Emerging Technologies

A whitepaper produced for Arabian Travel Market (ATM) by Digital Tourism Think Tank (DTTT) has highlighted the need to meet UN tourism-related sustainability goals.

Etihad Cargo has extended its MoU with the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), offering preferential air cargo rates to In-Country Value (ICV)-certified companies.

The agency has awarded study contracts to restart the journey toward sustainable aviation.

Mockups and displays show the steady development of Chinese Air Force technology ambitions.

SITA says the true cost of AI tech is undefined, as the air transport industry has yet to transition AI technology from proof of concepts to real use cases,

The rise of new companies that are more digitally intensive, agile and cost-efficient presents the industry with both threats and opportunities.

The company touts its two-seat demonstrator’s work to validate concepts that are key to planned larger variant.

GE Aerospace, Accenture and Microsoft have developed a generative AI tool to simplify customers’ access to leased asset records.

A GE-led project with Boeing, NASA and the Oak Ridge laboratory is turning to supercomputers to understand the challenges of integrating a future open fan engine.

CEO Jeffrey Goh hopes advancements in data analytics and AI can give Gulf Air better clarity over the reliability and availability of engines in service.

A four-year-old concept to adapt uncrewed aircraft to role-play as adversaries during training missions is back in development after a two-year hiatus.

Kim speaks with Aviation Week as Firefly prepares to enter the lunar and in-space services markets and expand its family of launch vehicles.

New Zealand spaceplane developer Dawn Aerospace has flown its Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft supersonically for the first time.

Thales is investigating a new method to help prevent aircraft from flying too close from one another in a given airspace.

To reignite airline demand and prepare for a new wave of orders, ATR is rejiggering its turboprop development plan.

Bird-inspired anti-stall flaps; green flightpaths; deflected-thrust eVTOL; and hydrogen refueling guidelines.

NASA and GE Aerospace will evaluate aircraft wake scanning technology during flight tests to improve the industry’s understanding of contrails.

MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) and Maeve Aerospace are teaming up for the development of Maeve’s planned M80 80-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft.

20 years ago, NASA saw incremental aircraft improvement would no longer mitigate the environmental impact of projected growth; revolutionary change was needed.

Beta Technologies has completed a piloted test flight with the first electric aircraft rolled off the production line at its factory in Burlington, Vermont.

Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs has selected Thales for maintenance of TopSky – Aeronautical Messaging Handling System AMHS.

ATR is ceasing work on the STOL version of the ATR 42-600 to focus on upgrades for the turboprop aimed at lowering operating costs for its airline customers.

Riyadh Air has entered a partnership with Panasonic Avionics as its official partner for inflight entertainment (IFE).

Etihad Airways has enhanced its digital platforms with new features which it says will make travel easier and more personalised for guests.

Salient Motion is working on a “library of certifiable building blocks” for actuators.