Airbus has begun flight testing its ambitious Wing of Tomorrow program, using an A321neo to evaluate longer, high-span wings designed to improve fuel efficiency. The research could shape the next ...

Before taxi tests in 2026, the aircraft with Airbus' Extra Performance Wing is slated to undergo ground vibration and wing-loading tests this year. Credit: Airbus UpNext Under the Extra Performance ...

Another major technological initiative to break cover at the recent Farnborough International Airshow was the upcoming flight-test phase of Airbus’s Wing of Tomorrow program. The project aims to ...

The aviation industry is on the cusp of change, as it needs to come up with the next generation of planes capable of moving our civilization for the next half a century or so. Everybody who’s anybody ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Airbus has ordered increased inspections of A380 wings after discovering unexpected levels of metal fatigue during testing on a factory mock-up, industry sources said on Thursday.

Over the next three years, Airbus will design, build and flight test full scale wing extensions. These will be installed on an A321neo aircraft and used to evaluate how the different wing geometries ...

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