Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Swedish airport operator Swedavia is to study an electric air route between Umeå (UME) and Åre Östersund (OSD) airports in northern Sweden.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Cargo and CargoAi, the SaaS application which provides air cargo digital solutions, have partnered to elevate the carrier’s API accessibility for freight forwarders as part of its digitalisation strategy.
Emerging Technologies

Qatar Airways and the International Air Transport Association announced that Qatar Airways will become the first airline in the Middle East to join the IATA Turbulence Aware platform.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released research on the training requirements for the aviation workforce as the industry starts to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
Maintenance & Training

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released research on the training requirements for the aviation workforce as the industry starts to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
Maintenance & Training

By Graham Warwick
Superconducting electric propulsion; hydrogen ground handling; fuel-cell regional; hydrogen infrastructure; controlling complex aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
As the idea of hydrogen-powered commercial air travel has gained traction in Europe, EASA believes it may have to look at certification beyond the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Their Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines could challenge Boeing’s new narrowbody aircraft plans.
Program Management

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy plans to modernize the most critical standoff jamming system in the military’s inventory for the first time since 1971.
Program Management

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
France has tested a laser weapon as a defense against unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that it hopes to use in protect major public events starting in 2023.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Charged with enabling zero-emission transatlantic flight within a generation, the UK’s Jet Zero Council has launched a competition designed to demonstrate how airport upgrades could enable the introduction of electric- and hydrogen-powered aircraft.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Two subscale models of a fan-in-wing vertical-takeoff business jet are to fly in 2022 under the UK government-supported Project NOMAD.
Emerging Technologies

By Alan Peaford, Chuck Grieve
This week's Newsround looks at how India is gaining pace in its goal of reducing emissions and playing its part in the aviation industry's sustainability targets.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick, Lee Hudson
Paul Lemmo, a seasoned veteran at Lockheed Martin, chats with Aviation Week about rotorcraft and Future Vertical Lift competitions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Germany takes the lead in pushing Europe to embrace e-fuels produced from electric, hydrogen and CO2.
Sustainability

By Graham Warwick
To enable synthetic fuels to fulfill their sustainability promise, the aviation industry must fight for its share of renewable energy and hydrogen electrolyzer capability to secure a level playing field on which to battle other sectors reluctant to be weaned off liquid fuels.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
The UK is looking for a zero-emission training aircraft as the Royal Air Force (RAF) targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Graham Warwick
Existing aeronautical standards are not adequate for certifying artificial intelligence (AI) with safety-critical systems, and new means of compliance will have to be developed, concludes a report jointly issued by standards developers SAE International and Eurocae.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Dassault Aviation has created a joint research laboratory in partnership with two French academic institutions dubbed Moliere, an acronym of the French for “innovative functional materials for aviation.”
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Electric Alice reshaped; Collins’ 500-kW motor; ZeroAvia advances hydrogen; Volocopter’s EASA first; and HyFlexFuel expands SAF sources.
Advanced Air Mobility

Travelport and Emirates have reached a commercial agreement that will allow Travelport-connected travel agencies to avoid the airline’s surcharge on bookings via Global Distribution Systems (GDS) that will be introduced from 01 July 2021.
Emerging Technologies

Your Runway to Success, published today by SITA, sets out five critical areas for the air transport industry’s rebuild in the next 18 months and highlights SITA’s remodelled solutions to tackle the major challenges facing air travel in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emerging Technologies

By Jen DiMascio
Committee halts practice of adding F-35s; GA-ASI Skyborg flies; Hensoldt to integrate German sigint aircraft; and Japan’s UH-2.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
As the benefits of satellite navigation are answering pressing needs, a European mandate is to accelerate its adoption by carriers.
Airports & Networks