Emerging Technologies

With airlines complaining there is too little SAF available, an industry alliance has formed to streamline the production chain from feedstock to final product.

As the White House pulls Isaacman’s nomination, it wants to cut the space agency’s budget back to pre-Apollo levels. Our editors discuss what it means.

Attacking enemy airfields is a decades-old military objective, but new drone technology and special warfare tactics amplify the threat.

French startup VoltAero has launched its hybrid-electric powertrain into the experimental aircraft market.

Position, navigation and timing services developers are reporting progress on testing GPS alternatives.

Despite concerns over the supply SAF, this year's IATA AGM did not discuss delaying the organization's net zero target date, Director General Willie Walsh said

Air bp is growing its presence in Africa, having signed a technical services agreement with Sonangol, Angola’s state-owned company.

Despite deep concerns about the availability, cost and lack of government support for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), IATA and its member airlines have not used the association’s 81st Annual General Meeting in Delhi to discuss delaying the 2050 target date to achieve net zero carbon emissions, the association’s Director General Willie Walsh told media at the closing press conference.

U.S. air taxi startups Joby and Archer are progressing toward type certification, but is there an ecosystem ready to facilitate entry-into-service? When can early operations be realistically expected to begin, and what are the biggest obstacles that need to be overcome?

Ineratec has formally inaugurated Europe’s largest power-to-liquid fuels plant so far, with the capacity to produce 2,500 metric tons of e-fuels per year.

Future Energy Global is looking to apply aircraft leasing principles to tackle the sustainable aviation fuels financing barrier.

GE Aerospace believes the fielding of the first adaptive cycle engine for fighter aircraft could be accelerated.

Etihad Cargo has launched SmartTrack, a premium service that gives customers real-time access to shipment location and condition data.

SolitAir has entered a strategic partnership with Marsh McLennan, a provider of insurance brokerage and aviation risk management services.

Europe has a role to play as a sustainability driver, but the region’s airlines have cast doubt on sustainable aviation fuel targets.

Cathay Pacific has entered into an agreement with Sinopec to supply SAF to Hong Kong airport to be blended and used for some Cathay flights.

MIT’s sodium fuel cell; airship testing expands; integrating hydrogen propulsion; and nuclear battery for lunar power.

The budget calls for NASA in fiscal 2026 to develop a new strategy to maintain U.S. leadership in aviation and focuses aeronautics research in four main areas.

IATA has said it expects Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production to reach two million tonnes (Mt) (2.5 billion liters) or 0.7% of airlines’ total fuel consumption in 2025.

Sustainable aviation fuel specialist SkyNRG has secured €300 million ($341 million) to progress construction of worldwide production facilities.

Thales and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore will set up a Lab to develop new avionics solutions for air traffic management and airport operations.

Many well-funded aviation startups have struggled to deliver the breakthrough technologies they were set up to develop. Why is that?

Liebherr Aerospace Toulouse is preparing several scenarios for future cabin air systems and airframe anti-icing systems, depending on various energy sources.

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

DARPA has announced a power-beaming distance record of 8.6 km (5.3 mi) for the laser-based system that could support many military applications.