Emerging Technologies

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged all branches of the European Union to support an initiative from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to agree a common digital European COVID-19 vaccination certificate that would enable those who are vaccinated to travel freely within Europe without COVID-19 testing.

Reducing aircraft NOx; Automotive radar for eVTOLs; Satellite inspection in space; and NASA picks university projects.

The LauncherOne rocket reached space for the first time on Jan. 17, carrying 10 small satellites to orbit.

Under Trump, NASA expanded business, international partnerships.

Fiat Chrysler and General Motors are the latest automakers to turn their attention to air mobility.

The Scottish regional carrier plans to use a new contract to provide air services for one of the UK’s most remote island groups as the setting for the introduction of sustainably powered aircraft.

Sustainable alternative jet fuels are a better bet to meet aviation’s low-carbon challenge.

Emirates Group Security has extended its partnership with MedAire to build an innovative, cutting-edge solution that will improve its thorough analysis and threat-prevention systems in the aviation industry.

A new type of passenger aircraft looks to shatter the placidness with sonic and business booms alike.

Biotechnology company United Therapeutics is an unlikely driving force behind the development of eVTOL technology.

Gulf Air has announced the extension of its ‘No Fees, Unlimited Changes’ campaign allowing passengers to change bookings, exchange and refund tickets until 31 March 2021.

Dave Calderwood takes a look at what will be focusing the attention of the business aviation community in 2021.

Trees in space; Head-worn enhanced vision; Jet fuel from CO2; South Korean UAM test site; and Cargo pod for eVTOL.

Embraer is seeking to expand a portfolio of platforms with a family of UAS and a hybrid-electric-powered military transport.

Lockheed will provide MHI with system integration support, defense ministry says.

Cost cuts and market uncertainty force Rolls-Royce to put brakes on UltraFan follow-up development plans.

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

In this week’s podcast, we go behind the scenes for a glimpse into how the cover story of the Jan 11-24 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology took

Landmark flight on one of Air Force’s oldest designs paves way for use of artificial intelligence in military aircraft and spacecraft.

From flight trainers to regional miniliners, European light aircraft manufacturers are moving to exploit propulsion electrification.

Germany joins race for European vertical smallsat launch competing with Norway, Sweden, Portugal and the UK.

A half-dozen startups are making the pace in the race to unlock UAM, with at least as many close behind. Who will be the winners?

South Korea is to establish an urban air mobility (UAM) test site in the southern coastal town of Goheung under a national plan to commercialize air taxi services by 2025.

The Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) is an air traffic control organisation based in Dakar, Senegal. It came into being more than 60 years ago and manages 16.1 million square kilometres of airspace. Vincent Chappard met the organisation’s director general, Mohamed Moussa.

Ask the Editors: Progress on the production and liquefaction infrastructures for hydrogen could mean big things for aviation.