Emerging Technologies

IndiGo’s decision to set up a VC division marks the first time an airline has sought to tap the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem.

Companies work to track millions of pieces of space junk and plan for their incineration.

A two-decade trend of failed X-plane projects at the agency appears to be reversing, with a recent switch to a scaled-down approach producing results.

Long-term pressure gain remains the goal, but compact combustion is accelerating near-term adoption of the technology for high-speed propulsion systems.

While sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is now widely recognised as being key to decarbonising aviation in the near and long term, Africa is trailing behind in the greener vapour trails of its global counterparts when it comes to accessing SAF and its benefits.

Predicting contrail cirrus; Autonomy proving ground; eVTOL river crossing; Electric regional seaplane.

The U.S. Energy Department is supporting development of 1,000 Wh/kg energy storage, enough to power a 100-seat, 700-nm range all-electric regional aircraft.

Smiths Detection HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX baggage screening system will be used across Indian airports.

On its third flight, Firefly will attempt to integrate a payload and launch a rocket within 24 hr.

The unit’s general manager confirms to Aviation Week that the company is engaged in low-rate production activities.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

A European Commission spokesperson told Aviation Week "the funding will go [to] ... SAF production, feasibility studies and assistance with ... certification."

dnata is continuing to take initiatives to reduce its environmental footprint across its operations in the UAE.

Emirates is launching an interview with UAE astronaut Dr Sultan AlNeyadi live from space, which will be streamed on its Emirates ice channel.

NASA says the problems were uncovered during system checkout tests at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California.

Teams led by Boeing, GE, Northrop Grumman and RTX are among those to receive funding to develop tools to mitigate contrail-related climate forcing.

Oman Air has replaced the plastic used to wrap blankets and mattresses in its premium cabins with an eco-friendlier paper-based alternative.

Recipients of the DAIR Green Fund include RAMPF Composite Solutions, which is developing a low-rotational-inertia propeller to extend component life.

Startup begins converting 70-seat Dash 8 Q400 to test a 2-megawatt-class hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain.

Active flutter control; humanoid robot pilot; delivery drone detect-and-avoid; heavy-lift VTOL demonstrators.

The organization’s new study offers a detailed comparison between alternative sustainable power configurations for an Airbus A380-like airliner.

The U.S. Air Force’s research and acquisition bureaucracy will play only a supporting role as the service’s energy office leads flight demonstration.

After three decades of studies, the BWB will finally become full-scale as JetZero and Scaled Composites ramp up for a multirole U.S. Air Force project.

As Russia pulls out of the CR929 and Airbus and Boeing sit on their hands, JetZero is showing that its radical new concept just might be for real.

Parsons Corp. says it has acquired Sealing Technologies in a deal valued at up to $200 million that is geared to bolster its cyber capabilities.