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Cabin open to all - Accessibility and inclusion for passengers
Uniting & safeguarding for a more sustainable world
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 15% of the global population – around one billion people - is disabled.
With this figure set to rise by 2050 as the traveling population ages, Airbus’ long held commitment to accessibility and inclusion for passengers of all abilities has never been more important.

Airbus and its partners demonstrate how sharing the skies can save airlines fuel and reduce CO2 emissions
Innovation
Over 6 tons of CO2 emissions were saved on the trip, confirming the potential for more than a 5% fuel saving on long-haul flights.

This chase aircraft is tracking 100% SAF’s emissions performance
Sustainability
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Commercial Aircraft
First A321XLR development aircraft undergoes final assembly
The very first A321XLR flight test aircraft, MSN11000, took a major step forward this week in becoming reality. This is the first of three planned development aircraft which will perform the flight testing and Type Certification programme -- starting in 2022, to pave the way for series production and entry into service in 2023.
Helicopters
Simulation for safety
At the 2021 European Rotors rotorcraft trade show in Cologne, Germany, Airbus Helicopters and VRM Switzerland announced that they have been cooperating during the development phase of the simulator manufacturer's H125 full-motion virtual reality simulator, which offers a very realistic rendering and representative pilot experience that will help enhance operational safety.

Helicopters
H160: A step-change in support
The H160’s standard-setting maintenance and support concept is among the aircraft’s many innovations. It has undergone fine-tuning in an Operator Zero campaign with Airbus as the “first operator”. It elevates commonplace needs like component accessibility to the fore. Its training and technical documentation are practical and visual. And it sought to integrate digital solutions from the design phase to maintenance, ensuring these solutions communicate with each other. Let’s take a closer look.
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