Sharks in the Sky: Lufthansa Technik’s AeroSHARK Coating Reduces CO2 Emissions
Greene Tweed Highlights Xycomp DLF High-Performance Thermoplastic Composite Aerospace Brackets
Greene Tweed is highlighting the availability of Xycomp DLF high-performance thermoplastic composite aerospace brackets, which the company says can endure the substantial demands of aerospace environments while offering significant weight savings over metallic parts. Greene Tweed aerospace production components have been flying since 2011 and at 35 to 60 percent lighter than competitive metallic components,…
Australian Start-Up Launches CONFIRM App for Wildlife Management and Aviation Safety Reporting
CONFIRM, a mobile application from AVEM Insight tailored for pilots, aiming to drastically simplify mandatory report submissions has officially launched. Built with an intuitive user interface and seamless third-party background integrations, CONFIRM promises to condense the mandatory safety report completion process down to less than 60 seconds. Traditional reporting, often seen as a laborious task,…
EaglePicher Develops Essential Battery Technology for Saab Gripen E-series Fighter Aircraft System
EaglePicher, a producer of battery power systems, announced an award by Saab to design and develop a 24 volt lithium-ion battery for the Gripen E-series fighter aircraft. This is the first of its kind lithium-ion battery used on Saab’s aircraft. EaglePicher’s history includes transforming aviation through lithium-ion technology, as the first to develop lithium-ion power…
Supernal Opens R&D Facility in Fremont
Supernal, Hyundai Motor Group’s (HMG) Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company, announced the opening of its primary R&D facility in Fremont, Calif. This marks the third — and final — facility Supernal will open this year, following announcements of the Company’s engineering headquarters in Irvine, Calif., and policy and commercial hub in Washington, D.C. Supernal selected Fremont due to its proximity…
Honeywell, Heart Aerospace to Collaborate on Flight Controls for ES-30 Electric Airplane
Swedish electric airplane maker Heart Aerospace and Honeywell have announced a collaboration to integrate Honeywell’s next-generation flight control system into the new ES-30 regional electric airplane. Honeywell was selected by Heart Aerospace for the Joint Definition Phase of Heart’s ES-30 airplane, and the goal, once the phase has been completed successfully, is to fully integrate…
Boom Supersonic Launches Defense Advisory Group
Boom launched the Defense Advisory Group, an independent council of top military and defense experts. The group is assessing Overture for national security missions. The founding members bring valuable military experience and defense expertise to the development of defense variants of Overture, the world’s fastest airliner – optimized for speed, safety, and sustainability. Boom named…
UK Hydrogen Alliance Established to Accelerate Zero Carbon Aviation
A group of companies in the UK aviation and renewable energy sectors including easyJet, Rolls-Royce, Airbus, Ørsted, GKN Aerospace and Bristol Airport, have established the Hydrogen in Aviation (HIA) alliance to accelerate the delivery of zero carbon aviation. HIA will work to ensure the UK capitalizes on the huge opportunity hydrogen presents to both the…
EASA Proposes Rules for VTOL Operations, Including Air Taxis
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has proposed rules for safe operations of Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft (VTOL), which includes air taxis, paving the way for these innovative aircraft to take to the skies in Europe’s cities. “I am happy to release this opinion to the European Commission, which is once again the first…
Safety Expert Jeff Guzzetti Adds Perspective to Recent NYT Article About Aviation Safety
In late August, The New York Times published an exposé called “Airline Close Calls Happen Far More Often Than Previously Known” by Sydney Ember and Emily Steel. The story purports that near-catastrophic events in commercial aviation are increasing. The article says the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) (also known to many in the aviation industry…
Supernal Opens Policy and Commercial Office in Washington, D.C.
Supernal, Hyundai Motor Group’s (HMG) Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company, announced the opening of its policy and commercial hub in Washington, D.C. This is one of three permanent facilities Supernal is opening this year, which include its engineering headquarters in Irvine, Calif., and an R&D facility in Fremont, Calif., close to Silicon Valley. Supernal’s 28,000-square-foot…
JetZero Accelerates Fuel-Efficient Airliner Development With $235 Million USAF Award
The Air Force is investing in JetZero’s aircraft design that will reduce fuel consumption, cut emissions and noise and provide an improved airline passenger experience. The company will build a full-scale demonstrator to validate BWB performance. As air traffic grows at a projected rate of 3.6 percent annually, decarbonizing the industry becomes even more challenging….
UK NATS Shuts Down Due to Technical Problem
The National Air Traffic Service (NATS) of Britain shut down Monday, August 28 due to technical issues. The shutdown caused major problems for travelers on flights. The issue was resolved but the ramifications continued to reverberate throughout the system in Europe impacting travelers trying to return from abroad as well as those departing the UK….