Emerging Technologies

EDGE Group entity, Gradeone, will jointly initiate a centre with US-based company UAVOS to develop technology for unmanned land and air platforms.

Europe’s Clean Aviation launches drive to improve next-generation aircraft efficiency 30-50%.

Clean Aviation’s Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft thrust is developing technology for a mid-2030s service entry.

Crazy to credible—the world’s largest hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft begins test campaign, targeting service debut in 2025.

Leonardo Helicopters has updated on the progress of its AW609 and the Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor (NGCTR) technology demonstrator.

Sikorsky and GE Aerospace plan to develop a fully autonomous hybrid-electric testbed powered by a CT7 turboshaft-driven hybrid-electric propulsion system.

An upgraded Exploration Upper Stage is due to fly on the fourth flight of NASA’s Space Launch System.

Whereas carbon dioxide has a cumulative effect and persists in the atmosphere for 100 years, contrails have a much stronger and immediate effect.

A new generation of design tools has allowed small companies to compete against industry heavyweights in developing high-performance aircraft.

Airlines and airports still aren’t spending as much on IT versus 2019.

Etihad Cargo has said it has enhanced its online booking portal as part of the carrier's digitalisation strategy to improve the customer experience.

AI produces alien-like bone structures that are lighter and stronger.

Gulf Air has performed a low emission flypast at the 2023 Formula 1 season opener over the Bahrain International Circuit.

Leonardo Helicopters is expanding its use of simulation, enabling the company’s engineers to iterate faster and reduce the cost of development.

Honda pursues SAF; Lithium-air battery; Fly-by-wire for GA; SAF from camelina.

A key certification agreement between Boeing and EASA lowers hurdles to 777-9 clearance and keeps a new twinjet on target for service entry in 2025.

The newest players in the space industry have some familiar names.

American Airlines has signed an MOU with Yield10 Bioscience to develop camelina as a low-carbon feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

AutoFlight, a startup with operations in China and Europe, has completed the longest flight to date by an eVTOL aircraft.

Loganair CEO Jonathan Hinkles believes hydrogen propulsion is likely to mature quicker than electric aviation.

ITW GSE has launched a set of technologies that enables individual ground support units such as GPUs, PCAs, charging stations and even aircraft detection systems to all work together.

Riyadh Airports Company (RAC), which operates and manages King Khalid International Airport (KKIA), has successfully trialled Smart Path, a facial recognition technology.

European military views on the need for high-speed rotorcraft are in stark contrast to those held in the U.S.

A decades-old concept for a ubiquitous battlefield network concept is starting to become reality.

Predicting more intense activity above FL 500, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and Eurocontrol draft guidelines for higher-airspace control.