Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Aether Fuels is advancing plans for a Southeast Asia facility capable of producing 100,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) annually.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Truncated flight for X-59; UK Royal Mail flies electric; contrail avoidance success; and high-voltage electric demo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Prior to the Iran war, the leading fear among investors had been how disruptive AI could be to many business sectors. But not in aerospace and defense.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
NASA is hoping for a speedy return to flight after the second sortie by its already-delayed X-59 Quesst low-boom supersonic demonstrator was cut short.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Seeing shortcomings in their support to the aviation sector, EU officials and members of the European Parliament are considering a more comprehensive approach.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
The French government has named Emmanuel Chiva chairman and CEO of aerospace research and technology center Onera.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
China Southern Airlines has participated in what is described as China’s first full-chain sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) uplift.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
UK regional airline Loganair has launched electric aircraft flight demonstrations with Beta Technologies and the UK’s Royal Mail.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
EU Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas has named competitiveness as the “overriding objective” of Europe’s new aviation strategy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airline CEOs meeting in Brussels say mandates imposing the use of synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) should be delayed.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Pratt & Whitney Canada and Collins Aerospace are designing a hybrid-electric propulsion system for research and technology purposes.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Ground demonstration of high-voltage power conversion and distribution systems for electrified aircraft has been completed under Europe’s Clean Aviation program
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
The intensive use of batteries in a hybrid-electric propulsion system may generate a replacement and obsolescence challenge, a Collins Aerospace official says.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Contrails represent a significant but concentrated share of aviation’s climate impact—about 5% of flights generate up to 80% of the effect.
Airports & Networks

By Guy Norris
Rolls' ambitions to re-enter the single-aisle engine market have advanced further as the EU confirms funding for development of the UltraFan 30 demonstrator.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Materials specialist 3M has announced a strategic collaboration with blended wing body (BWB) developer JetZero.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Testing is underway at increasingly larger scales for the integration of an open-fan engine on Airbus’ (NGSA), Airbus and Safran executives said.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines plan to meet in Brussels to call for a delay to a European mandate for the uptake of synthetic aviation fuel, Transport & Environment said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne, Ben Goldstein, Guy Norris
Robinson Helicopter is growing its business with new uncrewed aircraft, military training bids and development of a larger utility helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Contrails and their effects—cited by scientists as the main source of non-CO2 climate emissions—are notoriously difficult to characterize and measure.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Southern Energy Renewables has selected St. Charles, Louisiana, as the location for a planned $1.4 billion sustainable aviation fuel production facility.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Thermoplastic composites require further development before aircraft manufacturers can rely on them for large aircraft components, the CEO of Hexcel Global says
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Two new entrants—the Guimbal G5 and MD Helicopters MD564—aim to challenge established players in the competitive light helicopter market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Todd Tuthill
The F-47 and B-21 are the crown jewels of next-generation air dominance and strike capability, but they will also be part of a larger family of systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Pittsburgh-based Near Earth is flight-testing its modular autonomy system in a Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk.
Aircraft & Propulsion