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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 10, 2023

VOL. 185 NO. 27 July 10, 2023
hydrogen aircraft concept
Credit: CAeS

PROPULSION

Islander aircraft
article

Merger Of CAeS And Britten-Norman Boosts Zero-Emission Growth Plans

Jul 06, 2023
A hydrogen-powered Islander is just the start of a series of zero-emission aircraft planned by Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and Britten-Norman.
Cranfield University’s Digital Aviation Research and Technology Center Boeing 737-400
article

Cranfield University Is A Growing Focus For UK Hydrogen Research

Jul 05, 2023
Reaping the benefit of decades of hydrogen-related research, Cranfield is expanding its work across aerospace applications of this zero-carbon fuel option.
liquid-hydrogen-­powered AE2100 turboprop
article

Rolls-Royce Steps Up Hydrogen Fuel Tests For Zero-Carbon Goals

Jul 07, 2023
Backed by European and UK research programs, Rolls is evaluating “vast unknowns’’ posed by the future move to hydrogen-fueled propulsion.
EngineUS XL
article

Safran Aims To Be First To Certify Electric Propulsion

Jul 06, 2023
The French aerospace group is preparing to begin certification tests on its first electric propulsion unit.
Venus Aerospace-designed rotating detonation rocket engine
article

Moves By GE And Airbus Ventures Advance Rotating Detonation Propulsion

Jul 06, 2023
A decades-old idea for fuel-efficient, high-speed propulsion is moving closer to reality with these latest industry investments.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

T'Way Air aircraft in flight
article

Widebodies Present Post-Pandemic Opportunities For Some LCCs

Jul 07, 2023
The widebody LCC trend is still growing in the Asia-Pacific region, but has declined somewhat in Europe and the Americas.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Avidyne flight deck instruments
article

Avidyne Takes Flexible Approach To AAM Flight Decks

Jul 07, 2023
VoltAero has selected Avidyne’s Quantum open flight deck avionics system for its hybrid-electric Cassio.

DEFENSE

C-160 Transall
article

Europe Backs Future Airlifter Studies

Jul 05, 2023
Airbus will coordinate 33 companies including airframers, engine producers and defense electronics specialists on studies for a new European airlifter.

TECHNOLOGY

Griffon’s Valiant hybrid-electric VTOL uncrewed aircraft
article

The Week in Technology, July 3-7, 2023

Jul 05, 2023
DARPA picks nine for Ancillary; China’s drive/fly eVTOL; Alef’s flying car; and hydrogen future for training aircraft.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

union strikers outside Spirit AeroSystems plans
article

What Are Near- and Long-Term Effects Of Spirit AeroSystems Strike?

Jul 07, 2023
The crisis has passed, but effects of the labor stoppage in Wichita are still emerging. Empowered unions, higher prices and less outsourcing are likely results.
X-57 Maxwell aircraft
article

Electric Aviation Should Heed Lessons Of NASA’s X-57 Maxwell

Jul 07, 2023
Integration issues were too difficult to overcome for promising experimental aircraft.
aircraft technician
article

Opinion: Staying Alive In The Electronic Warfare Market

Jul 07, 2023
With soaring demand for semiconductors, aerospace and defense companies need a sound strategy for securing components.