CommercialAmerican Airlines Invests in Universal Hydrogen Co. American Airlines announced this week that it has made a strategic investment in Universal Hydrogen Co., joining other investors such as Airbus Ventures, GE Aviation, and Toyota Ventures. The company Universal Hydrogen…
Electrification and SustainabilityAmerican Airlines Invests in Hydrogen-Electric Engine Developer ZeroAvia In an Aug. 3 announcement, American Airlines and ZeroAvia shared news of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in which American can order up to 100 of ZeroAvia's hydrogen-electric engines. The airline is…
Electrification and SustainabilityClean Sky 2 Airbus C295 Technology Demonstrator Completes First Flight The Airbus C295 Flight Test Bed 2 (FTB2), as part of the Clean Sky 2 program, completed its maiden flight successfully, taking off from Seville, Spain. Modifications to the aircraft aim to…
Air TaxiAirflow Partners with Pipistrel for Proof-of-Concept Electric-Propulsion Aircraft Airflow, electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft company, recently announced a partnership with Pipistrel, aircraft designer and manufacturer of the world’s first and currently the only type-certified electric airplane. In this…
ATM ModernizationALBATROSS to Demonstrate How 4DT Can Reduce CO2 Emissions on Air France Flights A new large-scale demonstration project involving Airbus, Air France and DSNA, the French Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) called "ALBATROSS," will demonstrate how the use of four-dimensional trajectory (4DT)-based operations can…
CommercialEmbraer Studying Next Generation Turboprop Concept for Regional Airline Market Embraer is studying the development of a next-generation turboprop aircraft with rear-mounted engines and a "jet-like" passenger experience, according to comments made by their top engineering executive during a live webcast hosted…
Electrification and SustainabilityTo Lower Emissions, the Military Focuses on Increasing Aircraft Efficiency As the commercial aviation industry increasingly shifts towards new technology to reach sustainability targets, the military is more focused on improving aircraft efficiency to increase sustainability rather than concentrating on reducing greenhouse…
Electrification and SustainabilityWhy Industry Experts are Saying Decarbonization Efforts in the Aviation Industry are Different This Time Around The aviation industry is brimming with sustainability pledges and partnerships all promising to reduce or eliminate carbon emissions by 2050. Industry experts on a panel discussion at the remotely hosted Farnborough…
Electrification and SustainabilityAre EU Green Deal Aviation Targets Attainable? The European Commission adopted a sweeping set of climate proposals aimed at reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030 that will significantly impact the aviation industry. While…
Electrification and SustainabilityAlaska Air Group CEO Details Path to Zero Emissions by 2040 Airlines have set ambitious emissions goals leaving the industry and its customers wondering how exactly they plan on making these statements a reality. Alaska Air Group GEO Ben Minicucci laid out a…