The long-term sustainable growth of air transport will hinge on the development of net zero carbon propulsion technologies and NASA has taken a concrete step toward fostering the development of one such option.
French president Emmanuel Macron says the first commercial aircraft relying on hydrogen should be in service by 2030, earlier than Airbus’ stated target of 2035.
A service that allows lessors, banks and other aircraft owners to track and report the emissions from their portfolios has been launched by Irish financial services company Fexco and U.S. aviation risk management consultancy Avocet.
Domestic and foreign airlines operating in Japan will need an estimated 2.3 billion liters (613 million gal.) of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to achieve the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, concludes a joint report by All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL).
In a double move that Boeing Business Jets says underpins renewed product confidence and market growth, the company has announced the service debut of the first 737 MAX-based BBJ 737-8 as well as the first new order for the corporate variant since the return of the MAX to commercial service in 2020.
A shift from electric and hybrid-electric propulsion toward hydrogen is evident among sustainable aircraft projects announced so far this year, according to European consultancy Roland Berger.
U.S. startup Prometheus Fuels expects to begin delivering commercial quantities of its carbon-neutral sustainable aviation fuel toward the end of 2022.
Airbus overall lost multiple billions on a program that it once hoped would help it take over the lead from Boeing in commercial aviation. While that success was achieved anyway, the A380 only made it much harder.
Aircraft contracted by the U.S. Defense and State Departments are increasing the pace of flight operations to carry Afghan evacuees from bases in Europe and the Middle East after operations stopped because of measles outbreaks.
Owing to poor demand, Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC) has divested all of its 39.2% stake in Asian Surface Technologies (AST), a company that repairs and overhauls Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series engine fan blades.
A project to demonstrate low-carbon production of sustainable aviation fuel from corn stover—the leaves and stalks left in fields after harvesting—has been funded by the U.S. Energy Department.
Boeing and Scotland’s National Manufacturing Institute have opened a research and development center to study manufacturing technologies for metallic components.
An Indonesian consortium of aerospace manufacturers, research and oil companies has completed a test flight using an aviation fuel mixed with palm oil.
Singapore Airlines is parting out two A380s and a 777-200ER locally at the Changi Exhibition Center, site of the Singapore Airshow. Next year's airshow is scheduled to be held in February but Aviation Daily has learned that this date is in doubt.
The CEO of supplier Leonardo reportedly says Boeing could raise the 787 production rate to 10 a month by the end of 2025 from below five now—but Wall Street analysts say not so fast.
Already an early mover in converting waste gases to renewable fuels, LanzaTech plans to demonstrate two new pathways for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with funding from the U.S. Energy Department.
Most of the work so far on the electrification of aviation has involved propeller-driven aircraft and the development of electric propulsion units that can replace turboprop engines.
Airbus’ former chief technology officer (CTO) Grazia Vittadini is heading to Rolls-Royce where she will take on the CTO role for the aero-engine manufacturer.
Germany has formally inaugurated the first commercial plant for producing carbon-neutral synthetic kerosene from water, captured CO2 and renewable electricity.
