Airbus goes green

Earlier this year Airbus demonstrated the design of its new aircraft, which has long slim wings, semi-embedded engines, a U-shaped tail and lightweight body to improve the eco-efficiency of the flight. A green machine.
Now Airbus is encouraging young enthusiasts worldwide to see if they can improve on this with a contest called Fly Your Ideas.
Last week more than 100 students from universities in Beijing, Tianjin, Xi’an, Harbin and Nanjing together with Airbus employees attended an FYI competition gathering in Beijing, headquarters of Airbus China.
English People’s Daily Online reports that five finalist teams will win a trip to Paris in June 2011 and make presentations to an independent jury including industry experts, who will announce their decision at the FYI 2011 awards ceremony.