Trend: Electrification & Sustainability

Textron Will Flight Test Nexus eVTOL Aircraft at Salina – AIN, Oct. 8

Textron eAviation plans to conduct flight testing of its Nexus eVTOL full-scale technology demonstrator at the Salina Regional Airport, Kansas, AIN reported. The Wichita, Kan.-based subsidiary of Textron announced on […]

Lilium Completes Key Stage of Electric Propulsion Tests for eVTOL Aircraft – AIN, Aug. 21

Lilium finished the first phase of integration testing for the electric propulsion system it plans to power its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, AIN reported. The company this […]

US aerospace firms and fuel producers land $291m in grants as FAA pushes cleaner technology – Flight Global, Aug. 19

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted $291 million in subsidies to several aerospace and aviation companies focused on promoting sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and low- or zero-emission technologies, FlightGlobal […]

U.S. Air Force Backs Wright’s Work On Rechargeable Thermal Batteries – AIN, Aug. 7

Wright Electric recently won an Air Force contract to develop high-power output rechargeable batteries, AIN reported. The company won a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to examine […]

Joby demonstrates potential for emissions-free regional journeys with landmark 523-mile hydrogen-electric flight – July 11

Santa Cruz, CA, Jul 11, 2024 — Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a next generation aviation company, today announced it has successfully flown a first-of-its-kind hydrogen-electric air taxi demonstrator 523 miles, […]

Airbus And Partners Invest In Sustainable Aviation Fuel Financing Fund – July 23

Farnborough, United Kingdom, 23 July 2024 – Airbus, the Air France-KLM Group, Associated Energy Group, LLC, BNP Paribas, Burnham Sterling, Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. and Qantas Airways Limited co-invested in […]

Army Details Hybrid-Electric VTOL Interest, Aims For Tech Demos In FY ‘26-’30

The Army has detailed an extensive plan for evaluating hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platforms and enabling technologies, with an aim to hold capability demonstrations between fiscal years 2026 […]

Sikorsky Nears Testbed For HEX VTOL Demonstrator, Pursuing Several Hybrid Electric Concepts

Sikorsky plans to have the power systems tested for its hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (HEX VTOL) demonstrator aircraft ready by year’s end to begin ground runs in 2025, citing […]

GE Teams with NASA on Hybrid-electric Passport Engine – AIN, June 20

GE Aerospace is working with NASA to modify the company’s Passport 20 engine with hybrid-electric components to test under the NASA Hybrid thermally Efficient Core project that aims to reduce […]

MagniX Enters Energy Storage Race with Samson Batteries – AIN, June 25

MagniX, a U.S. electric propulsion systems developer, revealed plans to produce the new lithium-ion Samson range of batteries for aviation applications, AIN reported. The new batteries are expected to deliver […]