Emerging Technologies

As a further step in studying the use of superconductors in an electric-propulsion architecture, Airbus has signed a partnership agreement with CERN.

The initial proposed guidance covers the design specifications for vertiports supporting piloted eVTOLs flying visual operations only.

The partners will share best practices for design concepts and evaluate which of 53 Latin American airport sites may be most ripe for vertiport deployment.

United Airlines is looking ahead to electrification of its ground operations.

Airbus plans to flight-test a hydrogen fuel cell engine on its modified A380 testbed, as it already intended to do with a hydrogen-fueled turbofan.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury warned the aerospace industry is not moving fast enough.

The cloud computing subsidiary of Amazon conducted the demonstration over the past 10 months.

Airbus Helicopters hopes demonstrator can prove out technologies to reduce their carbon emissions by 50%.

Another foundation has been laid for advanced air mobility in the EU with the adoption of the European Drone Strategy 2.0.

Listen in as Aviation Week editors report from the Airbus Summit in Toulouse.

Turning commercial air travel into a sustainable, carbon net-zero industry will make flying more expensive and airlines may have to change their business models, experts acknowledge.

MTU Aero Engines is leading a research and technology project.

Fuel-cell single-aisle; Scaled flight testing; Modular hydrogen propulsion; and Impact-safe lithium battery.

The goal of the project is to demonstrate that a scale model that mimics the dynamics of a full-size aircraft can be used as a viable and competitive means of i

The Center for High-Efficiency Electrical Technologies for Aircraft is developing and maturing technologies for a 180-seat airliner powered by liquid-hydrogen.

The company is pursuing a strategy of owning the complete value chain—from generating renewable energy at airports to providing scheduled regional flights with zero-emission aircraft.

Hydrogen-powered vehicles progressing on the rails, roads and at sea can inspire and inform aviation applications.

Rolls-Royce and program partner airline EasyJet have conducted test runs on an AE2100 turboprop powered by liquid hydrogen rather than conventional jet fuel.

China’s Colorful Guizhou Airlines completed the country’s first commercial flight powered by a blend including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Combined-cycle engine breakthrough demonstration paves way for Quarterhorse test flights in 2023.

Turkey’s new UCAV; U.S.-Japan missile defense test; Defense exec foresees supply chain price hikes; Space Force-Blue Origin agreement.

SAF from methanol; liquid-hydrogen demonstrator; improving ducted-fan eVTOL; and an uncrewed firefighting aircraft.

Airbus and Air Canada have invested in Canada’s Carbon Engineering, a pioneer in direct air capture of atmospheric carbon dioxide for permanent underground storage or use in production of sustainable aviation fuel.

As composite materials gain ground in commercial aircraft construction, recycling specialists face the challenge of salvaging those materials instead of more straightforward metals.

Paris airports operator Groupe ADP has inaugurated its first solar park, in Caveirac, in the Gard department in the south of France, as part of a long-term agre