Aircraft
Airbus, CFM To Fly Hydrogen-powered A380 Demo by 2026
Testing of a hydrogen-powered A380 would help Airbus meet its stated goal of introducing a narrowbody-class commercial aircraft by 2035.
A rendering of Airbus's planned A380 hydrogen-powered flight demonstrator shows placement of a modified GE Passport turbofan on the upper fuselage near the tail of the airplane. (Image: Airbus)
A rendering of Airbus's planned A380 hydrogen-powered flight demonstrator shows placement of a modified GE Passport turbofan on the upper fuselage near the tail of the airplane. (Image: Airbus)

Airbus has signed an agreement with CFM International to collaborate on a hydrogen-power demonstration program that calls for first flight of an A380 powered by a modified GE Passport turbofan by the end of 2026, the companies said Tuesday. The initiative, which already has seen Airbus launch discussions with suppliers worldwide in September 2020, fits with Airbus’s previously stated goal of introducing to service a hydrogen-powered production aircraft in the narrowbody capacity class by 2035 under its ZEROe program.


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