Aerospace

Governments meeting at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly in Montreal have adopted a goal of net-zero carbon emissions for international flights by 2050.

ICAO's ACT-SAF program is designed to encourage global cooperation to spur the widespread development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Safran thinks an electric taxiing system could save up to 4% of fuel burn on narrowbodies.

ZeroAvia’s fuel-cell bet; 5G for UAM; Swiss eVTOL partnership; DARPA’s wireless energy network; and Electra wants to demo AAM.

Long-range cargo drone startup Dronamics has selected German composites manufacturer Cotesa to produce its Black Swan uncrewed aircraft.

KEYVAN AVIATION, Turkey was selected by GE Aerospace to provide its aeronautical/navigation database for its flight management system (FMS).

ASSEMBRIX, Israel was selected by Boeing to develop secure platforms to enable management/protection of intellectual property during 3D printing.

Flying personnel or equipment around U.S. Air Force test ranges has been identified as a likely early application for electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.

In this special Insight programme, brought to you with the support of Rolls-Royce we look back to the recent Aviation Africa summit in Rwanda, where Akbar Al Baker, the dynamic and sometimes controversial, chief executive of the Qatar Airways Group led the A-list of industry speakers.

Ready or not, the next era of space exploration is upon us. The Moon and Mars are calling, and through advancements in key technology the means exist

Incoming MTU CEO Lars Wagner hopes to break CFM International’s Boeing 737 monopoly to power possible narrowbody successor.

Lilium’s new CEO Klaus Roewe is confident the eVTOL manufacturer can freeze the production design next year and fly the Pegasus in 2024.

TruWeather sees a need to build microweather sensor networks to support urban air mobility operations.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Sweden’s Heart Aerospace may have moved up to 30 seats to increase the appeal of its planned electric regional airliner, but French startup Aura Aero continues to pursue a 19-seater and has announced letters of intent for another 130 aircraft, taking the total to more than 330.

The first crewed electric vertical takeoff and landing flight in Italian airspace has been conducted from the country’s first fully functional vertiport at Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport.

Hydrogen propulsion pioneer ZeroAvia has acquired HyPoint, a startup developing high power-density hydrogen fuel cells for aviation.

Tony Upton to Chief Executive Officer of Nasmyth Group, Coventry, UK.

RUSADA was selected by Ghana's PassionAir to provide ENVISION software to manage its airworthiness, maintenance and flight operations.

SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS inaugurated ExceLAB test center for hydraulic, electric and hybrid system products used for aircraft braking, landing gear

ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION, representing American Airlines pilots, announced opposition to any extension of the equipment exemption for 737-7 and 737

Chris Emerson to an Operating Partner of AE Industrial Partners, Boca Raton, FL.

J&C AERO, Lithuania is investing €1.5m into the acquisition and integration of new innovative equipment into its cabin interior production processes.

AAR expanded its distribution agreement with Unison Industries for select ignitor plugs, ignition leads, harnesses, and related spare parts, plus 24/7

Etihad Airways has picked up top honours at the prestigious 2022 Airline Economics Middle East, Africa & Islamic Aviation 100 Awards yesterday evening.