Originally Posted by
Machinbird
Patents are not forever. They have limited life and then they expire.
Something I'm well aware of - and believe me, I'm no fan of the way patents have been (ab)used - especially in the tech sector over the last decade and a half!
The point I was trying to make was that, prior art or no, this is far more likely to be a speculative move for potential financial gain than it is a statement of intent that Airbus intend to use the technology in airliners any time soon.