An Airbus with folding wings?

[Rheged]

 As seen in the Guardian...........................https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/21/airbus-to-test-folding-wings-for-next-generation-of-bestselling-planes

[PR19_Kit]

Not sure there's anything all the new there, apart from the fact that they're talking about doing it for single aisle airliners. They won't gain anything unless the airports squash the spacing between the jetways up, and that'll cost THEM money and not Airbus.

Boeing proposed folding wings on some models of the 777 but so far no airline has ordered them. They've specified them for the larger versions of the 777 too, but with shorter folding sections so they can use the same jetways as the original size 777s. Again, no-one has ordered any yet.

[Joe CalPo]

Giant carrier planes!