Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

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

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

By Robert Wall
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

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

By Garrett Reim
Salient Motion is working on a “library of certifiable building blocks” for actuators.
Emerging Technologies

Air India has introduced a new ancillary service, ‘Fly Prior’, to provide greater flexibility in travel plans to its guests flying within India.
Emerging Technologies

SITA has announced the formal integration of IPS Intelligent Passenger Solutions into its airport portfolio.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Canada backs sustainability research; electric Smartflyer rolls out; NASA’s X-59 fires up engine; and tackling hydrogen engine vibrations.
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Xyrec is developing a robotic application in which drag-reducing sharkskin properties could be directly incorporated into aircraft paint.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
AVIC has unveiled a new class of large uncrewed combat aerial system designed to deliver both strike munitions and miniature drone swarms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Thales is to equip Ethiopian Airlines first A350-1000 aircraft with its state-of-the-art AVANT Up inflight entertainment (IFE) system.
Emerging Technologies

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

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. regulator responds to industry concerns by offering alternative pathways for powered-lift training and operating limits.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium burned through more than $1.4 billion without achieving first flight of its Lilium Jet. Shareholders and customers want answers.
Advanced Air Mobility

Brent Sherwood
Deorbiting the ultra-high-power International Space Station would be a waste of energy, literally and figuratively.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
DG Fuels plans to build a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility Moorhead, Minnesota, with production anticipated to begin in 2030.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton
An in-cabin wheelchair securement concept is being refined by a design consortium, as the installation feasibility of such onboard aircraft systems progresses.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission’s commissioner-designate for sustainable transport and tourism has pledged to introduce a sustainable transport investment plan in 2025.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Pegasus has received the Global Environmental Sustainability Airline of the Year Award at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Asia and Sustainability Awards 2024.
Aerospace

Now live onboard flights to 140 destinations, Emirates has launched a new collaboration with the popular audio-streaming subscription service, Spotify.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
The wildcatting company sees lucrative potential in mining platinum in space.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Seven large uncrewed cargo aircraft have rolled out or flown in the past few months.
Emerging Technologies