Emerging Technologies

Work on a follow-on program to further mature the technologies in Airbus’ Wing of Tomorrow research project is gathering momentum.

The company has unveiled detailed flight deck and engine program plans as it faces a challenging development schedule.

P&WC is working with Maeve on a propulsion system for the European startup's planned hybrid-electric regional turboprop for the 80-seat-class market.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has agreed to perform a flight demonstration of ZeroAvia’s ZA2000 hydrogen-electric engines in 2026.

Airbus and Avolon will investigate how future hydrogen-powered aircraft could be financed and commercialised.

The chief technology officers of Boeing, Airbus, Dassault, GE Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, RTX and Safran have called for government research programmes that enhance scientific understanding of aviation non-CO2 effects such as contrails, nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur, aerosols and soot.

Siemens is seeing a surge of interest in AI at Farnborough, a trend it says is being driven by new programs in defense, space and commercial aviation.

Many “emerging” technologies were thought of and first tried long ago.

The new automated take-off system will enable E-Jets to make better use of short runways and improve payload-range performance.

Embraer is introducing an automatic takeoff function onto its E2 family of passenger jets, leading to much-enhanced range capabilities from short runways.

Speaking at Farnborough Airshow, Boom founder and CEO Blake Scholl shared plans to begin full-scale core tests of its Overture airliner's Symphony engine in 18 months.

Airbus, Air France-KLM, Qantas and a collection of other partners are investing a total of around $200 million in a sustainable aviation fuel financing fund

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has expanded its partnership with Rolls-Royce to advance its sustainable initiatives.

Safran will provide the electrical power generation system for the Boeing X-66A aircraft, which forms part of NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.

The 100-day mission was designed to hunt for water ice near the lunar south pole.

“We hope to power their ZEROe,” ZeroAvia founder and CEO Val Miftakhov said on the first day of this year's Farnborough Airshow.

Pratt says the engine developed for the company’s Hybrid-Electric Propulsion (HEP) flight demonstrator has run at full power for the first time.

Airbus and Airports Council International (ACI) World association have signed a cooperation agreement to help decarbonise aviation.

Airbus Helicopters has selected a hybrid-electric propulsion system to be developed by Pratt & Whitney Canada and Collins Aerospace for its H145-based PioneerLab technology demonstrator.

Heat exchanger for hydrogen engines; conformal LH2 tank; fuel system for LH2; and fuel-cell powertrain tested.

The time has come for the U.S. to spark a revolution in the manufacturing of solid propellants and explosives, argues Mark Lewis.

Jekta has selected ZeroAvia to develop a hydrogen-electric, fuel-cell-powered version of its PHA-ZE 100 amphibian, originally designed to rely on batteries.

RTX’s strategic push toward more sustainable hybrid-electric aviation is accelerating with key advances in motor, motor-generator and control technologies.

RTX companies Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney have achieved sustained turbogenerator operation in its STEP-Tech demonstrator, marking a key milestone.

Collins Aerospace has passed the passed the preliminary design review for the EU's Clean Aviation HECATE project.