Emerging Technologies

Ambitious goals for SAF in aviation are running up against supply limitations.

Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream Aerospace are conducting the first original equipment manufacturer test flight of an ultralong-range business jet powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

Etihad Airways is relaunching its Kolkata route as well as increasing frequencies to New York.

NEXT50, an Abu Dhabi based technology company, is well underway to delivering the first phase of the biometric initiative at Abu Dhabi international Airport.

Hybrid-electric Sikorsky; Air NZ picks zero-emission partners; Avio’s fuel-cell hybrid; and H2 for long-range drones.

Rolls-Royce has loaded its UltraFan new-generation turbofan demonstrator into the company’s Testbed 80 facility.

Several operators of smaller De Havilland Canada Dash 8s around the world do not see viable replacements for their turboprops on the market.

Blade Air Mobility is wrangling to become the “Netflix of EVA” by adding electric vertical aircraft to its existing helicopter business.

With the AW609 closing in on the 20th anniversary of its first flight, could 2023 finally bring high-speed rotorcraft to the commercial market?

Embraer wanted to start development of a large conventional turboprop in early 2023, but is delayed in finding the needed engine.

Airbus is planning to begin offering commercial services with its high-flying solar-powered Zephyr uncrewed aircraft by the end of 2024.

The team is tasked with developing and supporting a purpose-designed propulsion system for the company’s Mach 1.7 Overture transport.

The Energia family is a concept series of propeller-driven aircraft, powered by cleaner technologies such as hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric propulsion.

Several powerful megatrends from young, highly connected travellers to the arrival of electric air taxis, will exert an immense influence on air travel over the next decade, forcing industry, governments, and technology to adapt rapidly.

Airbus is to supply additional Tactilon Agnet licenses to BSNL network operator in India.

Work will focus on the electronic control system for CFM International’s Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines (RISE) demonstrator engine program.

Embraer’s decision to delay the launch of its proposed new turboprop aircraft has raised many questions.

IATA and Travalyst have joined forces with the aim of providing consumers with a consistent, accurate and widely available calculation of their carbon footprint from air travel.

Is propulsion falling behind airframers’ ambitions? Listen in as our editors break it down.

Air New Zealand has selected the four aerospace companies it will partner with in its evaluation of zero-emission technology for a future aircraft order.

Boom has revealed the formation of an industry team to design, develop and support a purpose-designed propulsion system for its Mach 1.7 Overture transport.

The hybrid-electric propulsion system for the latest demonstrator will be built around a turbine engine being developed by an unnamed major engine manufacturer.

RoyalJet Abu Dhabi and Honeywell have signed a letter of intent to extend current Ka-band connectivity services to include RoyalJet’s latest Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) fleet addition.

South African Airways has chosen Laminaar Aviation Infotech’s ARMS software following a competitive global tender process.

After agreement on emissions trading for aviation, sustainable aviation fuels remain in focus.