Emerging Technologies

ARPE-E, the U.S. Energy Department’s (DOE) DARPA-inspired advanced research projects agency, has launched two programs to develop propulsion technology for all-electric, 150-200-seat narrowbody airliners.

A sixth process for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been approved by standards body ASTM International.

Delta Air Lines has signed an offtake agreement with Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels (NWABF) that could result in deliveries of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) beginning by the end of 2024 if a feasibility study now underway supports construction of a biorefinery in Washington state.

Wright Electric has launched development of a 1.5-megawatt, 3-kilovolt power train that will form the foundation of the propulsion system for a 186-seat short-haul electric airliner that the U.S. startup hopes will enter service in 2030.

Sometimes a flight isn’t just more convenient—it can be the more environmentally friendly way to travel.

As the 777X makes its first flight, Boeing pulls back on the NMA and announces its first annual loss in a generation. Aviation Week's editors discuss the implications.

As Pentagon officials come to grips with challenges facing hypersonic boost-glide missiles, air-breathing alternatives are gaining speed.

The signature disruption at the second-busiest UK airport has made the business case for installing counter-drone systems.

A European consortium of industry and academia will develop a road Map for furthering hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft under a project funded by the European Commission (EC).

Eviation’s Alice catches fire; Boeing teams on ducted fans; Boom plans XB-1 flights; SkyDrive readies eVTOL; Bell demos cargo drone.

Airbus introduces advanced autopilot modes and a vortex-ring-state prediction tool on its new twin-engine medium helicopter.

Automaker investments and flying prototypes are boosting the credibility of urban air mobility.

Optical sensors have joined Israel’s elaborate and increasingly more powerful air surveillance network

Israeli startup Eviation’s prototype Alice electric regional aircraft caught fire during ground testing at Prescott Regional Airport, Arizona, on Jan. 22.

To many flying travelers, the sight of a service cart coming down the aisle is the highlight of the journey, especially if the food and beverage are

Biometric facial recognition technology is already being used at various points in the passenger journey at airports throughout the world. Airlines

Shell Aviation has a presence at some 900 airports in about 60 countries supplying aviation fuel. The company fuels an aircraft every 14 seconds and

Progress in neuroscience gives researchers new leads to improve pilot performance in stressful conditions.

A weakened air cargo industry faces more challenges in 2020

A new era of high speed civil flight is beckoning but are commercial supersonic or even hypersonic aircraft justifiable amid rising concerns over aviation’s environmental impact? Guy Norris and Graham Warwick discuss this and other topics from AIAA’s annual SciTech forum where the global challenge of achieving sustainable aviation took center stage.

New Space market driving changes in competitive balance of Israel’s defense industry.

Kopter is advancing development of its single-engine SH09 in Sicily.

When airliners fail to communicate, fighters are launched—at a significant cost.

Toyota buoys Joby; EHang outlines UAM thinking; HAV refines airship design; France studies Stratobus; CityAirbus flies untethered.

Horizon’s focus is on safety and simplicity to allow licensed private pilots to fly the Auto-Copter.