Propulsion-hydrogen

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
To simplify its fuel cell engine design, Airbus elected not to use batteries that would have boosted peak power.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen has an unusual characteristic that could be a key to its cost-effective deployment as a zero-emission fuel for aviation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
American Airlines has signed a conditional purchase agreement with ZeroAvia for 100 hydrogen-electric engines to power regional jets.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Cryo-compressed hydrogen; Nullforming antenna; Contrail mitigation; Condensed battery flies.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Start-up zero-emissions propulsion developer Universal Hydrogen has been forced into liquidation after failing to raise additional funding.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is conducting a flight-test campaign to study the water vapor exhaust from a hydrogen fuel cell system to understand if it will create a contrail.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Liquid hydrogen (LH2) may be the promised panacea for aviation’s journey to net-zero, but getting there is going to be tough—particularly for the engine-makers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
GE’s small hybrid core; on-site hydrogen on demand; 3D-printing magnesium; and very-low-orbit space tracker.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Skepticism is growing about the near-term usefulness and commercial viability of the new vehicle class.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jeremy Kariuki
Sirius Aviation unveiled two new versions of its yet-to-be released hydrogen-electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft, the Sirius Jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Sustainable aviation fuel cuts contrails; MTU progresses fuel cells; medical evacuation drone; and vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo drone in the UAE.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The European Commission has approved up to $1.5 billion in state aid to support development and deployment of a hydrogen value chain for the transport sector.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
The company’s engineers are working on the business jet’s architecture, starting with a digital twin.
EBACE

By Ben Goldstein
The aircraft will rival the carrying capacity of the largest civilian helicopters but with lower operating costs and a far superior noise and emissions footprint.
EBACE

By Graham Warwick
Airbus has launched a new technology demonstrator to mature superconducting electric propulsion for a future hydrogen-powered aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Airbus has signed an MOU with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus has been working on hydrogen as a way to decarbonize aviation.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
AirBaltic has signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate with Dutch company Fokker Next Gen on design of a hydrogen-powered 120-150-seat airliner.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Graham Warwick
A hydrogen fuel-cell-powered helicopter is being eyed for zero-emission delivery of manufactured organs for human transplants.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
DLR’s climate-friendly designs; High-power aviation fuel cell; and eVTOL hover test facility.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
What Bertrand Piccard’s new hydrogen-focused Climate Impulse circumnavigating enterprise could mean for Airbus’ ZEROe project.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Certification plans firm up as turbo-compressor and humidifier changes pave the way for the next flight-test phase.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The goal of HyPower is to demonstrate the stable operation of a fuel cell in flight, including its restart.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The Climate Impulse enterprise is aiming at 2028 for the first circumnavigation on green hydrogen.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
End-to-end urban air mobility demo; integrating airborne collision avoidance system into autonomy; ZeroAvia eyes wider electric market; electrifying the Beaver
Emerging Technologies