Propulsion-electric

By Graham Warwick
Large airship aloft, ducted-fan high lift, tiltwing eVTOL UAV and flying on fuel cells.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
For future surveillance satellites, the service seeks new thrusters and in-space refueling so it can “burn gas at will.”
Space

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Wright Electric has produced 1 megawatt of shaft power in tests of an electric motor-generator under development to power commercial aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
German hydrogen-electric propulsion pioneer H2Fly has unveiled its next generation of fuel cell.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Startup developing hydrogen-fueled variant of the internal combustion engine.
Paris Air Show

By Guy Norris
Collins Aerospace has met a key milestone on the path toward development of the Hybrid-Electric Propulsion flight demonstrator.
Paris Air Show

By Lee Ann Shay
Why Delta Air Lines has operational optimism and is investing billions in its operations.
MRO

By Graham Warwick
The electric lift-augmenting slats (ELAS) are expected to halve takeoff and landing distances.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Ducted-fan Whisper Jet, Quiet cyclorotor propulsion and MIT’s megawatt motor.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Clean Sky 2’s Distributed Electric Propulsion Scaled Flight Demonstrator is a write-off after a fire during tests at the Netherlands aerospace research center.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
NASA’s electrified aircraft propulsion flight demonstration programs face cost overruns and schedule delays, the agency’s inspector general says.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The Alice is a clean-sheet battery-electric commuter airplane with a traditional conventional-takeoff-and-landing (CTOL) design.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
First flight is scheduled for 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Lithium-metal battery; composite LH2 tanks; agricultural eVTOL; and MTU adds electric motors.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Certification issues are delaying Harbour Air Seaplanes’ plans to convert its fleet of De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beavers to electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Aero tow concept aims to provide zero-emission range extension for electric, hydrogen and modified conventional regional and single-aisle airliners.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Condensed-matter battery; DLR’s sustainable designs; Bivalent hydrogen engine; and Subscale cargo UAV flies.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Armed with Series A funds, startup plans to launch production of electric ducted fans, beginning with military drones.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Evolito debuts electric power; Autonomous cargo in Alaska; Maeve picks advanced batteries; and New Zealand’s stratospheric UAV.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
The Rhode-Island-based startup also announced plans to build out a 600,000 ft.² production facility to fulfill an estimated $8 billion in customer orders.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Australia’s Rex Airlines has taken a 20% stake in startup Dovetail Electric Aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
New-generation airships have become the unexpected initial launch platforms for hybrid-electric propulsion systems.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The Maeve 01 is planned to enter service with 44 seats but will be sized to seat 52 passengers when upgraded with higher-performance batteries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startups such as ZeroAvia and Universal Hydrogen are adapting and advancing fuel cell technology for aviation propulsion.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Bringing aerospace engineering to bear on cell technology promises to unlock improvements.
Emerging Technologies