The Shape of Things to Come: Airbus's Foldable Wings and the Future of Aviation Airbus, the world's largest planemaker, is pushing the boundaries of innovation in aviation with its latest move: testing folding wings on its bestselling planes.
This development has sparked excitement among industry insiders and raised questions about what it might mean for the future of air travel.
The problem that Airbus seeks to solve with foldable wings is one of logistics: how to fit longer, thinner wings made of light but strong composite materials into airports that are already at or near capacity.