Aviation Technology and Innovation

China to inaugurate “world’s fastest” hypersonic wind tunnel

Eager to develop hypersonic weapons, China will soon inaugurate the fastest wind tunnel in the world. ...

Aerion abandons the supersonic race

Aerion Supersonic abruptly announced it would cease its activities for lack of funding to develop its Aerion AS2 superso ...

Why aircraft need to be washed regularly

Aircraft exterior washing is often overlooked by the airlines, causing them to miss out on the benefits of a clean airpl ...

ZeroAvia's hydrogen plane crashes during test flight

ZeroAvia's hydrogen plane crash-lands during a test flight

The Piper Malibu equipped with a hydrogen engine developed by ZeroAvia crashed during a test flight....

Stratolaunch, the world’s biggest plane, takes off for its 2nd flight

Stratolaunch, the world’s largest aircraft by wingspan, performed its second test flight after a two-year-long gro...

Hydrogen aircraft market to reach $174.02 billion by 2040

For quite some time already, sustainability has been a top topic in amongst aviation professionals. While many companies ...

French special forces pilots to use augmented reality helmet

French special forces helicopter pilots to use augmented reality helmet

NHIndustries chose the TopOwl Digital Display helmet developed by Thales for the special forces version of the NH90 heli ...

Bye unveils its eight-seat fully electric plane, the eFlyer 800

Bye Aerospace and Safran jointly announced the development of a fully electric twin-engine eight-seater aircraft, the eF ...

Hybrid solar-hydrogen drone offers stealthy surveillance solution

The Hybrid Tiger developed by the US Naval Research Laboratory flew for 24 hours using a combination of hydrogen and sol ...

FAA overhauls UAV flight rules, paves the way to drone delivery services

New US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules regulating flights of small drones over populated areas went into eff ...

Is direct air capture the solution for aviation decarbonization?

Amy Ruddock, VP Europe at Carbon Engineering, presents Direct Air Capture technology as a way forward for a decarbonized ...

UK CAA authorizes first Beyond Visual Line drone test flights

The UK Civil Aviation Authority authorized the first trials of Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone test flights to sees.ai...

Flight avionics digital control instrument for airplane navigatio

Avidyne awaits first AI-based avionics certification by 2022

The Florida-based avionics producer Avidyne and the Swiss startup Daedalean expect the new AI-based avionics system to g...

Narita Airport innovates to reduce passenger interactions

Japan’s Narita International Airport launched new innovative passenger check-in stations which are expected to les ...

British Airways invests in hydrogen aircraft ZeroAvia for its short-haul fleet

In a bid to look for options to operate zero-emission short-haul flights, British Airways invested in ZeroAvia, which is ...

Aerion AS3 supersonic airliner to reach Mach 4+ and carry 50 passengers

Aerion is already working on its next supersonic aircraft, the AS3, capable of reaching Mach 4 and carrying up to 50 pas ...

US Air Force funds research for new flight suit insulation

OROS was awarded a research grant from the United States Air Force to explore new long-range flight suit solutions. ...

New blockchain technology-based project to extend slot swapping

European Union funds a new blockchain technology-based project which should extend the existing slot swapping capabiliti ...

The colored electric neon tunnel The Sky Is the Limit at Chicago

Chicago O’Hare Airport to install smart windows with AI

Chicago O’Hare International Airport continues on its expansion plan and expects to install new innovative smart w ...

Safran contracted to speed up 6th generation fighter jet engine development

Safran was contracted by the French Ministry of Armed Forces to develop high-performance turbine materials for the FCAS ...

NetJets to buy 20 Aerion AS2 supersonic business jets

Aerion secures order for 20 supersonic business jets

NetJets, a business jet operator, intends to buy 20 Aerion AS2 supersonic business jets. ...

FAA to test anti-drone solutions in five US airports

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it would test technologies to mitigate the risk posed by unmanned ...

“Make your own jet”: Royal Air Force funds Aeralis three-in-one trainer

The Royal Air Force awarded a contract for Aeralis to develop a two-seater "modular" aircraft that could be us ...

Russia and UAE to jointly develop supersonic aircraft

Russia and the UAE will form a joint venture with the aim of designing a supersonic airliner. An 8-seat and a 30-seat va ...

Will a Digital Marketplace Modernise the Aerospace Industry?

An average aircraft contains approximately 3 million different parts, which are in turn produced by thousands of differe ...

France mulls hydrogen-powered military drone

The officer school of the French Air Force signed a research agreement with LITEN to develop a hydrogen drone that could ...

Loyal wingmen: the cyberpunk future of aerial warfare

“Loyal wingman” is a trending buzzword in the world of military aviation. But what exactly is it? ...

United invests $1 billion in short-haul electric planes

United Airlines invests $1 billion in Archer Aviation short-haul electric plane development. ...

Aerion, NASA partners to research “high Mach” aircraft

Aerion, NASA partners to research "high Mach" passenger aircraft

Aerion Supersonic and NASA are partnering for a joint study on ultra-high-speed commercial flight. ...

Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 electric two-seater enters production

Bye Aerospace announced the start of production of its eFlyer 2 fully electric two-seater aircraft. ...

Etihad and Emirates to launch digital IATA travel pass

Etihad Airways and Emirates airline plan to launch the digital IATA Travel Pass. ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation

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