Tag: Technology aviation
Lufthansa lets the wide-body jet fly longer
Frankfurt Good news for all Airbus A380 fans. The wide-body jet will remain in use at Lufthansa for a few more years. “The aircraft will fly longer than we thought…
This start-up wants to get aircraft powered by ships into the air
Frankfurt Almost all of the great inventions in aviation began with an initially bold vision. But Hans-Georg Kinsky and Markus Steinke have not yet lost their realism – despite all…
German companies are making up ground
Jet by Lilium (illustration) The air taxi should someday fly autonomously over cities like New York. (Photo: lilium) Munich Most of the inventions relating to air taxis still come from…
These are the silent stars of the aviation industry
Wingcopter delivery drone The start-up from Weiterstadt near Darmstadt is very far in the development of the delivery drone and already has specific orders in Japan, for example. (Photo: Wingcopter)…
Too many pilots sick: Lufthansa cancels intercontinental flights
Lufthansa “We planned with a very large buffer. But that’s not enough for the extremely high sickness rate, ”says a spokesman. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Lufthansa canceled several intercontinental flights over…
Dispute over large-capacity jet A350: Qatar Airways sued Airbus
Dispute over large-capacity A350 In June, Qatar suspended acceptance of further machines of the type. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The aircraft manufacturer Airbus is being sued by its important customer Qatar…
Airbus delivers last A380 to Emirates
Hamburg, Dubai The A380 chapter is over for the aircraft manufacturer Airbus – only 16 years after the first flight. The Arab airline Emirates wanted to receive the very last…
Airbus delivers last A380 to Emirates
Emirates Airbus A380 Emirates has accepted a total of 123 copies of the double-decker aircraft from Airbus, almost half of all 251 A380s ever sold. (Photo: dpa) Hamburg, Dubai With…
Airbus delivers last A380 to Emirates
A380 In size and capacity, it trumps the legendary Boeing Jumbo 747: the world’s largest passenger jet A380 from Airbus. (Photo: Reuters) Hamburg, Dubai With the delivery of the last…
Lilium boss Wiegand is planning the first test flights in 14 months
Frankfurt, Düsseldorf Daniel Wiegand is used to criticism. The head of the air taxi company Lilium has been criticized for months. The IPO through the merger with an empty shell…
“Air taxis will connect all major German cities with each other”
Dusseldorf More than two years ago, he was the first guest on the Handelsblatt Disrupt podcast and even then told of a pretty crazy idea: He wants to develop an…
Comment: Hydrogen in the airplane – more realism please
The statement makes you sit up and take notice. Airbus boss Guillaume Faury said a few days ago that he is becoming increasingly confident that a hydrogen-powered airliner will be…
Do not write off flight taxes too quickly
Animation of the new seven-seater flying taxi from Lilium The German air taxi startup will in future be listed on the US technology exchange Nasdaq. (Photo: Lilium) Whenever things get…