In June of this year, Airbus CEO Foury opened a second path for Airbus. He said,Work has begun on a successor to the A320neo family of aircraft, a successor to the conventional aircraft replacement, which is internally codenamed eAction.
The aircraft is intended to complement Airbus' zeroe hydrogen aircraft program in case there are problems with the development of hydrogen-powered aircraft technology or are delayed and cannot be put into market use around 2035 as originally planned.
Recently, with France** agreeing to provide the first round of research support, this shows that the momentum of eaction is growing.
France has pledged 300 million euros per year between 2024 and 2027 (3$300 million) research and development support. It is reported that 300 million euros per year will be used to support "breakthrough technologies, including engines".CFM, a joint venture between Safran and General Electric, could benefit from this project. In contrast, support for electric or hydrogen-propelled startups is limited to 65 million euros.
The difference in resource allocation has raised questions about the reality of Airbus' hydrogen project, which French ministries say will take longer to become operational. The principle of financing large for-profit companies such as Airbus and Safran may also cause some unease. Some companies complain that they can only get a small amount of money, while large companies such as Airbus can get a lot of money. In addition, the French National Aerospace Research Center Onera has a great reputation in the industry and is of great value, but the best resources available are still relatively small. In 2022, France**2Of the total budget of 7.7 billion euros, the national aviation research institute received only 11.1 billion euros in subsidies.
This funding demonstrates the importance of Airbus to France**. The aerospace industry, driven mainly by Airbus, was the number one contributor to France's 2022 balance.
In an interview with the Financial Times on December 3 this year, Fourey said: "We need to find acceptable mechanisms to incentivize private sector investment and share risk with ** to support the design and development of new aircraft programs to decarbonize the aviation industry. Fourey said that Airbus supports the previous "start-up aid" model, which can help Airbus establish stable and good relations with Europe**. In fact, not only does the development of new aircraft now need "start-up assistance", basically all the aircraft developed by Airbus, including A300, A310, A320, etc., also rely on the role of "venture capitalist".
"We are preparing all the technologies for the aircraft, the production systems, the digitization of the aircraft, and the use of data to be able to fly the aircraft better," Foury said in June of this year. By 2050, we must reach 100% SAF, not only technically, but also commercially. We need an aircraft that delivers 20-25% better fuel economy than the A320neo aircraft currently in use. Our goal is to bring such a new aircraft to market by 2035, perhaps between 2035 and 2040.
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