Aerospace Emerging Technologies
Aug 09, 2021
Reusable hypersonics; HAPS for 6G; funding for Elroy; Kitplane eVTOL; Air Methods medical drones; and hydrogen conversions.
Aug 06, 2021
German startup and Brazilian airline plan to establish a regional high-speed network starting in Sao Paulo.
Aug 06, 2021
Tests verify eVTOL’s low noise and long range on batteries—two fundamental goals for Joby’s concept.
Aug 06, 2021
Germany’s APC and wet-lease carrier Hi Fly work to improve the fuel efficiency of in-service A330s.
Aug 05, 2021
Collins Aerospace has begun integration testing of a next-gen vehicle management computer using multicore processors.
Feb 18, 2020
Spanish technology company Indra is introducing artificial intelligence (AI) to its air traffic control (ATC) remote towers to allow a greater degree of scrutiny of both air and ground movements.
Feb 12, 2020
Fort Worth-based Bell Textron will work with Japan Airlines (JAL) to explore on-demand air mobility services in Japan with the OEM’s Nexus 4EX electric-vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Feb 10, 2020
Sustainment focus drives Airbus toward new technology demonstrations ranging from hybrid propulsion to eVTOLs and delivery drones.
Feb 04, 2020
The UK’s aerospace industry has committed to delivering net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Jan 31, 2020
ARPE-E, the U.S. Energy Department’s (DOE) DARPA-inspired advanced research projects agency, has launched two programs to develop propulsion technology for all-electric, 150-200-seat narrowbody airliners.
Jan 31, 2020
A sixth process for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been approved by standards body ASTM International.
Jan 31, 2020
Delta Air Lines has signed an offtake agreement with Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels (NWABF) that could result in deliveries of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) beginning by the end of 2024 if a feasibility study now underway supports construction of a biorefinery in Washington state.
Jan 31, 2020
Wright Electric has launched development of a 1.5-megawatt, 3-kilovolt power train that will form the foundation of the propulsion system for a 186-seat short-haul electric airliner that the U.S. startup hopes will enter service in 2030.