Airbus seeks new wing prototypes for future designs

PARIS, France: As it establishes the foundation for a future successor to its best-selling A320 series, Airbus has been testing radical new wing technologies, as the European plane-maker seeks to reduce costs.

This week, UK Industry Minister Nusrat Ghani inaugurated a wing technology plant in southwest England, which will work on designing and manufacturing wings that are longer, lighter, more slender and featur