Airbus invests in British start-up ZeroAvia, focused on hydrogen propulsion
United Kingdom star-up ZeroAvia has been backed by a major aircraft manufacturer, Airbus. The European group participated in…
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British companies form alliance to boost hydrogen-powered aviation
A consortium of companies from the UK aviation and renewable energy sectors, including easyJet, Rolls-Royce, Airbus UK, Ørsted,…
MD-90 that will be transformed into Transonic Truss-Braced Wing X-66A concept is unveiled by Boeing
Boeing has revealed that it has moved an MD-90 to NASA’s Palmdale, Calif., facility, where the jet will…
COMAC joins forces with Chinese battery maker to design electric planes
Chinese state-owned manufacturer, COMAC has started to prepare its entry into the electric aircraft segment. According to Chinese…
NASA X-59 supersonic test aircraft almost ready to fly
New images recently released by NASA have revealed the complete shape of the X-59 Quesst, a supersonic demonstration…
Airbus could introduce folding wingtips on its future planes
Airbus is expected to “copy” a solution used by Boeing on the 777X in its future aircraft, the…
NASA ends X-57 electric plane program without flying prototype
The X-57 “Maxwell”, a plane with an all-electric engine, was terminated by NASA, the United States space agency,…
ZeroAvia considers it feasible to convert CRJ jets to hydrogen
Traditional rivals of Embraer’s ERJ and E-Jets, the CRJ regional jets originally manufactured by Bombardier ceased production in…
Republic Airways joins Embraer Energy program advisory group
One of the largest regional airlines in the United States, Republic Airways is a new member of Embraer’s…
French startup VoltAero presents the first prototype of the Cassio 330 hybrid-electric plane
VoltAero is one of the startups focused on sustainable aviation with more advanced projects at the moment. On…
Boeing and NASA Commercial Aircraft Concept Will Use MD-90 Fuselage
The US hope of putting a single-aisle commercial jet on the market capable of saving up to 30%…
World’s largest plane, Roc makes first aerial vehicle launch in flight
Stratolaunch’s massive Roc aircraft performed the first in-flight release and separation test of the Talon-A test vehicle, the…
Turboprop Dash 8 will be the world’s largest hydrogen-powered aircraft
One of the largest carriers in the United States, Alaska Airlines unveiled on May 1st the DHC Dash…
British start-up proposes hybrid plane for up to 40 seats
Newcomer in urban air mobility, the British start-up LYTE Aviation already wants to revolutionize an aviation category that…
Unique F-16 fighter, Vista X-62A is piloted by artificial intelligence in 17-hour flight
The US Air Force (USAF), the Skunk Works division of Lockheed Martin and the Calspan Corporation performed a…
ZeroAvia performs first flight of the largest aircraft with a hydrogen-electric engine
Startup ZeroAvia performed the first flight with a Dornier 228 regional aircraft converted to operate with an electric…
Airbus tests autonomous technologies to reduce pilot work
Airbus, through subsidiary Airbus UpNext, announced this week the start of a program to evaluate new autonomous technologies…
Embraer focuses on sustainable aircraft with hybrid and hydrogen propulsion
One year after unveiling the Energia family of concept aircraft focused on sustainability, Embraer has updated the designs…
Airbus unveils hydrogen-powered engine to be tested on A380
The Airbus Summit 2022, an annual meeting held this week by the Airbus group, brought to light the…
Rolls-Royce completes first ground test with hydrogen-powered engine
Rolls-Royce announced on Monday that it had successfully carried out the first test of an aircraft engine running…