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By Graham Warwick
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.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Beta’s autonomy pick; Cranfield’s hydrogen pivot; hybrid powerplant progress; flying cell tower testbed.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has put development of a hydrogen-electric powertrain retrofit for the Britten-Norman Islander on hold.
Advanced Air Mobility

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

By Graham Warwick
Joby’s hybrid eVTOL; maritime drone demonstrations; Tokyo air taxis; and advancing additive manufacturing.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Canada’s Unither Bioelectronics is modifying its Robinson R44 the proof-of-concept demonstrator to use liquid hydrogen.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Metal-organic frameworks offer lightweight solid-state hydrogen storage for drones.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
German electric commuter; LH2 refueling demo; Korean urban air mobility testing; and Merlin autonomy progress.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
H2Fly is gearing up for flight-testing of a “next-generation” fuel cell system, CEO Ralph Mueller says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Dutch aircraft developer Fokker Next Gen is maintaining its plan to have a 150-seat liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft flying by 2035.
Emerging Technologies

By Aaron Karp
Airbus is seeking to partner with airlines to push a wide range of potential decarbonization solutions, an executive at the OEM tells Aviation Week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Aside from a small handful of startups, the boom in advanced air mobility shows signs of going bust.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Fuel cell powertrain test; AI-based cockpit assistant; stratospheric airship demonstrators; cooling hydrogen-electric propulsion
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Australian heat exchanger specialist Conflux Technology is supporting Airbus in the development of hydrogen electric propulsion systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
French startup Beyond Aero has bench tested a full-scale hydrogen-electric powertrain.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Famous automotive manufacturers bet on space, electric air taxis and hydrogen power.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Tokyo is investing in green aviation tech to help the country gain market share.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The depth of the chill sent through hydrogen aircraft research by Airbus’ move to delay its zero-emissions aircraft program by 5-10 years has become evident.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Australian startup Stralis Aircraft announced that it is testing its high-temperature fuel cell technology at a test facility in Auckland, New Zealand.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has operated its Balis fuel-cell propulsion testbed for the first time at a power level of more than 1 megawatt.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-powered BWB; carbon fiber from algae; understanding lightning hazards; and storing CO2 in concrete.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Blue Spirit Aero is pressing on with ground testing of a dedicated prototype of its Dragonfly hydrogen-powered light aircraft, gearing up for flight trials.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
JetZero and SHZ Advanced Technologies are working to adapt the French company’s liquid hydrogen storage and distribution technologies to the BWB configuration.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein, Steve Trimble
Known as a critic of eVTOLs, Robinson’s CEO is bullish on electric and hydrogen-electric helicopters.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion