Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
GKN’s electric Skybus; Europe looks to medical UAM; NASA’s water rocket; German e-fuels; and Slovenian unmanned team.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
UltraFan engine demo remains key to Rolls-Royce’s post-pandemic response strategy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
New spacecraft aims to cache rocks, soils that may harbor life.
Space

Abu Dhabi Ports has become the first-ever company from the Middle East to win a prestigious international CSR award from the UK-based CSR Accreditation (CSRA).
Aerospace

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Sustainable Aero Lab will explore development of new technologies to improve aviation’s impact on climate change—including initiatives developed within MRO.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Acubed collecting and processing millions of real-world images to train a machine-learning algorithm.
Emerging Technologies

The Emirates Group and Roads and Transport Authority have signed a MoU to collaborate and share best practices that enhance and create greater efficiencies across all asset management related activities for both organisations.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has signed a MoU with Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, to support the expansion of entrepreneurs innovating in Abu Dhabi.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
Steppingstones approach to hunt for life on Mars nears the home stretch.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel has teamed with unmanned aircraft specialist C-Astral Aerospace to expand the capability of the in-development Nuuva V20 cargo drone to encompass intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Qatar Airways is enhancing the travel experience with Thales AVANT IFE on its Boeing B787-8 Dreamliner.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
NASA is preparing for the in-orbit demonstration of a propulsion system for small satellites that combines the safety of using water as the propellant with the performance of a chemical rocket.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Airflow eSTOL; Elroy teams with NASA; DLR scales up fuel cells; South Korean UAM team; Lilium’s Florida expansion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Efficient regional transportation, urban mobility, medical delivery and industrial inspection key targets of new UK research projects.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Rocket startup BluShift Aerospace launched its inaugural commercial mission Jan. 31, claiming the titles of the first commercial launch of a rocket with a “bio-derived” fuel and the first commercial launch from Maine.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
German aerospace center DLR has launched development of a megawatt-scale hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion system for 40-60-seat regional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A South Korean team including an airport operator, air-taxi developer and communications provider has been formed to commercialize urban air mobility in the country beginning in 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
RAF sees unmanned aircraft becoming the backbone of the inventory supporting manned fighters such as F-35, Typhoon and Tempest.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Fearful of an FVL monopoly in Europe in the 2030s, Airbus is turning to Europe to fund studies for a European Next-Generation Rotorcraft.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Shoulder-mounted conformal fuel tanks could be cut after flight testing reveals “challenges.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

Charles Beames
The nation needs to adopt a "commercial first" policy for space technology to bolster its international competitiveness.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio
Virgin Orbit’s Dutch customer; MDA awards sensor development contracts; BAE to demo PHASA-35; and Spacecom HQ location in flux?
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
GKN Aerospace is leading a UK program to develop a liquid-hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion system for subregional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

This webinar took place January 27, 2021. Join Aviation Week’s chief technology editor, Graham Warwick, for an exclusive 45-minute discussion on the
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
The FAA expects to certify the first of a new generation of advanced or urban air mobility (AAM/UAM) aircraft later in 2021 and says regulations will be in place in time for initial piloted electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) operations to begin as early as 2023.
Advanced Air Mobility