Boeing should not get relief if it cannot certify its 737-7 or 737-10 before the congressionally mandated Dec. 27 deadline that prohibits the FAA from approving new designs that—like the 737 MAX family—do not comply with several regulations, a top U.S. lawmaker said.
Universal Hydrogen plans to flight test its 1-megawatt, hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion system on a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 regional aircraft starting around September.
Germany’s government has confirmed it is funding a project to modify a Dornier 328 regional turboprop into a flying testbed for zero-emission hydrogen-electric propulsion.
Hydrogen-electric propulsion startup ZeroAvia has partnered with zero-emission vehicle refueling company ZEV Station to develop a hydrogen refueling infrastructure for airports in California.
Ukraine’s state-owned arms conglomerate has suspended Antonov head Serhiy Bychkov and forwarded information to law enforcement agencies over recent allegations that his inaction led to the destruction of an An-225 Mriya during a battle between Russian and Ukrainian forces at Hostomel Airport.
A process developed by biofuel developer Enerkem to convert forest biomass into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has won a Canadian government competition to develop a fuel that can be produced domestically at costs competitive with fossil fuel.
Highly engineered aerospace products provider Crane said March 30 that it will spin off its payment and merchandising technologies businesses into a separate, publicly traded corporation, in part to better focus on core aerospace and electronics end markets
Scotland-based Spirit AeroSystems (Europe) has signed a term sheet in principle with UK startup Electric Aviation Group (EAG) to collaborate on the development of technologies to support zero-emission flight.
Fast-expanding ASL Aviation Holdings (ASL) is potentially doubling its order book for Boeing 737-800 converted freighters with a new firm order for 10, plus 10 purchase rights.
Package carrier FedEx Express is planning to conduct tests of startup Elroy Air’s Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft in 2023 in its middle-mile logistics operations, moving shipments between sorting locations.
With Swiss International Airlines as its first customer, solar kerosene startup Synhelion has selected Germany’s Ineratec to provide the Fischer-Tropsch technology required to produce carbon-neutral aviation fuel using concentrated sunlight.
The UK aerospace industry has broadly welcomed a government decision to provide £685 million ($897.2 million) in funding for the Aerospace Technology Institute to accelerate the development of green aviation technologies.
Honeywell Aerospace sees its urban air mobility (UAM) office creation as a responsible move for a longtime aerospace supplier eyeing a generational shift.
Startup HyPoint has partnered with an aerospace R&D company to combine its aircraft fuel cells with liquid hydrogen tanks and offer manufacturers the ability to carry more hydrogen for greater range.
Airbus said March 29 that the new 125,000-ft.² expansion of its A220 subcomponents preassembly line in Mirabel, Canada, will help double production capacity of the small airliner in coming years.
