Emerging Technologies

Embraer spins off an independent company to accelerate its entry into urban air transportation.

Lilium picks Orlando; UK’s future of flight; multiaircraft autonomy; GoFly adapts to COVID; VerdeGo tests hybrid; Sony plans drones.

Honeywell has released a redesigned FalconConnect portal for Dassault FalconConnect customers.

NASA and the FAA are cooperating to understand performance characteristics and operating requirements for urban air taxis.

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) 52nd Annual General Assembly ended on an upbeat note with a rallying call for airlines to take specific measures to build resilience and emerge stronger after the crisis.

Saudi Arabia’s drive to establish itself as a tourist destination is taking another step forward with the construction of The Red Sea Project – with its own international airport.

NASA is looking at ways to enable industry to collaborate in maturing technologies for the next narrowbody airliner.

Ask the Editors: The S4 is an airplane that is also capable of vertical flight and therefore does not operate like a helicopter.

NASA is polling industry on technologies that have a high probability of being used in new single-aisle airliners entering service in 2030-35.

NASA’s moral autonomy; Beyond FAA’s UAS IPP; X-57’s lift props; VoltAero picks Sonaca; Hill’s in-house turboshaft; Canadian AAM.

SITA has said technology is helping airports and airlines safely resume operations and help implement new hygiene measures to restore passenger confidence after a lengthy shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

GE Aviation is offering a new health credential application, Health Application ID, for the aviation industry to address COVID-19 related safety concerns.

African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and TAAG Angola will host the 52nd Annual General Assembly in a virtual format on the 09 and 10 November 2020.

After 15 years of development, Karem’s Optimum Speed Tilt Rotor shows its potential on the test stand.

Seven years after the demise of the X-51 program, the Pentagon puts Boeing back in the running for hypersonic cruise missile programs.

Cellular operators are baulking at the cost of establishing 5G networks. Could masts in the sky be an option?

Designers of urban air taxis are quick to correct anyone who calls their vehicles “flying cars,” as most are intended to fly over cities and not drive on the streets.

Electric aircraft developer Bye Aerospace has attracted another investor, South Korean startup Aerospace9.

Etihad Airways has launched a collaborative project with the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) in a bid to combat illegal wildlife trafficking.

Ongoing concern over the robustness of the GPS system in the U.S. undergirds development of alternative navigation systems for aviation.

Falcon 9 engine issue delays first U.S.-launched ISS crew flight since the space shuttle.

The upgrade of the Airfield Lighting System of the Southern Runway at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) to a CAT-IIIB system has been completed, with the airport joining a select group of international airports to have implemented the advanced technology.

Tecnam’s electric; China unmanned test sites; Canadian AAM; Volocopter’s UAM backbone; Beam solar charger; Loon stratospheric record

Bell is looking to technology from its Model 360 Invictus as a potential template for a medium-size single-engine utility platform.

An enlarged second stage would have two engines and more propellant. Much more payload space can be provided.