VIVAERO Airbus advances hybrid electric architecture with LEIA Airbus, with partners from across the EU, the UK and the US, is pursuing its ambition to pioneer a hybrid-electric non-propulsive energy architecture for the next generation of commercial aircraft with LEIA (Large Scale Integration Demonstrator of Hybrid Electrical Architecture). LEIA, a project supported by the EU Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking, will be fundamental to advancing high-voltage generation and distribution for innovative electrical aircraft systems for short-to-medium range aircraft, Airbus says. By bridging the gap between component-level innovation and aircraft-level maturity, the project aims to prepare these technologies for future integration and certification. "Our progress in developing hybrid-electric technologies and our move into the LEIA demonstrator marks a pivotal shift in how we design the future of flight," said Karim Mokaddem, head of aircraft of tomorrow research and technology at A...
