A320 was the first...

Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews.

Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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