Emerging Technologies

On the path to developing autonomous, high-performance, uncrewed combat aircraft, the U.S. Air Force now has tools for early testing and experimentation.

With a piloted, four-passenger air taxi on the way, Vertical Aerospace sits down with Aviation Week to discuss the VX4 and larger advanced air mobility sector.

Jazeera Airways has launched its first sustainability report, “Flying Green – a Step towards Sustainable Aviation.”

Oxford University spinoff OXCCU has won $22.7 million in funding to commercialize their novel one-step process for synthesizing e-fuels from carbon dioxide.

Developing a platform for the crop-spraying market is not easy, but a pair of startups are hoping that the market will serve as an early application for eVTOLs.

Clean Aviation structures a large part of the European effort toward future aeronautics, while research and technology are involved in early testing.

The two-stage Fattah ballistic missile is described as Iran’s first maneuvering ballistic missile with enough range to achieve a hypersonic speed.

Panasonic Avionics and Saudia have signed an agreement for the installation of the Astrova seat-end solution on up to 30 of its aircraft.

IATA chief Willie Walsh said it expects overall renewable fuel production to reach an estimated capacity of at least 69 billion litres (55 million tonnes) by 2028.

ANA and WestJet have joined its Turbulence Aware Platform on the sidelines of the 79th IATA Annual General Meeting.

Spanish companies are playing leading roles in developing the sixth-gen Future Combat Air System sensor suite, low-observability features and remote carriers.

IATA has unveiled a series of roadmaps aimed at providing step-by-step detailing of critical actions and dependencies for aviation to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Lufthansa Systems has entered a new partnership with Airlink and its entry into a new market: Southern Africa.

With the opening of its first Asia-based Squair Service Center, ECS Group is increasing its capabilities related to the AWB Verification service offering (known as “Verify”).

Across France, Germany and Spain, engineers from 15 companies and consortia are working on the sixth-generation Future Combat Air System.

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is on the verge of revealing plans to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on-site.

High-temperature fuel cells; Hydrogen afterburner; SAF report card; and Spaceplane flies on rocket power.

Boeing and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) will conduct a joint study to scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Southeast Asia.

Boeing expects to publish findings from the joint study with non-profit the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) in early 2024.

Michael Schoellhorn talks with Aviation Week about the rapidly changing face of Europe’s security requirements.

Under the memorandum of understanding, the companies are exploring a joint development agreement to advance HT-PEM fuel cells for aviation.

Safran says the partial acquisition of Air Liquide would complement their aerosystems wing.

Scientists at GE Research operating SiC metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors have demonstrated advanced extreme-temperature-tolerant electronics.

Emirates is unveiling a new closed loop recycling initiative this month.

Boeing’s commercial aircraft development efforts are focused on emerging airframe technologies that could lead to a new aircraft available starting in 2035.