Emerging Technologies

Universal Hydrogen signs deals with first customers for hydrogen-electric propulsion retrofit.

Composites and additive manufacturing will be key to urban air taxis, new airliners and other vehicles.

How two new business turboprop singles will stack up in an evolving head-to-head competition.

U.S. Army and Navy officials are planning the first round of upgrades for a joint hypersonic missile program.

The new generation of commercial aircraft will need to be largely carbon-free in the coming decades. Anuradha Deenapanray Chappard looks at how the industry’s big players are working to meet these targets.

The Canadian federal and Quebec provincial governments together will invest in projects at Bell, CAE and Pratt & Whitney Canada to develop technologies supporting the electrification and decarbonization of aviation.

Bye Aerospace doubles down on its lead in certifying electric aircraft to directly target the turboprop-twin business aircraft market.

U.S. Navy can use KC-46 tankers; Space nuclear-propulsion concepts chosen; Germany’s space command; and India’s 10th P-8.

Qatar Airways Cargo has rolled out third-party eBooking platform WebCargo by Freightos across the United States of America, effective 19 July 2021.

Boeing is backing the production of sustainable aviation fuel in the U.S. under a partnership with supply chain developer SkyNRG.

Aimed at enabling single-aisle airliners to burn carbon-free hydrogen in turbine engines, GKN Aerospace is leading a two-year Swedish-funded research project.

Universal Hydrogen will retrofit ATR 72 and de Havilland Canada Dash 8 regional turboprops operated by Icelandair, Air Nostrum and Ravn Alaska with hydrogen fuel-cell power trains.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the reliance on taxation as the solution for cutting aviation emissions in the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ proposal is counter-productive to the goal of sustainable aviation.

United Airlines and its regional affiliate Mesa Airlines have conditionally agreed to order 200 19-passenger electric airliners from Heart Aerospace as they participated in the Swedish startup's $35 million Series A funding round.

Advancing sustainability in aviation education will open new doors for graduates and accelerate innovation across the industry.

While Airbus is refining hydrogen technology maturation, the endeavor spreads to airport ecosystem and certification authorities.

Saudia Airlines will be implementing GE Digital’s Aviation Software Asset Records solution.

SITA has announced the acquisition of Safety Line, a Paris based start-up specialising in digital solutions for aviation safety and efficiency.

French hybrid-electric aircraft startup VoltAero has selected Rochefort Charente-Maritime Airport in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwest France for its final-assembly plant.

Swedish airport operator Swedavia is to study an electric air route between Umeå (UME) and Åre Östersund (OSD) airports in northern Sweden.

Superconducting electric propulsion; hydrogen ground handling; fuel-cell regional; hydrogen infrastructure; controlling complex aircraft.

Etihad Cargo and CargoAi, the SaaS application which provides air cargo digital solutions, have partnered to elevate the carrier’s API accessibility for freight forwarders as part of its digitalisation strategy.

Qatar Airways and the International Air Transport Association announced that Qatar Airways will become the first airline in the Middle East to join the IATA Turbulence Aware platform.

As the idea of hydrogen-powered commercial air travel has gained traction in Europe, EASA believes it may have to look at certification beyond the aircraft.

Their Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines could challenge Boeing’s new narrowbody aircraft plans.