How Do You Find A Jet Engine Fan Buried In A Glacier?
What happens if a jet suffers an uncontained engine failure and loses a fan disk hub while overflying a glacier? And you really NEED the hub? The people asking themselves these rather unlikely but very serious questions were air accident investigators. They worked for...
CONFIRMED: Airbus Will Build A380 Hydrogen Testbed!
Airbus today announced that it will use an A380 as its ZEROe hydrogen testbed, paving the way for the first hydrogen-powered airliner in 2035. We have previously seen that Airbus has committed a lot of research capacity in hydrogen aircraft. The manufacturer has...
Emirates Takes Delivery Of Last Ever Airbus A380
The 123rd A380 to join Emirates is the last of the breed for the airline and Airbus. What does this mean for Emirates and the manufacturer? Many commentators hail the delivery of the last Airbus A380 as the “end of an era”. But evaluating this era is a bit more...
