Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 01, 2021
Fly-by-wire taking off; More orbital cleanup plans; Zero-emissions island links; Wing drones go urban; Food giant eyes SAF.
Oct 27, 2021
In April, Rob Scholl was named senior vice president for eAviation at Textron, a new position within the industrial conglomerate. Previously senior vice president of sales and marketing at Textron Aviation, he talked to Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick about his new role leading the company’s exploration of the technologies reshaping aviation.
Oct 27, 2021
These technologies are helping optimize components, fabricate novel shapes and integrate data into design, manufacturing and maintenance.
Oct 26, 2021
Elroy Air plans to grow in 2021 and 2022 as it continues to secure funding from a list of investors now topping 25 companies and equity funds.
Oct 25, 2021
New NASA green airliner study to go beyond agency’s sustainable X-plane to include technology for broader reduced environmental impacts.
Oct 12, 2021
French president Emmanuel Macron says the first commercial aircraft relying on hydrogen should be in service by 2030, earlier than Airbus’ stated target of 2035.
Oct 11, 2021
A service that allows lessors, banks and other aircraft owners to track and report the emissions from their portfolios has been launched by Irish financial services company Fexco and U.S. aviation risk management consultancy Avocet.
Oct 11, 2021
Dassault will complete detailed design of Falcon 10X by year-end and begin parts production 2022; it will enter service in 2025.
Oct 11, 2021
Germany aerospace center DLR has broken ground on a test site for hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion systems.
Oct 11, 2021
Domestic and foreign airlines operating in Japan will need an estimated 2.3 billion liters (613 million gal.) of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to achieve the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, concludes a joint report by All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL).
Oct 11, 2021
In a double move that Boeing Business Jets says underpins renewed product confidence and market growth, the company has announced the service debut of the first 737 MAX-based BBJ 737-8 as well as the first new order for the corporate variant since the return of the MAX to commercial service in 2020.
Oct 08, 2021
The aim of the collaboration is to reduce the weight and improve the durability of HyPoint’s hydrogen fuel cell.
Oct 07, 2021
A project to demonstrate low-carbon production of sustainable aviation fuel from corn stover—the leaves and stalks left in fields after harvesting—has been funded by the U.S. Energy Department.