Sustainability

Saudi Arabia’s drive to establish itself as a tourist destination is taking another step forward with the construction of The Red Sea Project – with its own international airport.

NASA is polling industry on technologies that have a high probability of being used in new single-aisle airliners entering service in 2030-35.

In partnership with the UK’s ATI Programme, project REINSTATE will develop 20 emerging technologies to improve engine maintenance while reducing airline disruption and environmental impacts.

African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and TAAG Angola will host the 52nd Annual General Assembly in a virtual format on the 09 and 10 November 2020.

Paint and coatings providers are expanding facilities, releasing innovative new products and leading the way in sustainability initiatives.

“We believe there is a clear path to get us where we need to be; our industry has been constantly improving fuel efficiency, noise, and emissions as

Electric aircraft developer Bye Aerospace has attracted another investor, South Korean startup Aerospace9.

Etihad Airways has launched a collaborative project with the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) in a bid to combat illegal wildlife trafficking.

The upgrade of the Airfield Lighting System of the Southern Runway at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) to a CAT-IIIB system has been completed, with the airport joining a select group of international airports to have implemented the advanced technology.

NASA tests on Boeing’s 787-10 ecoDemonstrator provided unprecedented system-level acoustic data for improving low-noise airliner designs.

Flight tests for the first time synchronously measured noise on the ground and on the aircraft.

Ask the Editors: There is room for both and overlap between both, and who will win where will play out over the next decade.

The Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) predicts COVID-19 will have a 16% impact on traffic 30 years from now, the group said in a report, “Waypoint

Plans for major technology demonstrators to shape next generation of single-aisle airliner firming up in Europe and U.S.

Aviation’s electric propulsion pioneers are reliving the passion of the formative years of aviation as the push to develop electric and hybrid

Renovation of Europe’s air traffic management (ATM) is progressing at a steady speed but with shifted priorities, as the backers of the Single European Sky Research (SESAR) project manage their budgets amid the pandemic.

High-octane fuel is a threat to 230,000 lightplanes and helicopters.

VoltAero has begun flight-testing the most powerful version of its hybrid-electric power train for regional transportation.

Xyrec is opening a new facility at Port San Antonio, where it plans to further develop its Laser Coating Removal and Automated Paint Robot solutions.

Prismatic’s PHASA-35 high-altitude pseudo-satellite has been fitted with a sensor payload and been taken through simulated cold soak testing to prepare it for stratospheric flight.

The startup describes the flight from Camarillo to Hayward in California as “the longest flight to date for any commercially relevant aircraft employing electric propulsion.”

Abu Dhabi based Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun) has formed a collaboration with Airbus and the National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) from the UAE University, to build and develop a Satellite Assembly, Integration and Testing (AIT) Centre.

Airbus’ aggressive schedule for hydrogen-powered aircraft highlights the potential but draws a cautious response from industry.

Automotive fuel cells are taking to the air, but more development is needed to make them suitable for aircraft use.

European Commission plans to incentivize investment on a large scale so hydrogen may contribute to climate goal.