In 2022, the U.S. Air Force plans to have government pilots fly prototype eVTOL aircraft on military bases as part of the Agility Prime program, to evaluate potential use cases as the service moves toward fielding an initial tranche of vehicles in fiscal 2023.
OneWeb’s Vice President mobility services - Ben Griffin, explains to Technology and Space editor Steve Nichols why the London-headquartered satellite operator has seen a “huge amount of interest” from airlines, and is currently “working with and talking to a good number” of carriers.
A discussion with Lux Capital Co-Founder Josh Wolfe and Partner Bilal Zuberi about where the venture capital investment company is placing its bets and how it pinpoints successful new aerospace and defense technologies.
Germany’s MTU Aero Engines has partnered with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to develop certification requirements for hydrogen fuel cells in aircraft.
Scandinavian Airlines plans to partner with three fuel-sector companies to investigate large-scale production of synthetic sustainable aviation fuel in Sweden.
The EC and Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst have launched the EU-Catalyst partnership to accelerate commercial deployment of technologies to help Europe meet its commitment to reduce its net-carbon emissions 55% by 2030.
A European project to demonstrate a modular hybrid-electric propulsion architecture for future small short/medium-range regional aircraft has been completed with flight tests of a second power train demonstrator.
SITA has said that to support the recovery of the travel industry, it will make its Digital Travel Declaration solution available to governments free of charge globally.
The importance of Dubai Airshow, not just to the Middle East, was emphasised today by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline.
Istanbul Airport was awarded as "Best Airport in Europe" and the "Accessible Airport" at the 17th ACI Europe Awards organised by the International Airports Council (ACI Europe).
Members of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) have voted to extend the terms of the current chairperson and deputy chairperson for the next 12 months.
As the aviation sector gradually embarks on recovery, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has signed contract with Thales for a full turnkey modernisation of the country’s Air Traffic Management system.
