China successfully tests firefighting drone
Chinese firefighting equipment test center finished testing the EHang EH216F drone. The aircraft is based on the EHang…
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China aims to operate the world’s fastest airliner by 2035
Chinese scientific journal published details on the design of 10-seat Mach 6-capable aircraft which it claims could be…
Pratt & Whitney to develop Dash 8 hybrid-electric demonstrator by 2024
The Canadian branch of Pratt & Whitney announces the development of the De Havilland Canada Dash 8 demonstrator…
Japan Airlines aims to start eVTOL business in 2025
Japan’s second biggest air carrier, Japan Airlines (JAL), reportedly aims to launch commercial electric vertical takeoff and landing…
Thales new long-range UAS completes successful first flight
Thales announced it has successfully completed the first flight of the 1/2 scale prototype of its long-range drone,…
Rolls Royce and Shell to collaborate on sustainable fuel
Rolls Royce and Shell signed a memorandum of understanding to progress the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).According…
Klein Vision’s flying car completes first inter-city flight
AirCar, the flying car of the Slovak company Klein Vision, successfully completed a 35-minute flight between the airports…
Bye announces launch customers of eFlier 800
Bye Aerospace announced that Jet It and JetClub are going to become launch customers for the company’s eFlier…
Volocopter flies X2 over Paris in preparation for 2024 service
German eVTOL manufacturer Volocopter performed a flight of its X2 model during the Paris Air Forum.The electric Vertical…
Rolls-Royce to invest £80M in electric aircraft energy storage development
Rolls-Royce is planning an £80 million investment over the next decade into the development of energy storage systems…
CFM to develop new engine for upcoming generation of narrowbodies
GE Aviation and Safran launch the CFM RISE program to develop a new generation of sustainable engines.The program…
Airbus opens two plants to produce hydrogen cryogenic tanks
Airbus will open two plants, called “Zero-Emission Development Centers”, in Bremen, Germany, and Nantes, France, to manufacture cryogenic…
Future with eVTOL: Virgin Atlantic & American Airlines order 400 electric plane
A British air carrier Virgin Atlantic and the American air carrier American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) signed two separate…
Archer Aviation aircraft disrupts electric flying taxi market
The California-based aerospace company Archer Aviation has unveiled its first electric flying taxi – another competitor in the…
China to inaugurate “world’s fastest” hypersonic wind tunnel
Like the United States and Russia, China has a keen interest in hypersonic weapons. In order to submit…
Aerion abandons the supersonic race
Aerion Supersonic abruptly announced it would cease its activities for lack of funding to develop its Aerion AS2…
ZeroAvia’s hydrogen plane crash-lands during a test flight
The Piper Malibu Mirage equipped with a hydrogen engine developed by ZeroAvia crash-landed during a test flight on…
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…