Future aircraft
What might the future of flight look like?
The aviation industry has expressed its commitment to achieving "net-zero" carbon emissions by 2050. But this ambitious target cannot be achieved using existing aircraft technologies. Alternative propulsion systems and low-carbon energy sources, as well as innovative solutions to existing challenges, will help us to significantly reduce CO2 emissions in future aircraft.
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Helicopters
An uplifting craft
Whether it is blades, gearboxes, fuselages or Fenestrons, our industrial sites are engaged in a range of activities aimed at improving quality and increasing efficiency to ensure the products we deliver are far greater than the sum of their parts. As we look at our network of industrial sites, we’re highlighting some of their specialised activities, beginning with Paris-Le Bourget - a Centre of Excellence for the production and repair of rotor blades.
Space
NTT DOCOMO and Space Compass partners with Airbus on HAPS, committing to a USD$100 million investment in AALTO
A consortium of Japanese businesses led by NTT DOCOMO and Space Compass, together with Mizuho Bank and the Development Bank of Japan, has committed to invest USD$100m in AALTO, which manufactures and operates the stratospheric, solar-powered Zephyr HAPS.