The UK is looking for a zero-emission training aircraft as the Royal Air Force (RAF) targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. 

Existing aeronautical standards are not adequate for certifying artificial intelligence (AI) with safety-critical systems, and new means of compliance will have to be developed, concludes a report jointly issued by standards developers SAE International and Eurocae.

Dassault Aviation has created a joint research laboratory in partnership with two French academic institutions dubbed Moliere, an acronym of the French for “innovative functional materials for aviation.”

A European research project has demonstrated the potential to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from a wide range of organic wastes including sewage sludge and manure. 

The addition of sustainable aviation fuel at Cologne Bonn Airport has been driven in part by demand from air freight operators looking to offer a lower-carbon to their customers.

The startup's modified Cessna 337H Skymaster prototype will soon start touring between midsize regional airports across France.

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have committed to being net-zero carbon by 2050, while Japan aims to commercialize domestically produced sustainable aviation fuels by 2030.

Volocopter conducted a remotely controlled flight of its 2X prototype at Le Bourget Airport outside Paris on June 21, the first in France by an eVTOL vehicle.