Emerging Technologies

By Alan Dron
A Finnish company backed by a consortium including Finnair is to set up an electro-synthetic aviation fuel (e-SAF) pilot production scheme in the Nordic nation.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
Industry body Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) is working on a further revision to its Waypoint 2050 aviation sustainability roadmap.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
Lilium would-be investor Ambitious Air Mobility Group (AAMG) and the electric aircraft company’s administrator have hit a snag in their negotiations.
Advanced Air Mobility

Jennifer Meszaros
Among the standouts of China's eVTOL landscape is Shanghai-based Vertaxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Changi Airport Group is expanding its renewable diesel trial on specialized airport vehicles, raising the blend from 50% to 100% starting mid-August.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
Having already completed float trials, Regent's Viceroy seaglider is currently in hydrofoil testing in advance of first liftoff expected in the coming months.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Boeing 777-9 certification tests reached a key stage with the return of the first 777X development aircraft to Edwards AFB for takeoff performance testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
NASA also floated the idea that the nuclear reactor might be contracted as an “end-to-end service” from development, launch, landing to operations on the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Graham Warwick, Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines has sold SAFFiRE Renewables, a developer of a process to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), to biofuel producer Conestoga Energy.
Emerging Technologies

James E. Hall and Peter Goelz
Former NTSB leaders say the U.S. Transportation Department and the FAA need to act quickly to finally require cockpit video recorders in commercial aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The sustainability spotlight at Aviation Africa 2025 will focus strongly on practical solutions both for delivering SAF and creating a policy environment that can support its introduction.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Electra.aero has conducted public demonstrations of its hybrid-electric short-takeoff-and-landing technology as it rolls out its Direct Aviation vision for air travel.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Belgian startup EDGX plans an orbital demonstration of an “edge AI computer for satellites” in 2026 in partnership with NVIDIA.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Denver International Airport plans to study the feasibility of building a small modular nuclear reactor on airport land to help meet future clean energy needs.
Airports & Networks

The South African Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company (ATNS) SOC is the latest to join GAIN – Green Aviation Insights.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Beta’s motors coup; VerdoGo advances hybrid; medical drones deliver in Belgium; charging electric trainer fleets.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The joint venture World Mobile Stratospheric is to deliver high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity from the stratosphere.
Connected Aerospace

By Jens Flottau
Ambitious Air Mobility Group (AAMG) says it has secured €250 million and access to a further €500 million to restart insolvent advanced air mobility firm Lilium
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The buy is intended to position Motorola to capture “a multibillion-dollar, rapidly growing addressable market for drone and unmanned systems,” Motorola says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
MRO software provider AireXpert is working with artificial intelligence provider AIXI to integrate its technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
All Nippon Airways has adopted an AI-based turbulence prediction system developed by Japanese company BlueWX.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
German regional air mobility startup flyvbird plans to launch on-demand service on Sept. 1, selling seats on a Cessna Caravan EX operated by German charter company flYellow.
Airlines & Lessors

By Vivienne Machi
NASA sees its work on RDRE technology as one of several areas to contribute to the future Golden Dome for America architecture, an agency official says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
After losing NGAD to Boeing, Lockheed plans to develop the F-35 to fill the gap.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Laser-guided rockets help the U.S. Air Force down drones cheaply, though pilots say it is not as easy as it looks.
Aircraft & Propulsion