A little sanity ...

[rb1957]

from flight (on Friday) ...
Airbus pushes back ZEROe timeline and ditches A380 fuel cell flight-test plan
8 Feb 2025

Airbus has delayed the service-entry target for a hydrogen-powered aircraft developed under its ZEROe project by up to 10 years and axed plans to flight-test hydrogen propulsion systems,

 

[SWComposites]

Airbus has also cancelled their eVTOL project.

 

[3DDave]

Optimism is sometimes overcome by reality. The battery tech and hydrogen economy didn't happen. Sometimes things that are doubling in capacity over a short time, stop.

 

[rb1957]

and today ...

ATR delays Evo launch after technology ‘reality check’
12 Feb 2025

ATR has followed the lead of 50% owner Airbus and pushed back the service-entry target of its next-generation low-emission aircraft, citing technology maturity issues.