Emerging Technologies

The funding will be used to build a full-scale prototype of Electra’s hybrid-electric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

A two-year project will explore hose-and-drogue positioning and drogue stability control.

A new high-voltage electric power distribution technology called HECTATE is being managed by Collins Aerospace.

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has granted Etihad Airways an honorary Green Industries Environmental Label for outstanding environmental performance.

OneWeb’s in-flight connectivity solution – claimed to be a “watershed moment” by the company – is on track for service introduction in mid-2024.

Researchers see a novel way to free up volume and electricity within small-satellite buses.

Europe’s industry is exploring the role of cybertechniques as a means to defeat increasingly advanced air defenses.

The UAE’s EDGE, a provider of advanced technology and defence groups, has made a strategic investment with unmanned traffic management provider High Lander.

Airbus is confident it can commercialize the Zephyr platform as a communications and Earth observation platform after a 64-day flight last year.

The agreement comes as research and development intensifies in the U.S. to catch up with hypersonic weapons developments by both China and Russia.

Emirates has successfully completed the ground engine testing for one of its GE90 engines on a Boeing 777-300ER using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

The Super Interceptor must confront masses of cruise missiles but also include a high-performance air-to-air missile.

As ReFuelEU discussions are about to restart, environmentalists challenge oil companies’ investments.

Regional rotorcraft; AAM flight planning; Ultra-low-NOx propulsion; and LH2 for UAVs.

A modified Dornier 228’s prototype hydrogen-electric powertrain replaces one of its turboprops.

Pegasus Airlines has closed the first ever sustainability-linked aircraft-secured term loan (SLL).

Seasoned operators must collaborate in an open forum to deliver new advanced air mobility technologies safely into operational reality.

Why SkyDrive believes its true “air taxi” model is a winner.

Airlines and fuel producers await clarity from European governments after SAF talks ended without final agreement in late 2022.

NASA and Boeing have been working together on the high-aspect-ratio TTBW configuration for more than a decade.

Etihad has signed the world’s first multi-year commercial production contract with Satavia to integrate contrail management within routine operations.

UTC, the new state of the art Indra system, went live at Bahrain Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications’ Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA) facilities this week without any interruptions.

Noting widespread technology progress toward higher-airspace operations, the French Air and Space Force kicks off a doctrine study.

Aurora plans to fly an X-plane for DARPA in 2025 that will fly solely by using active flow control instead of mechanical control surfaces.

Aerospace Xelerated has announced the 11 start-ups working on digital services and solutions that will join their fourth cohort to solve key challenges for the aerospace sector.