Defense giant Airbus is looking to begin commercial operations of its Zephyr high-altitude drone and may spin-out the company. Zephyr is a solar-powered high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) that is ...

Laikipia County, Kenya: AALTO HAPS Ltd. (“AALTO” or “the Company”), an Airbus subsidiary which designs, manufactures and operates the Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS), has completed its ...

Nairobi, Kenya: AALTO HAPS Ltd. (“AALTO” or “the Company”), an Airbus subsidiary based in Farnborough, UK, has set a world-record for global aviation with its Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station ...

Zephyr performed a 64-day flight in the U.S. over summer 2022. Credit: Airbus LONDON—Airbus is spinning-off its high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) business as it seeks to begin offering commercial ...

This year's Mobile World Congress, considered by many the most influential connectivity event, brought the futuristic Zephyr aircraft back to the public's attention. This innovative contraption, ...

Airbus is one of the leaders in terms of sustainability and green operations not just for commercial aviation but also for mobile connectivity and Earth observation. The Airbus HAPS (High Altitude ...

The Zephyr HAPS has now begun flight operations out of AALTO's recently established ‘AALTOPORT' in Kenya. (AALTO) Airbus Defence and Space (DS) subsidiary company AALTO has begun flight operations of ...

Airbus Defence and Space has announced that the solar-powered, composites-intensive Zephyr 7 high-altitude pseudo­ satellite (HAPS) has just completed its most demanding mission to date and thus set a ...

AALTO HAPS Ltd. (“AALTO” or “the Company”), an Airbus subsidiary based in Farnborough, UK, has set a world-record for global aviation with its Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS). Designed, ...

MADRID–Unprecedented high-altitude weather conditions that caused turbulence at 57,000 ft. triggered a series of events which led to the loss of Airbus’ Zephyr high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) ...