Electra unveils hybrid eSTOL demonstrator
United States-based startup Electra unveiled its hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) technology demonstrator aircraft at a public…
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Universal Hydrogen‘s Lightning McClean Dash 8-300 takes off for second flight
Universal Hydrogen’s De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 has made its second flight, more than three months after its…
Will climate change impact the performance of aircraft engines?
It is hard to think of an airline that has not mentioned the word ‘sustainability’ during recent years,…
Japan’s ANA Group to launch NFT business
Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) has become the latest airline to create a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) business. Although…
Airbus unveils futuristic Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+
Airbus presented its ideas for what it calls the “Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+” during a virtual press conference…
How fast do planes fly? Exploring airplane speeds
It goes without saying that planes are seriously fast, but they can fly at a whole range of…
Sustainability takes center stage at the EBACE 2023 executive jet show
From May 23 – 25, 2023. the exhibition area next to Geneva airport became the setting for the…
First US drone-based micro-weather service to be launched out of an air base
Every day, the drone industry comes up with new and different uses for unmanned aircraft. Now, here comes…
Rolls-Royce successfully tests new UltraFan engine technology
Rolls-Royce has successfully tested its new UltraFan technology demonstrator, the British engine manufacturer announced on May 18, 2023. The…
Eve Air Mobility complete eVTOL wind tunnel testing
Eve Air Mobility are celebrating an important milestone as the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) firm work…
AURA Aero reveals final design for hybrid-electric aircraft concept
French startup AURA Aero has revealed the final design of its hybrid-electric aircraft currently under development. The ERA, a…
Archer’s Midnight eVTOL ready for maiden flight – despite Q1 losses of $113M
Archer Aviation has confirmed that final assembly of its first eVTOL, Midnight, is complete. Midnight is now ready…
Xwing to develop autonomous aircraft for the US Air Force
Xwing, a US-based startup working on autonomous flight systems, has won a contract with the US Air Force…
Heart Aerospace receives order for 40 ES-30 electric aircraft
Heart Aerospace’s backlog for the electric ES-30 aircraft has grown by 40 aircraft after converting an earlier Letter…
Is subscription pricing the next big thing in aviation?
We pay flat fees to watch movies, to get Amazon deliveries faster or to store our documents online,…
Joby Aviation, Lilium raise funds
Within the emerging industry of advanced air mobility, as the hard financial realities of new aircraft certification become…
French startup tries to block sale of seaplane foil tech to Chinese investors
The picturesque town of Annecy, at the foot of the French Alps, seems like an unlikely setting for…
Boeing adds 787-10 ‘Explorer’ to its ecoDemonstrator flight testing program
Boeing announced that its ecoDemonstrator program is being joined by ecoDemonstrator Explorers, aircraft focused on testing specific technologies. …