On 7 Februray 2025 Airbus confirmed that its plans to bring hydrogen-powered airliners into commercial service will not be achieved by the 2035 target date because the work is taking longer than expected.

Airbus told officials at the Force Ouvrière trade union that the objective could take five to 10 years longer than first anticipated. The union also claimed that the ZeroE research and development budget has been cut by 25%. However, according to news report, a spokesperson of Airbus said that the group remains committed to the goal “of bringing a commercially viable, hydrogen-powered aircraft to market.”

Airbus announced the ZeroE project in September 2020 with three design concepts of hydrogen airplanes.