Emerging Technologies

Airbus Helicopters’ Flightlab is trialing technology for urban air mobility, hybrid-electric flight and flight safety.

The UK’s first test site for sustainable aviation, including electric and hydrogen propulsion, is to be established at Kirkwall Airport in Scotland’s Orkney Islands.

This webinar took place January 22, 2021. Hydrogen is emerging as one of the paths forward for aviation to become more environmentally sustainable

Germany’s Volocopter plans concurrent certification and validation of its VoloCity electric air taxi in Europe and the U.S., enabling it to enter both markets simultaneously.

Smallsat contracts firm up after Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne deploys first payloads in ‘picture-perfect’ demo polar orbit test mission.

Universal Hydrogen wants to enable zero-emissions commercial aviation by tacking the two biggest challenges: creating a distribution infrastructure and kick-starting demand for hydrogen.

Launch this year still possible, says NASA.

Ask the editors: Despite the pandemic-related travel dip, demand for speed continues to propel development of supersonic business jets.

Spear 3 is expected to become the primary air-to-ground weapon for the UK’s F-35 fleet from 2025.

MagniX and Eviation set up base in Washington state, focused on enabling “middle-mile” air transportation using electric aircraft.

Olivier Andries has to helm the super-Tier 1 manufacturer as it navigates a still-turbulent environment while longer term Safran will have to offer new concepts to decarbonize commercial aviation.

Electric motor developer MagniX is consolidating its global operations near Everett, Washington state. Electric aircraft startup Eviation, a sister company of MagniX, is building a final assembly, flight test and delivery center in Arlington, just north of Everett.

With the spotlight returning to sustainability, airlines and the air transport industry understand that green initiatives need to be incorporated into

Reducing aircraft NOx; Automotive radar for eVTOLs; Satellite inspection in space; and NASA picks university projects.

The LauncherOne rocket reached space for the first time on Jan. 17, carrying 10 small satellites to orbit.

Under Trump, NASA expanded business, international partnerships.

Fiat Chrysler and General Motors are the latest automakers to turn their attention to air mobility.

The Scottish regional carrier plans to use a new contract to provide air services for one of the UK’s most remote island groups as the setting for the introduction of sustainably powered aircraft.

Sustainable alternative jet fuels are a better bet to meet aviation’s low-carbon challenge.

A new type of passenger aircraft looks to shatter the placidness with sonic and business booms alike.

Biotechnology company United Therapeutics is an unlikely driving force behind the development of eVTOL technology.

Trees in space; Head-worn enhanced vision; Jet fuel from CO2; South Korean UAM test site; and Cargo pod for eVTOL.

Embraer is seeking to expand a portfolio of platforms with a family of UAS and a hybrid-electric-powered military transport.

Lockheed will provide MHI with system integration support, defense ministry says.

Cost cuts and market uncertainty force Rolls-Royce to put brakes on UltraFan follow-up development plans.