Honouring diversity in engineering

Duration: 00:03:20 | 1358 views

Airbus has a highly-diverse global workforce, with 100 different nationalities represented and 20 languages spoken. It is for this reason the company has teamed with the Global Engineering Deans [...]

The first flight of an Engine Alliance-powered A380

Duration: 00:01:37 | 1506 views

The first A380 powered by Engine Alliance engines successfully completes its maiden flight on 25 August 2006, touching down at Blagnac International Airport in Toulouse, France after a 4-hour flight. [...]

Farnborough 2012 – Seeking the next generation of engineers

Duration: 00:02:43 | 603 views

In this video clip, Airbus Future Projects Engineer Ian Marr discusses the company’s Futures Day activity at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow, which sought young talent to help bridge the [...]

Airbus tests eco-efficient new engine on the A340

Duration: 00:06:21 | 6356 views

In 2008, Airbus and Pratt & Whitney begin a series of flight tests to evaluate the 'PurePower' PW1000G technology demonstrator engine on an A340 test aircraft. The engine features the patented 'Geared [...]

The A380 performs well during engine tests

Duration: 00:02:56 | 5931 views

An A380’s engine must be able to withstand collisions with birds or other foreign objects. To determine this capability, a fan blade-off test is performed with the aircraft, during which a blade is [...]

A350 XWB Flight Test Engineer Emanuele Costanzo

Duration: 00:01:31 | 1857 views

Emanuele Costanzo – who joined Airbus in 2004 and serves as A350 XWB Flight Test Engineer – is responsible for verifying the Trent XWB engines’ performance and integration on the A350 XWB [...]

First flight of the Trent XWB engine

Duration: 00:02:58 | 1451 views

The A350 XWB’s Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine successfully completed its maiden flight in February 2012, outfitted on Airbus’ A380 test aircraft. During a flight lasting more than five hours, the [...]

First flight for the Airbus A350’s Trent XWB jet engine

Duration: 00:01:51 | 72338 views

 The engine for Airbus’ new A350 XWB jetliner made its successful maiden flight on 18 February, 2012.  Installed on the A380 flying testbed aircraft, the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB powerplant [...]

First A350 XWB’s engines powered up

Duration: 00:01:27 | 10179 views

Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB engines have run for the first time on the A350 XWB (MSN1) following the start-up of the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) on 2nd June 2013, as part of the preparations for the [...]