Emerging Technologies

GE Research has been selected to receive $2.9 million to design, manufacture and test a composite tank capable of carrying 20 kg (44 lb.) of liquid hydrogen.

Boom Supersonic has sized the facility to produce up to 33 Overture aircraft per year and expects to start rolling out its Mach 1.7 airliner from 2026.

IATA has reiterated that ‘every drop of fuel avoided counts' in the aviation industry’s quest to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Fahari Aviation, the Aviation technology subsidiary of Kenya Airways, has expanded its agricultural services with the addition of 14 drones.

A study by German aerospace center DLR also shows that further reductions in climate impact are possible by switching to hydrogen as an aviation energy source.

The UK Royal Air Force is closing in on a first early iteration of an autonomous collaborative platform capability.

Satcom Direct Plane Simple Ku-band terminal has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for Gulfstream G650.

Airbus and ZeroAvia have agreed to collaborate on certification approaches for hydrogen power systems and work together on key technologies.

Joby’s S4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft are scheduled to begin rolling off the final assembly line at Dayton International Airport in 2025.

AVIC's AR300 bears a close resemblance to the U.S. Lift Aircraft Hexa ultralight eVTOL vehicle, although there are some notable design differences.

First-response eVTOL; Stop-fold tiltrotor; Hydrogen-electric milestone; Offshore drone delivery

Seeking to accelerate production and deployment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), supported by Boeing, has released a study highlighting the potential for producing SAF and other biomaterials within sub-Saharan Africa

Surf Air Mobility is developing both electric and hybrid-electric powertrains for the Cessna Caravan.

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

NASA is working with at least six companies interested in operating orbital outposts.

Pratt & Whitney has been working for months to figure out how to schedule needed PW1100G repairs. The fleet management plan is painful for everyone involved.

Research into new sustainable aviation fuels moves into high gear as production plans continue to grow.

While the eVTOL leaders are developing their own electric motors and battery packs, Cuberg and Safran are looking to the next technology wave.

Grant money from the agency’s Airport Zero Emissions Vehicle Pilot Program will be used to acquire the shuttle buses.

Etihad Airways has entered a partnership with Bollywood superstar Katrina Kaif as the new brand ambassador.

Airports are transitioning from passenger hubs to clean energy hubs.

Airport sustainability initiatives are an important part of the industry’s effort to achieve net-zero targets, and government funding is a vital part of the equation.

Flying electric on LH2; Clean Aviation adds projects; UK back in EU’s Horizon; and lower-cost e-fuel SAF.

NASA-funded multiuniversity project builds and tests an integrated modular motor drive for electric aircraft.

Korean Air has launched a new initiative for reducing the carbon footprint of its air cargo operations by using SAF.