All posts by L. Madariaga

An order of 4 billion for Airbus

Airbus has received an order for 32 aircraft from Chinese company Cathay Pacific Airways, which will replace the 23 aircraft of Cathay Dragon, whose models were the A320 and A330. This subsidiary covers 56 destinations that the company has in Asia. The new model entrusted to Airbus is an A321neo, with capacity of 240 passengers and reduction of fuel consumption to 20%. The jets will be delivered between 2020...

Airbus will build in Getafe the Ariane 6 rocket

A specific factory will be built at the Airbus facilities in Getafe, in order to fabricate the Ariane 6. This has been confirmed exclusively by Fly News magazine, although the aeronautical group will not make it official until the beginning of 2017. Spain will have 5% stake in the spacecraft. This percentage almost doubles the one with the Ariane 5 that was 2.7%. This is a significant increase that...

Olentzero, the Basque Santa, was in ISATI

Olentzero –or “the Basque Santa”– visited two offices of ISATI last week, specifically the Pamplona and Vitoria ones. Thus, with its traditional clothing –txapela* included– and with his helper, handed the gifts over to the technical engineers who were in the facilities of Navarra, and the same did with the administrative employees in Vitoria. This year, Olentzero wanted to give employees of Spain a Christmas basket with 100% native...

Gamesa will set more than 50 new wind turbines up in Mexico

The new wind turbine G132-3.465 MW guarantees the maximum production due to the minimum cost of energy used. In fact, it increases the production of any previous model up to 50%. Without a doubt, this is a significant reason for which Mexico has been the first to sign a contract with Gamesa to get this turbine, or rather, 57 of them. The G132-3,465 MW owns from 84 to 134...

USA will use on Monday its first offshore wind farm

An absolute success, this is the result of the project located in Block Island, in the state of Rhode Island. This community has worked hard to achieve the goal of opening the first offshore wind farm in the United States, adhering to the economic budget and the deadline of completion. Deepwater Wind has been in charge of the five wind turbines, placed three miles off the coast of the...

Airbus and its 3D printing light motorcycle

It is called Light Rider and is 30% lighter than its competitors. This is the electric motorcycle that Airbus is offering, weighing only 35 kilos and one of the few in the market that works to perfection. The secret? The Scalmalloy alloy –with aluminum components– and a structure based on the aeronautical knowledge of Airbus, thanks to which the air circulates freely. The vehicle has been printed by APWorks,...

Google will make use of renewable energy to carry out all its operations

The multinational wants to serve as an example , showing responsibility in times of climate change. “Businesses can certainly make a difference and it is important for us to participate”, has stated Gary Demasi, Google´s director of global infrastructure and energy. Also, Google considers this determination good in a business sense, given that the cost of wind and solar power came down considerably in the last six years. These...

Gamesa, on Cuban soil

Gamesa will be the supplier of technology in the seven new wind farms planned for the Caribbean island, which will add a total capacity of 750 megawatts on the island. For this, the Spanish company will offer the newest of its turbines, the G114, with a power of 2,500 kilowatts each. This was announced last Friday by Ángel Delgado, director of Electrical Union (UNE), during the first meeting of...

China will produce its own aircraft engines

  China wants to take a further step in its aviation industry. This was confirmed last month by Aero-Engine Corporation of China (AECC). Chinese industry in its attempt to compete with models such as the Airbus A320 or Boeing 737, has already made the design and development of the C919.  This is the case but it will not see the light of day until the end of this decade...

The taxis of the future

Airbus publishes a plan that considers the possibility that drones carry people in 2030 Drones have boosted air freight and Airbus wants to go one step further, so that can be used to transport people. It may sounds a bit unreal, but the technology to do this already exists, although it must be improved. In this respect, 2030 seems more time than enough to achieve it, according to the...