Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid-electric Shepard; deployable electric high-lift; laminar-flow UAS; and Leonardo’s advanced tiltrotor.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
The Exploration Company is looking to begin trials of a flight-representative reusable cryogenic liquid oxygen‑methane engine next year.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein
Editors examine Joby Aviation’s piloted New York City demos and Unither Bioelectronics’ hydrogen-electric R44 flights in Quebec as AAM moves closer to real-world deployment.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
The startup’s software-defined instrumentation offers flexible, reconfigurable testing.
Emerging Technologies

By Vivienne Machi
Government intel agencies must move faster than ever to satisfy operators’ growing appetite for remote-sensing data.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Guy Norris
As Rolls-Royce wraps up hydrogen-fueled engine tests, attention focuses on dual-fuel, combustion and cryogenic capabilities.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Turkey has joined the small club of countries that have demonstrated autonomous collaborative platform operations between crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus and Lindo will study the use of ABL disinfection technology on emergency medical services helicopters in an effort to reduce pathogen transmission during airborne evacuations.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Marine Corps plans to reshape its aviation branch with the arrival of autonomous collaborative combat aircraft by 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Computing by laser; automating light helicopters; uncrewed airdropping; and beam-powered UAS.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
GKN Aerospace is turning to additive fabrication as a “big play” to secure positions on next-generation aircraft programs and improve production efficiency.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
More feedstock-to-fuel pathways are needed to avoid constraints on sustainable aviation fuel capacity.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
The global aircraft seat market was worth around $3.1 billion in 2025. Recaro Aircraft Seating believes that the market will grow to around $5 billion in 2030.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Ben Goldstein
As Joby’s S4 advances toward certification, flight testing is shifting from controlled environments to real-world operations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Alan Dron
Lower-altitude “e-routes,” along with changes to airspace regulations, will be needed to integrate electric aircraft into the commercial aviation environment.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The promoters of the satellite-based Iris high-speed data communications system for air traffic control have begun marketing the service.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein now refers conditionally to the prospect of fielding a space-based layer of interceptors.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol is building on tools and recommendations that proved effective in the summer of 2025 and may help it cope with an even busier summer in 2026.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Spain's Enaire has formed a consortium to advance the evaluation of projects conducted in the framework of Europe's SESAR ATM research and technology initiative.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Japan Airlines is exploring the use of humanoid robots for ramp operations to address labor shortages and improve productivity.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
A pilot facility to convert waste plastics into SAF has been opened by UK-based environmental engineering services company Clean Planet Technologies.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Conflict-related spikes in fuel prices could be a timely wake-up call for European investment in SAF production.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Norwegian eSTOL trial; advanced drone batteries; hybrid powerplants delivered; and tackling fuel cell water problems.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
NASA has taken delivery of its newly modified Boeing 777-200ER airborne science laboratory from conversion specialist L3Harris Technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup Elysian revises its electric regional aircraft concept to reflect achievable battery performance.
Emerging Technologies