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Incheon International Airport (ICN) has opened what it describes as the world’s largest hydrogen refueling center.

China ran the first ground test of a hydrogen-fueled variant of the AEP100 turboprop, the country’s first megawatt-class hydrogen-powered aerospace engine.

The French startup is shifting to pusher-propeller propulsion and tougher certification requirements.

Universal Hydrogen’s demise and Airbus’ slowdown of its ZEROe hydrogen project questioned the feasibility of the technology in aviation. The remaining players have strikingly contrasting approaches in their projects.

Beyond Aero has completed the preliminary design review for its hydrogen-electric business aircraft.

Since Airbus announced it was delaying plans to develop a zero-emission airliner by up to 10 years, the landscape for hydrogen propulsion pioneers has changed.

Printing drone batteries, visualizing hydrogen, hybrid cargo UAV, modeling next-gen fleets.

Several startups came onto the scene in the mid- to late 2010s touting the promise of hydrogen-electric propulsion for zero-emission regional aviation.

Beyond Aero has successfully tested a model of its BYA-1 hydrogen-electric business aircraft at the DNW wind tunnel in Marknesse, Netherlands.

Hybrid focus for Clean Aviation; exhaust additives reduce contrails; point-to-point cargo eVTOL demo; and anti-jamming for urban air taxis.

Onera has started using a new test facility for structural materials, applying new methods to a Clean Aviation project on airframes for hydrogen propulsion.

Hybrid-electric propulsion for narrowbody airliners is a focus of the European Clean Aviation research program’s fourth call for proposals.

Energy-saving formation flying; airports as hydrogen hubs; electric trainer advances; urban eVTOL test flights.

French startup Beyond Aero is moving from technology development toward industrial execution, outlining plans for a dedicated manufacturing facility.

Concentrating investment at key “hydrogen hub” airports will provide a practical and cost-effective path to early adoption, a new study says.

Swiss startup Jekta has completed its second 1:9-scale prototype amphibious seaplane and is preparing to launch into a flight test campaign in January.

Fokker Next Gen has closed its legal entity in Latvia to focus its main activities in the Netherlands, according to LIAA.

Powertrain demonstrators advance under Airbus’ rescoped effort to field a hydrogen-electric commercial aircraft.

China’s state-owned engine manufacturer unveiled all-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-combustion powerplants at the Aero Asia 2025 show in Zhuhai on Nov. 27-30.

Beta’s autonomy pick; Cranfield’s hydrogen pivot; hybrid powerplant progress; flying cell tower testbed.

Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has put development of a hydrogen-electric powertrain retrofit for the Britten-Norman Islander on hold.

The Climate Impulse project aims to demonstrate long-distance flight with a hydrogen electric aircraft relying on a digital twin for optimum routing.

Joby’s hybrid eVTOL; maritime drone demonstrations; Tokyo air taxis; and advancing additive manufacturing.

Canada’s Unither Bioelectronics is modifying its Robinson R44 the proof-of-concept demonstrator to use liquid hydrogen.

Metal-organic frameworks offer lightweight solid-state hydrogen storage for drones.