Innovation at Airbus: Fab Labs

Duration: 00:03:41 | 2044 views

A global network of 200 Fab Labs – or fabrication laboratories – equipped with manufacturing equipment, is encouraging people from all walks of life to put their creativity to the test and produce [...]

The inside view of innovation: Fly-by-wire

Duration: 00:03:10 | 1865 views

A key element of Airbus’ continued innovation is its investment in and use of fly-by-wire technology – which improves flight controls and maintenance, and reduces overall weight. The benefits of [...]

Future by Airbus - seeking out the innovators of tomorrow

Duration: 00:04:25 | 5934 views

The future is made through innovation, which is why Airbus makes it a point to recruit the best and brightest talents from around the world to help shape the future of aviation. This point is [...]

Airbus employees reflect on 40 years of innovation

Duration: 00:02:14 | 1452 views

Patrick Gavin, Executive Vice President of Engineering, and Alain Tropis, Head of the Structure Centre of Competence, share their favourite recollections from Airbus’ 40-year history. Highlights of [...]

Four decades of innovation in flight

Duration: 00:02:29 | 687 views

Airbus marks 40 years of innovation during the 2009 Paris Air Show with a commemorative flight display at Le Bourget Airport. Back-to-back demonstrations of the A300, A320, A340 and A380 illustrate [...]

The A380 in India: a celebration of innovation

Duration: 00:02:16 | 323 views

Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Dr. Vijay Mallya comments during the May 2007 press conference marking the A380’s arrival in Mumbai, India, calling the next-generation jetliner “a celebration of the [...]

The inside view of innovation: Composites

Duration: 00:03:13 | 397 views

Alain Tropis, Head of the Structure Centre of Competence, and Senior Vice President Production Hartmut Mehdorn provide details on Airbus’ innovative use of composites and other advanced materials.

Airbus A320 Sharklets: a timeline of innovation

Duration: 00:05:12 | 4910 views

This video clip traces the key milestones for Airbus’ Sharklets, from the 2009 announcement of these fuel-saving wingtip devices to delivery of the first Sharklet-equipped A320 jetliner in 2012. [...]

The inside view of innovation: From Transall to A400M

Duration: 00:03:09 | 572 views

This video clips highlights the evolution of Airbus Military’s state-of-the-art A400M airlifter, which was developed to replace ageing fleets of C-130 Hercules and C-160 Transalls in service around [...]