Trend: Electrification & Sustainability

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 […]

Airbus Study: Fleet Upgrades Motivated by Sustainability, SAF – AIN, June 25

An Airbus business unit commissioned a study that found 79 percent of senior U.S. business executives from companies that lease or own private jets see sustainability and sustainable fuels as […]

World’s first in-flight study of commercial aircraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel show significant non-CO2 emission reductions

Airbus – Berlin, 6 June 2024 – Results from the world’s first in-flight study of the impact of using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on both engines of a commercial […]

Harbour Air Plans to Electrify Fleet with MagniX Engines – AIN, April 26

Harbour Air signed a letter of intent to purchase 50 Magni650 electric engines from MagniX to convert its de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver aircraft to electric propulsion and the engine completed […]

ZeroAvia Offers Hydrogen-Electric Component Manufacturing – AIN, April 26

ZeroAvia said it is offering to produce hydrogen-electric propulsion systems components for other companies looking to decarbonize the aviation industry, AIN reported. During the company’s April 24 opening event for […]