As ZeroAvia prepares to fly its modified Dornier 228 hydrogen-electric propulsion system testbed, details of the mobile refueling system that will support flight testing are emerging.
Denmark’s government has set the goal of all domestic aviation being fossil-free by 2030, potentially through a combination of sustainable aviation fuel and electric and hydrogen propulsion.
UK startup Electric Aircraft Group and the University of Nottingham plan to establish a joint venture to develop megawatt-class electric propulsion systems.
The energy requirements of future aircraft must be reduced by at least half by 2050 if aviation is to achieve the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century, according to a new aviation strategy adopted by German national aviation research agency DLR.
Europe is expanding its technology base for hydrogen propulsion as the region’s industry pushes to field zero-emissions commercial aircraft by the mid-2030s.
In Vancouver, British Columbia, Harbour Air Seaplanes has begun modifying a second de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver to electric propulsion and will begin certification flight testing in 2022.
Archer has flown its Maker technology demonstrator, joining other leaders in the electric vertical takeoff and landing industry in flying a vehicle similar in scale to its planned urban air taxi.
New York-based seaplane airline Tailwind Air has partnered with Airflow.aero to develop an amphibious, float-equipped version of the startup’s planned electric short takeoff and landing aircraft.
Autonomous flight system developer Merlin Labs announced Dec. 10 that it has reached agreement with Ameriflight to equip the cargo carrier’s fleet with autonomous and semi-autonomous capability.
Start-up carrier Connect Airlines has unveiled plans to become the first zero-emissions U.S.-based airline following the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) with new propulsion company Universal Hydrogen.
At the recent Dubai Airshow, the Toulouse-based aircraft manufacturer and Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) announced a long-awaited upgrade plan for the ATR 42/72 based on an extensively improved derivative of the PW127 engine family dubbed the XT.
Beta sees its plans for a Tesla Supercharger-style network of chargers as a key differentiator that sets it apart from other developers of eVTOL vehicles.
Vertical says it remains on track to start flight tests in early 2022 as it targets certification for the VA-X4 in 2024 and entry-into-service in 2025.
The 10 years that separate the first hover flights of the Volocopter VC1 and eMagic Aircraft’s eMagic One illustrate the advances made in a decade by electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology.
When an electric ground vehicle and a hydrogen-fueled airframe come together, the result could be an elegant solution for cargo and personal transportation.
