- Airbus and Boeing registered some new orders on Wednesday, though none rival IndiGo’s mega-deal for 500 planes announced Monday. read the article
- Airbus has announced that it has already hired 7,000 new employees this year out of the 13,000 it expects to hire. read the article
- For Thales CEO Patrice Caine, setting up a “Defense Europe” will be “difficult”. listen to our podcast
Flying taxi: AutoFlight signs a memorandum of understanding with Groupe ADP
The manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft will be able to test its devices from the Pontoise vertiport during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games through this agreement.
At the same time, ADP continues to develop vertiports in its infrastructure. Five others are under construction: Paris Heliport at Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris Austerlitz, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Le Bourget, Saint-Cyr l’Ecole.
EDF and Holcim join forces to supply synthetic fuels
EDF and cement maker Holcim have announced an alliance to create an “industrial pilot” to produce sustainable synthetic aviation fuels for sale to Air France-KLM.
Called “Take Kair”, the project should help prevent the emission of more than 100,000 tons of CO2 each year, they said in a press release.
Axens and IFP Energies nouvelles are also part of the alliance.
JetBlue bets on low cost to connect New York and Paris
The American company JetBlue, present at the Paris Air Show, interferes with the Paris-New York line with a low cost offer. For 400 euros, it still promises a flight with a great quality of service. 1300 euros will be needed to fly in business.
European missile manufacturer MBDA unveiled Aquila, a hypersonic missile interceptor
At the Paris Air Show, European missile maker MBDA unveiled the Aquila, a missile designed to intercept a hypersonic glider in mid-flight and even if it tries to dodge fire.
Aquila is at the heart of Hydis (HYpersonic Defense Interceptor), a European program that brings together, with MBDA, a consortium of 19 French, German, Italian and Dutch companies and about thirty subcontractors. The European Commission must validate the program, which will have a budget of 80 million euros. The European consortium has three years to develop its shield, which should be operational by 2035.
Airbus VS Boeing: a calmer match after a good start
Airbus and Boeing received some new orders on Wednesday, including one for 40 planes for the European manufacturer.
After a blistering start on Monday with the announcement of a landmark order from IndiGo for 500 Airbuses, the order books for the two aeronautics giants are now filling up more slowly.
At Le Bourget, Thales presents its cabin of the future
Among the new technologies on display at the Paris Air Show is Thales’ cabin of the future, which the company says will reduce the CO2 consumption of each flight.
It consists of a new generation cockpit, almost entirely touchscreen and, above all, equipped with assistants that operate thanks to artificial intelligence.
Massive recruitment: Airbus is on track to hire 13,000 employees this year
Airbus needs manpower to increase its production capacity and deliver its planes on time. The European manufacturer announced this Wednesday that it has already hired 7,000 people since the beginning of the year… More than 6,000 to reach its annual goal.
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Source: BFM TV
