Aesthetics often don't factor into airlines' plane-buying decisions — safety, efficiency, and cost take priority. However, some of the most iconic aircraft feature distinctive exterior designs that ...

Airbus is showing off an unusual vehicle—a truck fitted with basic A350 airliner controls—that it hopes can demonstrate how automated taxiing will make airports safer as concern grows over a spate of ...

It’s no secret that pilots on long-haul flights have access to private sleeping quarters that passengers never see, but it turns out there are more surprises hidden away inside a modern airliner, ...

Airbus has long been known for its forward-thinking approach to avionics, and nowhere is that more evident than in the A320neo family. Introduced in 2016, the “neo” — for “new engine option” — wasn’t ...

Airbus has developed a cockpit-training platform for the A320 family which is designed to support initial and recurrent training for pilots through mobile devices and cloud technology. It is planning ...

Boeing’s 737 and Airbus’s A320 may look similar to travellers — but to pilots, controls, cockpit feel, automation and ...

The Airbus A350-1000 is spearheading the next frontier in avionics: autonomous flight capabilities. The aircraft’s cockpit is equipped with sophisticated systems that blend sensor fusion, real-time ...

UPS is in the home stretch of a five-year project designed to add 20 years of useful life to its Airbus A300-600 freighter fleet, finalizing agreements with two maintenance shops that will install ...

Airbus has trialled further autonomous flight concepts using an A350-1000 test aircraft, including emergency diversion and automatic landing, but insists they are aimed at supporting a dual-pilot, ...