Emerging Technologies

After playing out through most of 2020 and 2021 for the electric vertical takeoff and landing industry, the process of assembling memorandums of understanding, letters of intent and other expressions of interest to bolster fundraising drives is underway in other parts of the evolving advanced air mobility market.

AST SpaceMobile, a newly public company aiming to establish a space-based cellular broadband network for smartphones, has offered a peak inside its 85,000-ft.2 manufacturing headquarters in Midland, Texas.

Moment has signed an agreement with Air Côte d'Ivoire to provide a premium cabin experience, relying on the deployment of the portable entertainment system (W-IFE), Flymingo Box.

Royal Jordanian (RJ) and Tamatem, a Jordanian based mobile games publisher, have sealed a contract to launch in-flight games on RJ flights to enhance passenger experience.

Building supply chain resilience, sustainable innovations and collaboration can help companies persevere through continued uncertainty.

Many ag operators initially viewed ag “drones” as threats but now see them as complementary rather than competitive.

2Excel’s growth has been partly fueled by the transition to the commercial sector of flight testing of defense equipment.

Drone-based aircraft inspections are gaining traction as new providers, technologies and certifications come down the pipeline.

AT&T and Verizon have agreed to delay deploying 5G wireless services using C-band spectrum for two weeks beyond the scheduled Jan. 5 start date, giving the FAA more time to prevent airspace system disruptions arising from the potential of interference with aircraft radio altimeters.

A further demonstration of Africa’s position in the vanguard of new-technology aerial solutions has come with plans for an urban air mobility scheme in Kenya.

NASA’s sustainable flight demonstrator contest could not have come at a better time for the under-pressure Boeing.

Heart’s subscale flyer; high-speed VTOLs; Toray’s hydrogen tank; electric suppliers; hydrogen drones.

A 13-year project pays off with Brazil’s first hypersonic-speed flight test.

OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has confirmed its successful deployment of 36 satellites by Arianespace from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

The carrier has previously stated its desire to eventually purchase zero-emissions aircraft to replace its DHC Dash 8-300 turboprops.

Qatar Airways has become the first carrier to make a transaction on the IATA Aviation Carbon Exchange (ACE) using IATA Clearing House (ICH).

The air transport industry must take sustainability into its transformation, this is according to Sebastien Fabre, CEO, SITA for aircraft.

The aerospace and defense industry enters 2022 facing many of the same concerns it faced in 2021.

With backing from United Airlines, ZeroAvia expands its hydrogen-electric propulsion technology to regional jets.

Domestic and international passengers flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) will benefit from a new SITA biometric-enabled self-service touchpoints.

Qatar Airways Cargo’s chief officer, Guillaume Halleux, looks back on a successful year in all areas of its business.

The Advisory Board for Global Aerospace Summit 2022 have outlined the pressing need for decarbonisation and private sector growth.

Etihad Airways and Kyndryl, an IT infrastructure services provider, have entered a multi-year agreement to help accelerate the next stage of its digital transformation.

A year into his post of director general of Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, His Excellency, Eng Ibrahim Al-Omar, speaks exclusively to Mark Pilling about how his group will play a strong role in helping to transform the kingdom’s fortunes.

Companies that can remain nimble or provide niche capabilities will have the advantage.