Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
NASA is soliciting proposals for an open-fan flight demonstrator as part of the agency’s technology development plan for next-generation aircraft and subsonic vehicle propulsion systems.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Blue Spirit Aero delays Dragonfly hydrogen-electric aircraft first flight to 2027, citing funding challenges and test organization changes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
South Korea launches $155 million project to convert industrial CO₂ emissions into SAF and methanol, targeting 10% jet fuel replacement by 2050.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
Boeing's CEO believes airlines are more interested in getting current products on time and at quality rather than a next-generation aircraft quickly, but his counterpart at Airbus has a different view.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Robert Wall
A decade after the last airborne laser trials in the U.S., Israel’s Elbit Systems plans to start flying a demonstrator aboard a Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Aviation Week Staff
2026 20 Twenties winner Emanuele Bossi, a first-generation college student from Italy studying Data Science and Software Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, plans to pursue a doctorate in resilient aerospace systems.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Delta begins retrofitting 737 fleet with VCT's drag-reducing finlets after validation shows 1.2% fuel burn reduction.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines push for Emissions Trading System (ETS) funds to boost sustainable aviation fuel investment ahead of July policy review.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Aura Aero acquires VoltAero’s assets, leveraging hybrid-electric expertise to advance its ERA 19-seater and expand its operational base in Rochefort.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Near-VTOL maritime stroke UAS; fully superconducting electric motor for aircraft; lithium-air battery advances.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Vaeridion advocates for full electric propulsion, contending that it offers a more manageable technical and regulatory path than hybrid-electric.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
A U.S. startup has secured funding to begin scaling up a battery chemistry that promises to enable a three-four times improvement in drone performance.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Startical plans a satellite constellation to extend VHF communications, improve safety and enable better flightpaths while reducing costs.
Connected Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Strathclyde demonstrates a 100-kW superconducting motor and works with Airbus to develop a megawatt-level prototype for future aircraft propulsion.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Laminar flow and cryogenic propulsion top technology lists in the NASA studies.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
JetZero has revealed key design changes to its blended wing body demonstrator as it moves toward the first flight readiness assessment at the end of the year.
Emerging Technologies

By Alan Dron
SAF producers and proponents of electric flight urge the EC to extend the European Union Emissions Trading System to flights departing the 27-nation EU bloc.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
As airframers ponder the next-generation single-aisle aircraft, the aerospace industry considers what the proportion of composite materials its airframe and propulsion system will rely on.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
After signing an agreement with French firm Mistral AI in May, an Airbus artificial intelligence specialist has said where the OEM sees initial applications.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
The emergence of a next-gen commercial aircraft is increasingly unlikely until 2040, give or take. Everyone should be focused on the real work in front of them.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
As a recipient of Aviation Week's 20 Twenties award, Daniella Bezuidenhout is making significant contributions to the future of urban air mobility through her research on aircraft noise prediction.
Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
Aernnova, Daher, Hexcel, Latecoere, Montana Aerospace and Saab are offering new technologies and production processes against a complex market backdrop.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
General Atomics sees air-recoverable uncrewed aircraft systems extending the reach of MQ-9 payloads.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
FAA’s plan for its new air traffic management software sees the initial operational demonstration focusing on high-level en route airspace before expanding as the process is validated.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Staff
Business aviation updates include fleet expansions, eVTOL developments and new safety initiatives across multiple regions.
Aircraft & Propulsion