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Airbus Foundation 2023 annual activity report

Foundation

The Airbus Foundation is proud to present its 2023 annual activity report, highlighting a year of impactful initiatives that have made a difference in communities worldwide. Guided by three key pillars – humanitarian aid, youth development, and environmental sustainability – the Foundation continues to provide access to Airbus technologies, permitting its partners to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time.

How Airbus uses generative artificial intelligence to reinvent itself

Innovation

At Airbus, from manufacturing to customer service, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) offers many opportunities to improve how we operate.

Wheels-up for the final BelugaXL!

Products & Services

After serving as the programme’s test platform since 2018, in June 2024 the last of six BelugaXLs entered service. These successors to the A300-600ST, the iconic original ‘Beluga’, continue its mission to strengthen the company’s industrial capabilities. Time for some heavy lifting!

Meet Daniel

Senior Future Projects Engineer for the ZEROe project | Airbus Germany

For four years, Daniel Werner has been working as an overall aircraft design engineer for the ZEROe project. Balancing the pros and cons of every design decision, he and his team are responsible for exploring concepts and designing the ZEROe aircraft that will eventually take to the skies by 2035.

Featured news

Space

23 May 2024

Why do we need to explore space?

Space exploration plays a key role in innovations that improve life on Earth as well as supporting scientific advances. New technologies such as AI or robotics are shaping the future of space.

PioneerLab taking off with bio-based material

Innovation

05 June 2024

Developing bio-based composites that are fit to fly

Prized by aerospace manufacturers for their strength, stiffness and durability, carbon fibre composites are usually produced from fossil fuels. They can also be made from sustainable organic materials. Airbus has created an experimental helicopter panel using ‘bio-derived’ fibres, whose production process starts with capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide.