Emerging Technologies

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar is teaming up with Boeing to propel the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in the UAE and globally.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Laboratory invites startups to test munitions algorithms in simulations.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Deutsche Aircraft has completed wind tunnel testing of the 328Alpha hydrogen-electric powertrain flight demonstrator.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Boom has received its FAA G-1 stage 1 issue paper from the FAA, a key step in the multi-stage process to clear the Mach 1.7 Overture airliner for service.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
ANA is working to eke-out fuel savings by covering aircraft with shark skin-like riblet film, which serves to reduce drag.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
A project involving fewer pilots on the flight deck is maturing—and meeting increased resistance as a result.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
The X-66A will combine the experimental high aspect ratio TTBW wing with the modified fuselage of an MD-90.
Aircraft & Propulsion

IATA’s inaugural World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) has opened in Madrid with a focus the aviation industry’s commitment to net zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways has introduced sustainable food service ware on all flights across its network of 64 destinations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ron Epstein
A clean-sheet design could shake off dust gathering on the 737 and offer significant profit and fuel savings.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The UK government has selected six teams to advance to the next phase of a competition to develop the next generation of nuclear reactor.
Emerging Technologies

Emirates has signed an agreement with Shell Aviation for the supply of over 300,000 gallons of blended SAF for use at the airline’s international hub in Dubai (DXB).
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Opening of the facility is a public sign of the progress being made by electric-aircraft startup Beta Technologies
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Flying hydrogen laboratory; trainer flies on SAF; Joby eVTOL for Korea; and airport cargo robot.
Emerging Technologies

Güliz Öztürk, CEO of Pegasus Airlines shared the latest sustainability, diversity, fleet expansion and digital news during World Aviation Festival in Lisbon.
Emerging Technologies

By Henry Canaday
IT is being embraced to move passengers through airports quickly and efficiently.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
To many foreign observers, the fast-growing Chinese advanced air mobility industry is a black box.
NBAA

By Graham Warwick
German aerospace center DLR has taken delivery of a Dornier 328-100 modified by Deutsche Aircraft to be a flying testbed for sustainable aviation technologies.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
An Auto-Cargo vehicle will be deployed to move heavy loads to and from aircraft at the UPS hub at East Midlands Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
A Diamond DA42 training aircraft has flown for the first time on SAF at the European Flight Academy, part of Lufthansa Aviation Training.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
With cross-border flights by electric aircraft a rarity, Beta says the Alia flight was the first by a fully electric aircraft into Montreal.
Advanced Air Mobility

In an effort to spearhead sustainable business practices in the aviation sector, Fireblade Aviation has become the first aviation company to join The Long Run.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Prague-based Stratosyst wants to offer a fixed stratospheric capability with SkyRider, its helium airship
Emerging Technologies

Air India has introduced an integrated self-baggage drop and self-kiosk check-in service at Terminal 3 Delhi airport.
Emerging Technologies