Aviation Technology and Innovation

Airbus Helicopters tests new engine backup system

Airbus Helicopters is testing a new engine backup system and aims to develop hybridized propulsion system for helicopter ...

Kaman unveils new autonomous UAV for cargo operations

Kaman introduced KARGO, a medium-lift autonomous drone for cargo and logistical operations. ...

Airbus and partners to build hydrogen hub across European airport

Airbus and partners to build hydrogen hub network in Europe

Airbus, Air Liquide, and VINCI Airports step into a partnership to create an airport network in Europe capable of accomm ...

GOL to acquire 250 VA-X4 eVTOL aircraft for Brazil ride-sharing network

GOL signs a deal with Avolon and Grupo Comporte to acquire 250 eVTOL aircraft....

Airbus unveils next generation electric flying taxi

Airbus has unveiled its newest electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) prototype, called CityAirbus NextGen. &nbs...

Airbus-Air New Zealand partner to research hydrogen-powered aircraft

Airbus and Air New Zealand partner up to research hydrogen powered aircraft ...

“Biggest SAF deal in aviation history”: United, Honeywell invest in Alder Fuels

United and Honeywell are investing in a SAF producer, with United hailing it as the biggest SAF agreement in aviation hi ...

3D printed spare parts – a market worth US$400 billion

For several years, industry analysts have been predicting that 3D printed aircraft spare parts will be the next great te ...

Embraer’s eVTOL firm Eve eyes Asia Pacific cities

Embraer’s electric air taxi company signs a deal to market its aircraft in major Asia Pacific cities ...

Electra's hybrid-electric super-short takeoff and landing aircraf

Electra’s eSTOL aircraft aims for FAA certification by 2026

The American startup Electra starts the FAA certification process for its new hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft. ...

Ampaire brings hybrid electric demonstrator to UK

Ampaire brings its hybrid-electric technology to the UK with demonstrator flights in Scotland and England. ...

The 4 best ways to ship aircraft parts worldwide

Jevgenijus Petronis, Head of Product at Locatory.com shares some industry insights on the subject of shipping....

Bell’s new vehicle concept can take off like a helicopter, and fly like a jet

Bell Textron unveiled design concepts of new helicopter-jet hybrid aircraft for military applications....

Joby starts processes to become the first eVTOL airline

Joby has filed documents to get certifications in the FAA Part 135 charter of air carriages. ...

Russia's S7 Aero receives its first flight sim from ALSIM

Russia's S7 Aero receives its first flight sim from ALSIM ...

China successfully tests firefighting drone

Chinese firefighting equipment test center finished testing the EHang EH216F drone. ...

China aims to operate the world’s fastest airliner by 2035

Chinese scientific journal published details on the design of 10-seat Mach 6-capable aircraft which it claims could be m ...

Pratt & Whitney to develop Dash 8 hybrid-electric demonstrator by 2024

The Canadian branch of Pratt & Whitney announces the development of the De Havilland Canada Dash 8 demonstrator with ...

Japan Airlines aims to start eVTOL business in 2025

Japan Airlines reportedly aims to launch eVTOL commercial operations in 2025. ...

Royal Air Force seeks zero-emission light training aircraft

The British Defence and Security Accelerator launched a Market Exploration called Zero Emissions Air System, on behalf o ...

Thales new long-range UAS completes successful first flight

Thales announced it has successfully completed the first flight of the 1/2 scale prototype of its long-range drone, the ...

Rolls Royce and Shell to collaborate on sustainable fuel

Rolls Royce and Shell signed a memorandum of understanding to progress the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). ...

Klein Vision’s flying car completes first inter-city flight

AirCar, the flying car of the Slovak company Klein Vision, successfully completes the first inter-city flight between tw ...

International Space Station receives solar power upgrade

Astronauts installed new solar arrays to upgrade the power generation of the International Space Station. ...

Volocopter flies X2 over Paris in preparation for 2024 service

German eVTOL manufacturer Volocopter performed a flight of its X2 model during the Paris Air Forum. ...

Bye announces launch customers of eFlier 800

Bye Aerospace announced that Jet It and JetClub are going to become launch customers for the company’s eFlier 800 ...

Rolls-Royce to invest £80M in electric aircraft energy storage development

Rolls-Royce will invest £80 million into the development of energy storage systems that will enable electric aircr ...

CFM to develop new engine for upcoming generation of narrowbodies

GE Aviation and Safran launch the CFM RISE program to develop a new generation of sustainable engines. ...

Airbus opens two plants to produce hydrogen cryogenic tanks

Airbus will open two “Zero-Emission Development Centers” in Germany and France to manufacture cryogenic tank ...

Future with eVTOL: Virgin Atlantic & American Airlines order 400 electric plane

A British air carrier Virgin Atlantic and the American air carrier American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) signed two separate pur ...

Archer Aviation presented “Maker”- its first demonstrator electri

Archer Aviation aircraft disrupts electric flying taxi market

Archer Aviation has unveiled its first electric flying taxi – another competitor in the electric vertical take-off ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation

Airbus Helicopters tests new engine backup system

Kaman unveils new autonomous UAV for cargo operations

Airbus and partners to build hydrogen hub network in Europe

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ACCC grants interim approval for Virgin Australia - United codeshare pricing

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Rex Airlines signs LoI for additional Boeing 737-800NG

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