Emerging Technologies

Whisper Aero is focused on designing and manufacturing ultra-quiet electric ducted fans for use in drones, eVTOLs and electric regional aircraft.

Renowned aircraft designer Darold Cummings explores questions raised by Boeing’s F-47 NGAD design.

Industry stakeholders suggest AI could help with the shortage in skilled talent in the MRO sector.

Riyadh Air will be the first airline to launch Panasonic Avionics’ fully integrated in-flight engagement (IFE) interactive design and publishing tool - Modular Interactive (MI).

Panasonic Avionics has signed an agreement with Air India to install its Astrova in-flight entertainment (IFE) solution and a range of digital services on the carrier’s new widebody aircraft.

Matarat Holding has signed an MoU with SITA to accelerate the digital transformation of airports across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

As the commercial aviation industry backtracks on its net-zero commitment, electric aviation startups are pushing forward anyway.

The Trump administration’s next-generation military aircraft plans appear to be moving the U.S. away from global partnerships.

Space robotics startup Gitai has established a defense subsidiary aimed at winning contracts as a prime contractor from the U.S. Defense Department and NASA.

JetZero is projecting a 30% reduction in the amount of time its in-development blended-wing body aircraft would need to be taken out of service for maintenance.

Latest news of developments within the advanced air mobility industry.

Kenya Airways has started deploying its New Distribution Capability sourced content to travel seller customers in Kenya, South Africa and the United Kingdom, via the Amadeus Travel Platform.

Qatar Airways, which offers Starlink’s high-speed internet on-board, is now close to completing its Boeing 777 fleet-wide upgrade.

Panasonic Avionics has unveiled ConverixTM, an open and neutral application hosting platform that the company said will transform commercial aviation.

GE Aerospace has entered a five-year agreement with Royal Jordanian (RJ) to support the airline’s comprehensive suite of Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions.

UK and U.S. scientists have completed a series of trials in support of the UK’s domestic development of a hypersonic cruise missile demonstrator.

Turkish Airlines said it is committed to bringing free unlimited inflight connectivity to all passengers starting from late 2025.

Emirates has joined the Aviation Circularity Consortium (ACC), along with SL Metals, with the aim to unlock the circular economy for aviation.

SITA and NEC Corporation (NEC) have signed an agreement to accelerate the adoption of digital identity technology in the travel industry.

First hydrogen helicopter, flying quiet electric ducted fans, UK funds AAM enablers, and Rotax engine runs on hydrogen.

To accelerate the production of inertial reference systems and make them more compact, Thales is relying on micro electro-mechanical systems accelerometers.

Rolls-Royce aims by mid-year to freeze the design of a smaller UltraFan geared turbofan demonstrator, signaling its intent to target the single-aisle market.

The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory plans to launch its Orbital Edge Accelerator program.

The FAA tests showed that hydrogen could change the flammability characteristics of cabin materials at much lower mixtures.

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