THE PLANE OF THE FUTURE AT AIRBUS FOR SOON ...

The European Agency for Energy Regulators Cooperation (Acer) has made the decline in consumption its workhorse. One of its objectives: to reduce CO2 emissions by 75% by 2050. And for good reason, according to a last report published on the occasion of the COP 21, the aviation of the line whose passenger traffic is in annual increase of 5% is now responsible for more than 2.5% of total CO2 emissions.

With over 700 million tons of carbon dioxide, it is the sixth largest contributor in the world, tied with a country like Germany ... It is therefore necessary to drastically reduce this major ecological footprint responsible for 5% of global warming. To do this the plane of tomorrow will include the use of electric.

According to Xavier Roboam, hybrid and electric propulsion is a "technological and conceptual challenge for 2040-50 aircraft". Finally, this plane "is a bit [our] Star Trek. It's a daydream, but it's a very serious dream , " the scientist concludes.

But let's hear: if it is possible for a pilot to go around the world with Solar Impulse or more to cross the Channel with the small Airbus E-fan school plane, unveiled at the Paris Air Show in 2013, the Airliner 100% electric is not tpas for tomorrow saw the power to take off.

In addition, the aircraft of the future will offer a cabin adjusted to passenger expectations with several services: living spaces on board, catering, entertainment. For Sébastien Maire, an associate aviation expert at Oliver Wyman, "a new cabin is a cabin connected to the outside where we can order a taxi on arrival, have wi-fi on board . It's not science fiction. Jérôme Bouchard adds : "In an airport terminal, the client is informed. Yet, during the journey, when he experiences his strongest experience, he is completely isolated. In the plane of tomorrow, there will be a continuity of service to the customer. "

At some airlines such as Air France, it is already possible to surf the Internet while being in the air. This is particularly the case in a dozen A380, on long haul such as Paris-Hong Kong, Paris-Johannesburg or Paris-Mexico.

The Airbus group has presented in flight two new models currently in the testing phase. The A321neo has made its first public launch for the occasion alongside the A350-1000, the last member of the A350 XWB family already in flight during the AirExpo meeting last month.

An A380 also participated in the flight demonstrations. A second, the Airbus A380 MSN4 resident of the Museum of Air and Space, is presented on the static exhibition