Emerging Technologies

Qatar Airways Group chief executive officer, Mohammed Al-Meer, took part in this year’s Doha Forum, highlighting the airline’s commitment to sustainable growth.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Stop-fold tiltrotor tests; EcoPulse lessons learned; Black Hawk advanced controls; China’s AAM avionics supplier.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Defense Department is funding an uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) laser power-beaming development project.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
Stratolaunch says it is receiving its final rounds of approvals to conduct its first reusable test flight of the Talon A hypersonic testbed by Dec. 31.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Anduril Industries and OpenAI have formed a “strategic partnership” to develop artificial intelligence systems for national security missions.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Bell has completed wind-tunnel testing of its proposed X-plane for a DARPA project to demonstrate a high-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Technology progress is making fuel cells the lead contender over the combustion of hydrogen in a gas turbine engine, Clean Aviation says.
Emerging Technologies

By Aaron Karp
Passengers are increasingly accepting the use of facial recognition and other biometrics at airport touchpoints.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
A Senate subcommittee hearing focused on U.S. airline ancillary fees questioned carriers on plans for integrating artificial intelligence into pricing practices
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Such progress will enable Airbus, Daher and Safran to make decisions about their decarbonization projects.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Air taxis could greatly reduce journeys to and from airports. Will they take off?
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
British startup Skyfly has completed an initial series of hover tests using a full-scale prototype of its two-seat Axe personal eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
MagniX has completed electric engine altitude testing at NASA, with Wright Electric and RTX to follow.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
The European Commission has launched a new round of funding for net-zero projects, backed by revenues from the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS).
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
The Blue Condor project is a research effort to study the impact of hydrogen on contrail formation using a modified glider powered by a hydrogen-fueled turbojet.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
French startup Aura Aero has conducted the first flight of the Integral E electric-powered version of its two-seat aerobatic trainer.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
As European airlines gear up for the entry into force of the ReFuelEU SAF mandate in less than a month, NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) ranked 77 airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Dust ingestion is driving engine manufacturers to develop new solutions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
A scientific paper reveals how dust plumes near the world’s busiest airports can affect aircraft and offers a possible solution.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Uganda Airlines has launched the Flight Path Sustainability Project, aimed at reducing bird strikes near Entebbe International Airport.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has launched its latest in-flight safety video, spearheaded its newest Qatar Airways Global Brand Ambassador, Kevin Hart.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Assembly of the first open-fan RISE engine demonstrator is scheduled for next year, and ground trials are expected to begin in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Europe’s detect-and-avoid; AI counts carry-ons; France’s hydrogen Technocampus; megawatt-class controller for hybrid turbofan.
Emerging Technologies

By Alan Dron
Aviation leaders shared strategies for reducing emissions at the IMPACT Aviation Stocktake Forum in London.
Aircraft & Propulsion