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Airbus is the only European company to have mass-produced a large constellation, producing satellites at a factory in Florida in partnership with OneWeb.

NARRATIVE GROWTH2/28/2024Connecting the Dots | Europe plots constellation manufacturing powerhouse

Up to 11 easyJet Airbus A320neo aircraft are taking part in the first commercial Iris flights across Europe.

NARRATIVE GENERAL1/29/2024EasyJet Takes To The Skies With Iris: Next Generation Air Traffic Communications Service

Airbus and Voyager signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Space Agency in November to study how Starlab could serve ESA’s needs after the retirement of the International Space Station.

ORG RELATIONSHIP1/16/2024Airbus and Voyager finalize Starlab joint venture

Airbus completed delivery of two C295 MSA aircraft to the Irish Defence Forces earlier 2023.

NARRATIVE GENERAL12/6/2023Viasat + Airbus deliver Secure Broadband SATCOM for Irish Defence Forces

Airbus completed delivery of two C295 MSA aircraft to the Irish Defence Forces in 2023.

NARRATIVE GENERAL12/5/2023Viasat and Airbus Deliver Secure Broadband SATCOM for Irish Defence Forces on C295 MSA Aircraft

Airbus and Voyager Space signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Space Agency on 2023-11-09 during the European Space Summit in Seville, Spain.

ORG RELATIONSHIP11/9/2023Airbus and Voyager sign agreement with ESA on Starlab commercial space station

Airbus and Northrop Grumman signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and foster a strategic partnership in military satellite communications for the United Kingdom’s future wideband SKYNET military satellite communications program.

ORG RELATIONSHIP10/25/2023Airbus and Northrop Grumman Sign MoU to Advance UK's SKYNET Military SATCOM Program

Airbus implemented changes to its leadership team led by Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury.

NARRATIVE GOVERNANCE10/16/2023Major changes to the Airbus leadership team

From 2024-01-01, the Airbus leadership team led by CEO Guillaume Faury will consist of Thierry Baril as Chief Human Resources Officer, Bruno Even as CEO Airbus Helicopters, Alberto Gutierrez as EVP Special Industrial Projects, John Harrison as General Counsel, Catherine Jestin as EVP Digital and Information Management, Julie Kitcher as Chief Sustainability Officer and Communications, Sabine Klauke as Chief Technology Officer, Christian Scherer as CEO Commercial Aircraft, Mike Schoellhorn as CEO Airbus Defence and Space, Thomas Toepfer as Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Knittel as Chairman and CEO Airbus Americas, Matthieu Louvot as EVP Strategy, Wouter van Wersch as EVP International, and George Xu as CEO Airbus China.

NARRATIVE GOVERNANCE10/16/2023Major changes to the Airbus leadership team

Voyager Space and Airbus formed a transatlantic joint venture to develop and operate the Starlab space station with plans to launch Starlab before the International Space Station is decommissioned.

NARRATIVE GROWTH10/5/2023Voyager Space and Northrop Grumman team up to develop Starlab Space Station

Airbus partnered with DG Fuels to foster the production of sustainable aviation fuel in the United States.

ORG RELATIONSHIP9/13/2023Airbus, DG Fuels Partner to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel in U.S.

Airbus is working with Xenesis to provide broadband data downlink capability to customers on the Bartolomeo platform.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/7/2023Xenesis to send optical terminal to ISS platform

Airbus’s second WoT wing demonstrator was completed by the team in Broughton, Wales and delivered to the Wing Technology Development Centre at Filton.

NARRATIVE PLAN7/5/2023Airbus invests in new Wing Development Centre for next-gen Aircraft

Making wings longer, leaner, and lighter is identified by Airbus as one of the biggest opportunities to improve fuel efficiency, reduce CO2, and help the aviation industry pursue net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

NARRATIVE GENERAL7/5/2023Airbus invests in new Wing Development Centre for next-gen Aircraft

Badr-8 is equipped with Airbus’ TELEO space demonstrator to provide space-to-ground optical communications at gigabit speeds.

NARRATIVE PLAN5/29/2023Arabsat launches Badr-8 Satellite in partnership with Airbus and SpaceX

The TELEO demonstrator payload is designed to facilitate very high-capacity optical feeder link communications and to support Airbus’ development of a new generation of optical communications technology in space.

NARRATIVE PLAN5/29/2023Arabsat launches Badr-8 Satellite in partnership with Airbus and SpaceX

Airbus delivered MEASAT-3b in 2014, the largest satellite ordered by Malaysia’s communications sector.

NARRATIVE GENERAL5/29/2023Airbus Supports Malaysia’s Sovereign Space Development

Airbus selected the National Satellite Test Facility at Harwell in Oxfordshire to carry out the comprehensive test campaign for the UK Ministry of Defence’s SKYNET 6A.

NARRATIVE GROWTH5/15/2023Airbus Selects National Satellite Test Facility for SKYNET 6A Communications Satellite Testing

Airbus selected the National Satellite Test Facility at Harwell in Oxfordshire to carry out the comprehensive test campaign for the UK Ministry of Defence’s SKYNET 6A satellite.

NARRATIVE GROWTH5/11/2023Airbus selects UK National Satellite Test Facility for SKYNET 6A testing

The Airbus TELEO demonstrator will be used to validate technical scenarios and innovations for GEO-to-ground communications at the order of one terabit per second.

NARRATIVE PLAN5/10/2023Airbus' Eurostar Neo Arabsat BADR-8 Telecoms Satellite Shipped to Cape Canaveral for Launch
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