Propulsion-electric

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand has issued a call for expressions of interest from airports to be a part of its electric flight demonstration program.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Thermoplastic fuselage; Diamond flies electric trainer; Russia’s hybrid regional demo plan; and study highlights airport drone risk.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Guy Norris
CFM opens up on RISE testing while Pratt & Whitney explores a sustainable GTF growth path through an MTU-led Clean Aviation Switch research initiative.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Comac Times (Shanghai) Aviation has been set up to supply aerospace components and batteries as China looks to develop electrically powered aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Tunnel test for Nexus; FAA revamps light sport rules; hybrid-electric for eVTOLs; and SMA power for VerdeGo’s hybrid.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The company will now finalize the design for certification of the powertrain and its installation on the initial application, Cessna’s Caravan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Dale Vince, the founder of renewable energy firm Ecotricity, is planning to launch Edinburgh-based Ecojet in early 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Solar UAV flies stratospheric; HAPS motor test; electric regional ground demo; and agile eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Toyota has laid out a road map for electric vehicle development that could see solid-state lithium-ion batteries being commercialized by 2027-28.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Collins Aerospace says it is on track to open a $50 million aircraft electrification and electric propulsion laboratory dubbed "The Grid" in October.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
The airline aims to select an aircraft this year to operate commercial demonstration flights in 2026.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The demonstrator is to be built under Phase 3 of the Electric Aviation in Sweden (Elise) program.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Integration issues were too difficult to overcome for promising experimental aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
A hydrogen-powered Islander is just the start of a series of zero-emission aircraft planned by Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and Britten-Norman.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The French aerospace group is preparing to begin certification tests on its first electric propulsion unit.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Reaping the benefit of decades of hydrogen-related research, Cranfield is expanding its work across aerospace applications of this zero-carbon fuel option.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The grant supports an A$12.8 million project to develop, flight test and certify the conversion of the Cessna Caravan to electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Swiss startup H55 has chosen Equipmake to supply the electric motor for its 100-kW electric propulsion system that will power the Bristell B23 Energic trainer.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Daher CEO Didier Kayat has set the target of proposing a hybrid-electric product to the market by 2027.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The program announced its decision on June 23, disclosing that it had discovered “failure modes” that would take too long to fix.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The EL-2 Goldfinch’s multiple electric propellers blow the wing to enable ultra-short takeoffs and landings.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Spanish engine manufacturer ITP Aero has revealed plans to study all-electric propulsion technology for the urban and regional air mobility markets.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Propulsion developer ZeroAvia and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Regional Jet Aviation completed a study that identified an initial CRJ700 retrofit entry point.
Paris Air Show

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