Aviation Week Senior Editor Guy Norris and London Bureau Chief Tony Osborne are joined by Vertical Flight Society Executive Director Michael Hirschberg as they review a busy Heli-Expo 2020 in Anaheim, California.

EASA drafts electric rules; unmanned cargo gliders; orbit debris removal; Uber engages on UAM; Honeywell eyes fluidic propulsion.

Emirates said it will conclude 2019 with a successful string of product, network, and customer experience highlights.

ARPE-E, the U.S. Energy Department’s (DOE) DARPA-inspired advanced research projects agency, has launched two programs to develop propulsion technology for all-electric, 150-200-seat narrowbody airliners.

A sixth process for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been approved by standards body ASTM International. 

Delta Air Lines has signed an offtake agreement with Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels (NWABF) that could result in deliveries of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) beginning by the end of 2024 if a feasibility study now underway supports construction of a biorefinery in Washington state.

Wright Electric has launched development of a 1.5-megawatt, 3-kilovolt power train that will form the foundation of the propulsion system for a 186-seat short-haul electric airliner that the U.S. startup hopes will enter service in 2030.

Sometimes a flight isn’t just more convenient—it can be the more environmentally friendly way to travel.