Airbus makes a U-turn on H2 aircraft

Relaunched in mid-March by Airbus, the trials of sustainable fuel flights are not just happy. On social networks, a collective multiplies alerts and signs of dissatisfaction.

Airbus makes a U-turn on H2 aircraft

Gabriela Hiitola’s words seem to have echoed from Copenhagen to 1,600 km distant Toulouse. Or she has a huge influence on Airbus, because following her harsh criticism at the recent Nordic Air Cargo Symposium in CPH, of the frame maker’s decision to put H2 aircraft on the backburner, the aircraft manufacturer made a U-turn. Instead of being built in the 2040s, as announced only two months ago, the first H2-powered aircraft is now set to enter se…