Aviation Technology and Innovation

FAA establishes civilian supersonic test corridor in Kansas

Kansas authorities and the Federal Aviation Administration established a corridor over Kansas to allow flight tests of c...

ZeroAvia gets $21.4 million for hydrogen-powered plane development

Hydrogen aircraft startup ZeroAvia received $21 million worth of backing from investors. ...

Boeing applies old technique to fight virus in flight deck

Boeing introduced thermal disinfection of flight deck as an effective measure against the COVID-19. ...

Canadian company to launch world’s first hybrid plane de-icing truck

Canadian company Aero Mag is launching a hybrid aircraft de-icing truck, claims to be the world’s first. &nb...

Man holding a smartphone with Immune digital passport for Covid-1

British company launches first virtual health passport for air travel

A British cyber technology company launched the world’s first virtual health passport. ...

Saab, Rolls-Royce conjointly research engine sensing technologies

The British engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and the Swedish aerospace company Saab announced the creation of a collabora...

French dog becomes first to parachute with oxygen mask

A French military dog jumped from an aircraft wearing an oxygen system ‒ a world first....

Japan’s ANA partners with Toyota to adopt automated technologies

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has partnered with Toyota Industries in order to execute additional tests of the robotic baggag...

Aircraft flying and leaving CO2 contrails

What is the future of Sustainable Aviation Fuels? [VIDEO]

Aviation has always had trouble to adhere to sustainability goals, as there is no true way to conduct an emissions-free...

Aevum rolls out satellite launching drone

Aevum presented Rawn X, the largest unmanned aircraft to date, intended as a first stage for launching small payloads in...

Boeing completes autonomous teaming flights in Australia

Boeing completed flight tests with five AI-controlled jets operating in formation at the new Queensland Flight Test Rang...

Airbus’ SMART MRTT paves way to autonomous refueling

In a new video, Airbus presented its SMART MRTT program which aims at developing fully autonomous aerial refueling solut...

French “Jetman” dies during training in Dubai

Vincent Reffet, also known as the “Jetman”, was killed in an accident in the desert near Dubai. He leaves be...

Boom Supersonic to partner Collins Aerospace to develop nacelles

In an attempt to reduce the noise and pollution of the Boom Overture, Boom partnered with Collins Aerospace to develop n...

Aerion completes wind tunnel testing of supersonic business jet

The supersonic jet maker Aerion announced it completed high and low-speed wind tunnel testing of its AS2 business jet....

Klein Vision’s flying car takes to the skies for the first time

The AirCar, the flying car of the Slovak company Klein Vision, successfully completed its maiden flight. The vehicle can...

Choosing the Best Inventory management software for your business

Locatory.com, a global aircraft parts marketplace and provider of logistics and procurement solutions, believes in innov...

Boeing Loyal Wingman taxies autonomously for the first time

For the first time, Loyal Wingman, the unmanned combat aircraft developed by Boeing for the Royal Australian Air Force (...

BAE’s surveillance pseudo-satellite completes endurance trials

BAE announced that their Persistent High-Altitude Solar Aircraft (PHASA-35), a drone capable of loiter for up to one yea...

Boom showcases XB-1 supersonic demonstrator, raises questions

On October 7, 2020, in a virtual presentation Boom rolled out its XB-1, one-third scale technology demonstrator for Over...

KLM Catering Services takes robot for passenger meal production

KLM Catering Services (KCS) took a new innovative robot for the production of meals for Economy Class. So far, KCS calle...

Japan Airlines invests into eVTOL development through Volocopter

Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed an agreement with Volocopter after entering a Memorandum of Understanding with Mitsui Su...

Will there be a Boeing-Airbus hydrogen power race?

As Airbus unveiled three new aircraft studies whose primary fuel source would be hydrogen, one could expect Boeing to fo...

Airbus unveils three hydrogen-powered aircraft concepts

Determined to win the race to a “zero-emission aircraft” by 2035, Airbus unveiled three hydrogen-powered con...

Boom enters the supersonic Air Force One race

Boom Supersonic, an aerospace company designing the supersonic airliner Overture, was awarded a contract by the United S...

France details new investment plan for hydrogen aircraft by 2035

The French government presented the details of a €100 billion recovery program for the country’s economy. Amo...

All Nippon Airways tests hygiene-enhancing innovation

As the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the aviation industry, implementation of various innovations in...

Turkish AKINCI combat drone reaches altitude milestone [Video]

The first prototype of Bayraktar AKINCI, an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) indigenously developed by Turkey, hit...

Study of flying cars highlights both bright and murky future

Aerospace has several cutting edge topics that tend to appear every now and then to astonish us with a dose of crazy fut...

Russian air force to receive long-range combat drones in 2021

2021 will see the first long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) capable of carrying precision munitions delivered to...

Russia reportedly decides on new military freighter design

The Defence ministry of the Russian Federation has reportedly approved the specifications of the new military cargo plan...

Aviation Technology and Innovation

FAA establishes civilian supersonic test corridor in Kansas

ZeroAvia gets $21.4 million for hydrogen-powered plane development

Boeing applies old technique to fight virus in flight deck

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ROSS, the new Russian space station: when and why?

Canadian company to launch world’s first hybrid plane de-icing truck

British company launches first virtual health passport for air travel

Saab, Rolls-Royce conjointly research engine sensing technologies

French dog becomes first to parachute with oxygen mask

Japan’s ANA partners with Toyota to adopt automated technologies

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What is the future of Sustainable Aviation Fuels? [VIDEO]

Aevum rolls out satellite launching drone

Boeing completes autonomous teaming flights in Australia

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Airbus’ SMART MRTT paves way to autonomous refueling

French “Jetman” dies during training in Dubai

Boom Supersonic to partner Collins Aerospace to develop nacelles

Aerion completes wind tunnel testing of supersonic business jet

Klein Vision’s flying car takes to the skies for the first time

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