Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
SPAC merger will take Lilium public and fund certification and commercial launch of its regional air mobility eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau, Graham Warwick
Several airlines are exploring business cases and operational feasibility of replacing small turboprops with all-electric aircraft.
Sustainability

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen propulsion pioneer ZeroAvia has secured an investment from British Airways (BA) and kicked off development of a fuel-cell power train for 50-seat-plus regional aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield, Ben Goldstein
Europe hopes its digital green certificate will help drive an air travel recovery, while the U.S. government is more skeptical.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

South Africa’s Dragonfly Aerospace has delivered a customised Gecko electro-optical imager to Loft Orbital to fly on its YAM-3 satellite, due to launch in Q2 2021.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
The UK Ordnance Survey’s Astigan high-altitude pseudo-satellite project has been ended after the initiative was unable to secure a suitable strategic partner.
Advanced Air Mobility

Ella M. Atkins
We must get autonomy and data management right, despite security, validation and verification, trust and legacy transition challenges.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Supersonic business jet developer Aerion has released the first image of a planned follow-on airliner concept designed for entry-into-service around the end of the decade which will cruise at higher Mach cruise numbers closer to the hypersonic region.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Rolls-Royce has officially started building the world’s largest engine, UltraFan, which it says will redefine sustainable travel for decades to come.
MRO

By Tony Osborne
Tempest was one of the winners in the UK government’s Integrated Review securing £1.2 billion for technology development.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Electric seaglider; fuel-cell ScanEagle; autonomy teaming; French electric regional; and listening for turbulence.
Emerging Technologies

Sash Tusa
Ask the Editors: It is near axiom that new models need to offer 15% better economics, and that improvement only comes from major changes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Airbus has launched a travel companion app called Tripset.
Emerging Technologies

South Africa’s little-heralded but substantial expertise in satellites and their sensors is being resurrected by a new entrant.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Traditional engine-makers and startups position for emerging hybrid-electric power market.
Sustainability

By Graham Warwick
Byogy Renewables is commissioning a demonstration plant in Japan with the goal of beginning commercial production of the low-carbon fuel in the country by 2025.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Finnair has signed a letter of interest in acquiring up to 20 19-passenger electric aircraft from Swedish startup Heart Aerospace for use on its shortest routes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Machine learning specialist Daedalean and autonomous system developer Reliable Robotics have partnered to build advanced navigation and situational awareness systems for commercial aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The European Space Agency and national agencies are supporting startups in their bid to offer a new kind of launch services.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A $14.3 billion modernization program risks delays unless Lockheed software developers and military bureaucracy can dodge obstacles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A new French manufacturer has announced its intention to develop an electric 19-seat regional and freighter aircraft with early funding support from regional governments as part of post-pandemic recovery plans for the country’s aviation industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Nico Buchholz
Smaller aircraft like turboprops are the perfect “testbed” for efforts to make aviation greener.
Sustainability

By Graham Warwick
A Boston startup is taking a new look at wing-in-ground-effect vehicles through the lens of distributed electric propulsion, advanced flight control and hydrofoil lifting surface technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Airbus flies 100% SAF; hybrid tests in UK; SAF from waste food; certifiable drone control; and more tech news.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus and Dassault try to reconcile views in thorny FCAS negotiations as a political deadline nears.
Aircraft & Propulsion