Emerging Technologies

Air BP and Neste are to offer a vastly increased amount of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to airport customers, the two companies said Aug. 19.

An additively manufactured bearing housing developed by Honeywell for the ATF3-6 turbofan has become what is claimed to be the first 3D-printed flight-critical engine part to be certified for service on an operational powerplant.

Industry players and governments continue to push ahead toward environmental targets as they navigate the pandemic era. In the near term, airlines and

We need to infuse aviation education programs with a comprehensive perspective on human and machine performance.

Limited access to facilities and the suspension of on-site training has delayed the Next-Generation Air Transportation System.

Companies will have to ramp up internal R&D spending to keep pace.

UK talks up FlyZero; JAXA’s low-boom breakthrough; EHang air taxi in Austria; VerdeGo runs hybrid; and SkyDrive aims for 2023.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The advanced air mobility market is beginning to differentiate by manufacturer, by mission and by timing.

The U.S. Air Force’s next chief; Growler tests new jammer; Army deploys ISR aircraft; and top-level support for HBTSS.

How the F-35 program is quietly replacing its logistics system known as ALIS with ODIN.

Hypersonic Air Force One; High-performance missile fuel; MTU/DLR team on fuel cells; Opportunities for hydrogen; and UK advances UTM.

Hydrogen could be introduced for niche airport applications as early as 2025 and enable deeper decarbonization of aviation by 2035, a Boeing-supported report by Australian researchers concluded.

The European Commission has launched a consultation on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), giving respondents until Oct. 28 to set out their views on policies aimed at making better use of cleaner fuels to help reduce airlines’ carbon dioxide emissions.

Hypersonic aircraft developer Hermeus is working with the U.S. Air Force to evaluate how the company’s Mach 5 concept could be modified into a high-speed executive vehicle, including potentially a presidential transport.

Ask the Editors: The F-15EX is a product of digital engineering, but it is not representative of the Digital Century Series initiative.

The FAA does not plan to extend the UAS Integration Partnership Program after October.

BAE Systems will build a full-scale fuselage section of the notional Tempest design in its factory of the future trials.

Swiss eVTOL demo; EASA advances AI; suborbital spaceplane; AeroTEC advances electric; EHang expands; and Sunglider flies higher.

Ask the Editors: There’s a way to go before propulsion electrification, but the type certification of aircraft begins to lay the bricks.

Ask the Editors: A recent round-table highlighted the future of combat offerings from a number of countries. Who else is on the radar?

The FCC has endangered a national treasure by allowing high-power terrestrial transmitters in the band of frequencies that includes GPS.

UK’s Jet Zero Council, FlyZero study and hybrid-electric regional; Swift flies HALE UAV; Advanced electric trainer; Soft solid batteries.

Rolls-Royce is planning to make the first flight of its ACCEL high-speed electric-powered aircraft later this year.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.