Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
Major technical risks were retired by the performance of SpaceX’s Super Heavy rocket.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Emirates has become the world’s first airline to operate an A380 demonstration flight using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
ADL says it has fine-tuned the mod package for the 737-800 to gain additional fuel burn savings after validating its technology during initial 737-700 trials.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Weak, angled signals from global navigation satellite system satellites are spawning new applications.
Space

At the third ICAO Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3) in Dubai, eight founding entities launched the “Air-CRAFT” SAF initiative.
Emerging Technologies

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced it has successfully completed the world’s first trans-Atlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Business Aviation

By Chen Chuanren
The unnamed tandem flying-wing UAS was unveiled at the China Hi-Tech Fair, where it was flying with four electric-powered motors, two on each wing.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
The bomber’s public first flight kicks off an intensive test campaign and more funding for Northrop Grumman.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Fan-in-wing high-speed VTOL; JAL eyes hydrogen-electric; China’s firefighting eVTOL; Wright hybrid-electric testbed; and Islander to fly 5G.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
GPS has become a household term over the last 50 years. Over the coming decades, it is likely to be subsumed into another three-letter term, PNT.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
WAAS is undergoing a major upgrade and preparing to incorporate the Pentagon’s new L5 civil signal for aviation safety services.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Japan Airlines is working with startups H2Fly, Universal Hydrogen and ZeroAvia to explore the retrofit of its regional aircraft with zero-emission powertrains.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
To encourage its operators to use performance-based navigation, ATR has released compelling numbers related to safety improvements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Emirates has signed a series of contracts with Safran, worth over US$1.2 billion combined.
Aerospace

Ethiopian Airlines Group has selected AVANT Up inflight entertainment solution for its upcoming aircraft Airbus A350-1000.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has outlined its future growth plans at this week’s Dubai Airshow.
Aerospace

Bayanat and Yahsat look to expand their Earth Observation (EO) space programme from five to seven synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Airbus’ HAPS spin-off Aalto is planning a global network of bases for stratospheric flights.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
Under HyCAT, Hermeus says it will use its high-Mach-capable Quarterhorse vehicle to demonstrate key "enabling technologies for operational hypersonic aircraft."
Aircraft & Propulsion

Air bp, one of the sponsors at this year’s airshow, has expanded its joint venture, Air bp-Jio, in India with a new fuel facility at Rajkot International Airport in Hirasar.
Aerospace

With ongoing passenger growth anticipated across the industry, Thales is ramping up efforts to ensure safe, secure, sustainable operations for air transport hubs.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
CFM International partners GE Aerospace and Safran have completed the conceptual design review for the next-generation RISE open fan propulsion system.
Dubai Airshow

Boeing signed a memorandum of understanding at the show today to support the certification of a new synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
Full-scale mock-ups of two large, uncrewed rotorcraft made by China's Flightwin Innovation Technology are making their international debuts at Dubai Airshow.
Dubai Airshow