Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft: A Technology Whose Time Is Coming
Zipline Unveils New Autonomous System
Zipline unveiled its new platform that aims to provide quiet, fast and precise autonomous delivery directly to homes in cities and suburbs. The company says their next generation home delivery platform is practically silent and is expected to deliver up to seven times as fast as traditional automobile delivery, completing 10-mile deliveries in about 10…
Lockheed Martin and Northumbria University Join Forces to Unlock the Future of Space-Based Solar Power
Lockheed Martin is celebrating STEM in British Science Week with Northumbria University by investing £150,000 in a project that aims to accelerate the delivery of space-based solar power. Combining science and technology, the project will use specialized photovoltaic cells that will collect and convert laser power into usable power for future space and lunar vehicles. With this…
Joy Finnegan
Aero Design Labs (ADL) announced the first revenue flight with its proprietary drag reduction kit installed, has been flown on a Southwest Airlines 737-700 aircraft. Lee Sanders, Aero Design Labs founder and executive chairman, was among the Customers on the historic flight that was recently operated from Dallas to El Paso with the kit installed….
Collins Aerospace to Develop Thermoplastics for Liquid Hydrogen Tanks
Collins Aerospace has been selected under the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking to lead a consortium working to develop new thermoplastics technology for the liquid hydrogen tanks necessary to power hydrogen propulsion architectures in future more sustainable aircraft. The Collins-led consortium will bring together Collins sites across France, Italy, United Kingdom, Poland, the Netherlands, U.S. and…
Illinois Tech Professor Demonstrates Novel Control Method in Aircraft with No Tail
A research team at Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech), led by Professor David Williams, has for the first time demonstrated the use of a novel control method in an aircraft with no tail. The technology allows an aircraft to be as smooth and sleek as possible, making it safer to fly in dangerous areas…
Supernal Hires Former FAA UAS Executive Director Jay Merkle
Supernal announced the appointment of Jay Merkle as senior director of regulatory affairs. Merkle previously spent 30 years at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), most recently as executive director of the agency’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Office. “Uniting top aviation expertise is critical to Supernal’s mission of responsibly shaping and introducing the Advanced…
Joy Finnegan
Curtiss-Wright Corporation has been awarded a 10-year contract by the French Air and Space Force (AAE) to support its aircraft arresting systems. Under the contract, valued at approximately $35 million, Curtiss-Wright will provide logistics, analysis, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of specialized arresting systems equipment. “As a leading global supplier of military aircraft arresting systems…
Cargo2ZERO Helps Airlines and Freight Forwarders Report on Their CO2 Emissions
Cargo2ZERO puts carbon reporting, tracking and reduction within easy reach for freight forwarders of all sizes and airlines, ultimately contributing to a more sustainable future. CO2 visibility emission data is available for all airline schedules, Routes and AWB tracking on CargoAi, which are calculated as per IATA RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 1678 STANDARD. Freight Forwarders can determine…
NH90 Helicopter Flies on Sustainable Fuel
With support from Safran Helicopter Engines, TotalEnergies, Airbus Helicopters, France’s defense procurement agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement – DGA) has carried out the first test flight of an NH90, during which one of its two RTM322 engines ran on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This fuel was produced by TotalEnergies from used cooking oil using HEFA…
Universal Hydrogen Completes First Taxi Tests and Is Granted Experimental Airworthiness Certificate by FAA
Universal Hydrogen announced it was granted a special airworthiness certificate in the experimental category by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to proceed with the first flight of its hydrogen-powered regional aircraft. The company also released video footage of successful first taxi tests of the aircraft, designed to evaluate ground handling qualities and the performance of…
Joy Finnegan
Electra.aero, Inc. a next-gen aerospace company with a mission to help decarbonize aviation and open new air transportation markets, today announced its selection by the U.S. Air Force AFWERX innovation arm for a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) award that secures up to $85 million between private investments, government funding, and matching Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding for…
Honeywell-Led European Consortium Launches Research on Thermal Management Solutions for Future Aircraft
Honeywell hosted a consortium of companies to its international development center in Brno, Czech Republic, recently to launch research and plans to develop advanced thermal management components and architectures for next-generation narrow body and regional, hybrid-electric aircraft as a critical enabler to reducing aircraft emissions. Clean Aviation Project TheMa4HERA, which stands for Thermal Management for Hybrid…
