Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An aerospace expert and Managing Director of The Lundquist Group. Nov 29, 2025, 06:26am EST The new Airbus A320 airliner sits on ...

Airbus pioneered the use of fly-by-wire (FBW) systems in commercial aviation with the launch of its successful Airbus A320 program in the late 1980s. The A320's fully digital FBW system was a first ...

Because of their many redundancies, electronic fly-by-wire controls are actually far safer than traditional hydraulic ones. Any pilot who has ever done a pre-flight check on a Cessna or a Bonanza ...