Emerging Technologies

Glenn McDonald
Three pragmatic approaches to sustainability can minimize the impact of regulation and help aviation grow responsibly.
Emerging Technologies

Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) and Leonardo’s AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopter has accomplished two flights powered by aviation fuel blended with SAF.
Emerging Technologies

Pegasus Airlines has started work on its Silicon Valley-based technology innovation lab.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein, Graham Warwick
Electra.aero begins flight-testing its blown-lift distributed electric propulsion ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing technology.
Advanced Air Mobility

Dubai Airports has joined Airports of Tomorrow — a collaborative venture by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Airports Council International (ACI).
Airports & Networks

Eve Air Mobility (Eve), which has customers in the Middle East, is progressing with its Urban Air Mobility (UAM) through a partnership with private aviation company Flexjet.
Emerging Technologies

Rolls-Royce announced this week that a Virgin Atlantic flight flew on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) London Heathrow to New York.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is building a road map of technologies for automated aerial refueling that will pave the way for a second-generation MRTT.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Eve Air Mobility (Eve) and flynas have signed an (MoU) to explore the future of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations in Saudi Arabia.
Aerospace

By Bill Carey
Helped by international players, the UAE has become a regional leader in space.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid eSTOL flies; sea-based high-speed VTOL; China’s electric regional; Piasecki’s tilt-duct ARES revived.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The UK government is expected to provide £975 million in funding support for the country’s civil aerospace industry over five years starting in 2025.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
SAF, like safety, should not be an area for competition.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The UK government has announced £53 million ($69 million) in support for nine SAF production projects.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Aviation executives say the flight proves SAF can safely be dropped-in for jet fuel, while environmental campaigners say Virgin's world-first is greenwashing.
Airlines & Lessors

Airbus has successfully tested a simplified human machine interface (HMI) along with advanced autonomous features through a project code-named Vertex.
Aerospace

IndiGo has been granted approval for Special Visual Flight Rules (VFR) operations to/from Deoghar Airport (VEDO) by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Airports & Networks

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters' Vertex project has demonstrated fully autonomous flight, including takeoff, cruise, approach and landing.
Emerging Technologies

IndiGo has launched an AI chatbot, 6Eskai, powered by the groundbreaking GPT-4 technology.
Emerging Technologies

The aviation sector has adopted a collective goal to start the shift away from fossil fuels at the third Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3).
Emerging Technologies

Saudia Private, a general aviation services, has announced a comprehensive digital transformation strategy.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Resilient PNT will require multiple alternatives to the singular GPS.
Emerging Technologies

Pegasus is adopting SkyBreathe 360° eco-flying platform to reduce fuel costs and CO2 emissions from its flights.
Emerging Technologies

Qatar Airways has partnered with SITA to transform the airline's global network infrastructure with state-of-the-art secure access service edge (SASE).
Emerging Technologies

Pegasus has been awarded the EMEA Environmental Sustainability Airline/Airline Group of the Year Award at the CAPA’s annual Environmental Sustainability Awards for Excellence.
Aerospace