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

NASA's Rich Wahls joins the podcast to discuss the AACES project as aviation strives for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Sierra Nevada has conducted the first flight of its Rapcon-X aircraft, a Bombardier Global 6500 SNC is developing for an Army ISR prototyping program.

HSBC will make a purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to offset some of the carbon impact of its corporate flights operated by Cathay Pacific.

The specter of the industry’s climate-influencing non-CO2 emissions has risen in prominence.

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.

IndiGo has said it has applied proactive strategies and technology to minimise disruptions due to weather this winter.

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.

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

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

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.