Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Advancing Nastran simulation; reusable spaceplane testing; Russia hybrid-electric; and AI visual awareness.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation and Southwest Airlines have partnered to evaluate the integration of Midnight air taxis into the carrier’s operations across California.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Richard Aboulafia
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?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
After the initial funding wave, investors grow leery of unfulfilled promises by startups.
Farnborough Airshow

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

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation modifies S4 pre-production prototype into a technology demonstrator for hydrogen-electric propulsion.
Farnborough Airshow

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

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

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
After a challenging start, France, Germany and Spain’s Future Combat Air System is progressing toward demonstrator flights.
GASCC & RIAT

By Graham Warwick
After electric air taxis, commercial space and artificial intelligence, is quantum computing the next big thing for private equity?
Farnborough Airshow

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Comparing hydrogen-electric propulsion startups Universal Hydrogen and ZeroAviation reveals companies with quite different business approaches.
Farnborough Airshow

By Steve Trimble
GE Aerospace now boasts a validated propulsion design that will compete for use in a future class of hypersonic missiles and reusable vehicles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Airbus is eyeing the technology to see if it fulfills its promise to outperform classical computing and enable more optimized aircraft designs and operations.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Airbus has added more partners and a new region to its hydrogen infrastructure studies.
Emerging Technologies

Air India is to use IBS Software’s iCargo solution to support its growth plan and commitment to the airline’s ongoing digital transformation.
Emerging Technologies

India’s preferred carrier is revamping the website and mobile app with a new UI/UX design.
Emerging Technologies

SITA has announced record results for 2023 as revenues reached almost US$ 1.5 billion.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Despite obvious historic parallels with the TSR-2, industry partners are confident they can deliver a new-generation combat aircraft in the mid-2030s.
GASCC & RIAT

By Graham Warwick
Photonic navigation sensors; Airbus and quantum computing; in-space refueling; alternatives to GPS for PNT.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace has dropped plans to perform flight demonstrations at the Farnborough Airshow, citing a need to prioritize its flight test program.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
The same forces that led to the demise of Universal will also threaten ZeroAvia, as well as the other lesser-capitalized startups in the hydrogen space.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
A surprising groundswell of single-aisle airliner propulsion systems are under development.
Farnborough Airshow

By Garrett Reim
A group of recently launched startups are bucking the strategy.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
To simplify its fuel cell engine design, Airbus elected not to use batteries that would have boosted peak power.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Thermal management specialist Intergalactic has unveiled a curved microtube configuration for next-gen propulsion systems and other aerospace applications.
Emerging Technologies