Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Cornell University researchers are looking to fill the gap between preflight strategic planning and last-resort collision avoidance for dense drone operations.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Leonardo explores a piloting standard for powered-lift aircraft to simplify training and support advanced air mobility as a mass transportation mode.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Brisbane Airport is the first major Australian air hub to upgrade its fuel infrastructure to support a dedicated end-to-end sustainable aviation fuel supply chain.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea's leading industrial groups have committed a combined $204 billion to develop advanced manufacturing and technology infrastructure in the country's southern region.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce has completed the concept design review for the UltraFan 30, a geared turbofan derivative of its UltraFan 80 demonstrator aimed at next-generation single-aisle aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The carrier and the finlet developer collected more than 2,000 hr. of cruise data to confirm 1.2% fuel saving.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Defense Department is attempting to create an industry from next to nothing in 24 months.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Indian startup Sarla completes hover tests of half-scale eVTOL demonstrator as multiple companies advance electric air taxi development in India.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace is evaluating blade technology from subsidiary Dowty Propellers for application on the Open Fan engine demonstrator currently in development with CFM International joint venture partner Safran.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
UK regional airline Loganair is exploring the use of hybrid- and hydrogen-electric aircraft on short range regional routes.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Southeast Asia could generate $8.5 billion from Corsia carbon credits if governments implement needed policies, a new study finds.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton
JetZero hopes its blended wing body demonstrator—taking shape in Mojave, California—will validate performance and inspire broader belief in its mission.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
It is the FAA’s first step in addressing President Trump’s June 2025 executive order directing the agency to reestablish the U.S. lead in high-speed flight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
FlyORO Technologies and Menzies Aviation have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore deployment of FlyORO’s AlphaLite SAF blending system at European airports served by Menzies.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris, Vivienne Machi
Sixty-one years after the U.S. launched its first and only reactor into orbit, space nuclear power and propulsion now appear central to U.S. space superiority.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Already facing struggles raising funding, Europe’s aviation startups are calling on the European Commission to look ahead and find ways to bridge the cost barrier to deploying new technologies that would advance sustainability and energy independence.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Firefly Green Fuels, a Boeing and Wizz Air-backed company that is planning to turn sewage into sustainable aviation fuel, has selected a Turkish engineering partner and is progressing with financing.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton
As JetZero’s blended wing body demonstrator takes shape, the airframer is touting a new milestone for future certification, as it targets a commercial entry into service in the early 2030s.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
IAG has invested in Mako and plans to flight-test the Australian startup’s drag-reducing riblet film this year on an aircraft operated by one of its airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airbus has secured a €1 billion loan from the European Investment Bank, the first part of a €3.4 billion package to support aerospace research and development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Natalie Brattain is a 2026 20 Twenties winner and an undergraduate student in Aerospace Physiology at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Her pioneering work focuses on protecting astronaut vision during long-duration spaceflight.
Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
VoltAero founder Jean Botti was betting on a hybrid-electric layout for redundancy and quieter operations near airports, not for decarbonization.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Collaborative combat R66; NASA open-fan demo; quantum heads to the field; and Sora’s subscale eVTOL bus.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Beta demonstrates CX300 electric aircraft in Hawaii to validate operations, charging infrastructure and environmental readiness.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The FAA has installed new surface movement radars at three airports as part of the Trump administration’s Brand New Air Traffic Control System initiative.
Safety, Ops & Regulation