CityAirbus NextGen makes its debut

Testing will now cover the electric motors with their eight rotors as well as the aircraft's other systems such as flight controls and avionics.

Airbus partners Tata for India's first helicopter FAL in the private sector

The FAL in India will integrate major component assemblies, avionics and mission systems, install electrical harnesses, hydraulic circuits, flight controls, dynamic components, fuel system and the engine.

Airbus chooses Sopra Steria to optimise engineering processes

Sopra Steria has been selected, through its Aeroline vertical, to help European aeronautics giant Airbus modernise its engineering methods and tools.

Airbus Helicopters invests in UAS with acquisition of Aerovel

Airbus has seen customer demand for additional mission capabilities such as manned-unmanned teaming, so Aerovel's expertise in autonomous flight technology will be an important step forward in its UAS development.

Airbus flies fully automated helicopter with a tablet

The Airbus Helicopters' FlightLab flew fully automated from lift-off, taxi, takeoff, cruise, approach and then landing during a one hour test flight by following a predefined route.