Emerging Technologies

The giant order for Rafale fighter jets for the UAE heads the TATV Newsround programme this week as Jon Lake explains how the signals were all there at the Dubai Airshow and what this latest contract means for French-UAE relations … as well as the prospects for the delayed F-35 purchase.

Turkey’s vision of becoming one of the world’s great arms exporters is being boosted by the country’s UAV technologies.

Etihad Guest has introduced a series of sustainability-focused initiatives to reward members for making ‘green’ choices.

Emirates airline yesterday welcomed the Costa Rican Head of State, President Carlos Alvarado Quesada at Expo 2020 Dubai.

Jazeera Airways has entered a partnership with the Norwegian climate and technology company, CHOOOSE.

Emirates has been named World Class Airline at The APEX Official Airline Ratings awards.

The Emirates Group is looking to provide IT professionals opportunities to join the world of aviation and travel.

Rolls-Royce’s hybrid-electric aero power and propulsion system has delivered more than a megawatt of power just weeks after going on test for the first time.

Qatar Airways has earned the title of ‘World Class’ airline and ‘2022 Five Star Global Airline’ at the APEX/IFSA Awards.

Redesigned eVTOL; Swarming cargo glider; UK hydrogen regional; Dornier goes electric; and Drones on Cape Cod.

Element 1 plans to bring its on-demand methanol-to-hydrogen generator technology to fuel-cell propulsion applications in aerospace.

MassDOT is investigating the use of drones to provide services such as healthcare and logistics to remote communities.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

EHang is hopeful of gaining Chinese type certification for its EH216 autonomous air taxi “in the next few months."

SNC-Lavalin is to provide business and technical support to develop a zero-emissions 90-seat regional airliner.

Saudi Arabia plans to complete the $500 billion initial phase of Neom development in 2025 and has launched work on the first two region

The company has partnered with All Nippon Airways’ parent to build a drone delivery network to serve rural areas, trials are underway.

Inmarsat is celebrating the fifth anniversary of GX Aviation, its most successful passenger inflight broadband service to date.

Gone is the Cessna Skyhawk-like configuration of the original concept, replaced with an unconventional tandem-wing design.

The Royal Danish Air Force is claiming to be the first air service to operate electric-powered aircraft.

The backstop agreement provides that an affiliate of AEI will buy up to 7.5 million shares of GigCapital stock at $10 apiece.

Aerospace and defense companies stepping up quantum computing investments, with two top-tier providers announcing separate investments.

Panasonic Avionics has been named the winner of the 2021 Popular Science Best of What’s New Award in its Aerospace category.

UK based World Mobile is launching its unique hybrid mobile network supported by low altitude platform balloons in Zanzibar, as it plans to roll-out its innovative service providing reliable mobile internet to more people at lower cost throughout the African continent.

NEOM, the smart and sustainable regional development in northwest Saudi Arabia and Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility, have established a joint venture (JV) company to design, implement, and operate the world’s first bespoke public vertical mobility system in NEOM.