Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Endorsing plan for model AAM ecosystem, North Carolina awarded nonprofit AeroX a grant to build ATM system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
The advent of new 5G broadband cellular networks is driving the redesign of core aviation equipment.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Renault has marked the 60th anniversary of its most iconic model by building a flying version as a show car.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Startup Heart Aerospace has selected the Spanish aerostructures company to build the fuselage, empennage and wing for its all-electric regional airliner the ES-19.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
In the wake of the COP26 Climate conference Aviation Week editors talk to leaders of FlyZero, a UK government-backed Aerospace Technology Institute project targeting zero-carbon emission commercial aviation by 2030.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
The regional airliner concept uses distributed hybrid-electric propulsion to reduce energy consumption.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce says it has generated more than a megawatt of power in ground runs of a hybrid-electric engine on a testbed which is designed to pave the way for future development of a hybrid-electric regional propulsion system.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
ATR moves to upgraded powerplant as Embraer turboprop talks continue.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Defense and Space CEO Michael Schoellhorn discusses the company’s upcoming major European programs.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
American and United airlines have bet on startups promising aviation fuels with low to negative carbon intensity.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
The two companies will work together on choosing the optimum routes and altitudes for Etihad aircraft to fly at with the aim of inhibiting contrails—a phenomenon that significantly contributes to global warming.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China’s AVIC Aerodynamics Research Institute says it has completed construction of a new hypersonic wind tunnel that is reportedly able to simulate speeds from Mach 4 to Mach 8.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Astroscale’s docking port; Synthetic avgas; Kinetic launch; Next-gen gyroplane; Blood delivery by UAS.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau
It is almost certain that some years from now, a new A&D behemoth will be born from GE Aviation. But when and how?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The emergence of a UAE-developed air-launched cruise missile provides some insight into the ambitions of the UAE’s weapon’s developers.
Dubai Airshow

By Graham Warwick
Italian manufacturer Tecnam Aircraft has launched a transition program to enable buyers to transition via the P2012 Traveller nine-passenger regional aircraft to the P-Volt all-electric version.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
When Scott Kirby, 54, took over the CEO position at United Airlines in May 2020 after four years as its president, the airline industry was in its worst-ever crisis.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Airbus flies formation; Pipistrel powers Airflow; New Zealand tie-up on debris; Zipline to deliver in U.S.; and green hydrogen supply.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Technologies, data-sharing experiments in Project Convergence 21 to shape U.S. Army’s modernization priorities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Explorer Aircraft is developing a hybrid-electric regional airplane derived from the high-wing single-engine Explorer 500T utility aircraft, a more powerful version of which it plans to fly with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-40A turboprop over the coming weeks.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup working with Honeywell and EaglePicher to define a megawatt-class propulsion system for 100-seat regional jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel will supply startup Airflow with motors, controllers and batteries for its proof-of-concept aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

Headquartered in Dubai, Jet Luxe has offices in Hong Kong and Mexico, with active plans to open in London and New York shortly.
Business Aviation

By Jen DiMascio
How Taiwan can counter Chinese escalation; DARPA demos small UAS comms; Romania buys 12 Black Hawks; and testing the limits of Army precision strike missile.
Aircraft & Propulsion