Emerging Technologies

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

Eve Air Mobility, Embraer’s advanced air mobility spinoff, has rolled out the first of six Eve prototypes to support the eVTOL program through developmental flight testing.

Customer complaints and a desire to boost performance are driving a series of enhancements into the widebody engine family.

Airports, airlines, as well as millions of Windows users across the world have been taken offline causing widespread disruption, after reporting a Blue Screen of Death error today.

London Gatwick Airport will be the site of a project to set up key infrastructure to support the future use of hydrogen as an aircraft fuel.

Saudia Group has firmed an order for 50 Lilium Jets and taken options for 50 more.

Radia has tapped European aerostructures suppliers Aernnova and Leonardo to develop the airframe for its WindRunner turbine-blade transporter.

A test to see if spacecraft can fly in very low Earth orbit will come in 2027. The orbit has intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance advantages.

The team is set to modify a Cessna Citation VII with a three-part adjustable wing.

Collins Aerospace Ireland is leading an industry consortium to advance the concept of a conforming liquid hydrogen tank.

In a milestone for electric aircraft, Electric Power Systems (EPS) has submitted the first application for FAA approval of a lithium propulsion battery system.

INJAZ Al-Arab, a member of Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide, has joined forces with Boeing to launch a course on aviation sustainability.

Panasonic Avionics has today opened a new software design and development facility in Pune, India.

Haitham Awinat, CEO of UAE defence conglomerate Remaya, explains the role of multi-domain operations in the future of combat .

Airbus UpNext has begun to heavily modify a Cessna Citation VII business jet as the demonstrator for a high-aspect ratio, morphing wing.

New aircraft technologies are being overlooked in the 2050 carbon net-zero quest, startups and researchers say.

Air India has rolled out an easy-to-use baggage tracking feature on its mobile app and website.

Advancing Nastran simulation; reusable spaceplane testing; Russia hybrid-electric; and AI visual awareness.

Archer Aviation and Southwest Airlines have partnered to evaluate the integration of Midnight air taxis into the carrier’s operations across California.

After the initial funding wave, investors grow leery of unfulfilled promises by startups.

Will engine-makers be enticed to try to meet requirements for the two new notional civil and military aircraft that need an engine that does not yet exist?

The demise of Universal Hydrogen is forcing French regional carrier Amelia to revise its plans for cutting its environmental footprint.

Joby Aviation modifies S4 pre-production prototype into a technology demonstrator for hydrogen-electric propulsion.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says two factors are “marginally affecting” the timeline for when the OEM will launch its next narrowbody aircraft.

Oman Air has redesigned the packaging for its Economy Class earphones, replacing single-use plastic PET foil with a recyclable Kraft paper envelope.