To support its commercial aircraft ramp-up, meet challenges in defence, space and helicopters, Airbus intends to recruit more than 13,000 people globally in 2023. 

The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) is a “system of systems” envisioned as swarming drones and a sixth-generation fighter to replace France’s Rafales, Germany’s Typhoons, and Spain’s EF-18 Hornets.

Professor Susan Durbin and her team have won the ESRC 2022 Celebrating Impact Prize for their research into the under-representation of women in the UK aviation and aerospace industry. Their work includes the development of alta, an industry-wide mentoring scheme that supports women to build their careers in a traditionally male-dominated profession.

Advanced procedure training for pilots is now possible without using a flight simulator or on-site procedure trainer, thanks to the Airbus Virtual Procedure Trainer.

Airbus and Ecocopter have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start collaborating on the launch of urban air mobility services across various countries in Latin America. 

Airbus is partnering with Japanese helicopter operator Hiratagakuen to develop advanced air mobility services in the Kansai region and beyond.

As part of a series of articles focussing on the conference content for EATS 2022, we start by looking at how organisations are tacking the challenges in aviation training.

Airbus Helicopters has started construction of a test centre for CityAirbus NextGen, with company representatives, politicians, and business leaders attending the ground-breaking ceremony. 

Airbus Helicopters and VRM Switzerland are co-developing a Virtual Reality (VR) training device for the twin-engine H145 helicopter. 

The Moroccan Forces Royales Air have ordered a fleet of H135s for military primary training missions.