Air New Zealand announces VoltAero, Cranfield, BETA and Eviation as electric flight partners news Yves Le Marquand 14 Dec 22 0 VoltAero, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, BETA Technologies and Eviation Aircraft have joined Air New Zealand’s Mission NextGen Aircraft programme, as the airline makes plans for a… Read more
Embraer releases Energia sustainable aircraft concepts news Yves Le Marquand 6 Dec 22 0 Embraer has revealed two new aircraft concepts as part of its Energia initiative which aims to get the aviation industry to net-zero by 2050. A… Read more
Airbus: SAF and hydrogen are immediate answers to decarbonisation news Yves Le Marquand 2 Dec 22 0 Hydrogen fuel for ground vehicles and SAF for in-service aircraft provide the opportunities for immediate short-term impact in decarbonising aviation, an Airbus spokesperson told Revolution.Aero.… Read more
XWing selected to join FAA’s COSTA programme news Yves Le Marquand 2 Dec 22 0 Xwing is participating in the FAA’s Crosscutting Operations Strategy and Technical Assessment (COSTA) project, with support from NASA. The COSTA project looks at the management… Read more
Collins to sink €85m into future aircraft technology in Europe news Yves Le Marquand 25 Nov 22 0 Collins Aerospace is participating in seven projects under the European Union’s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking. Collaborating with European airframers, engine makers, suppliers and academia, Collins… Read more
Airbus A330 completes first unblended SAF test flight on both engines news Yves Le Marquand 23 Nov 22 0 Airbus has carried out the world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight using an in-service military aircraft. Undertaken with the help of the Royal… Read more
Icelandair: First flag carrier to eye domestic zero-emission operations news Yves Le Marquand 31 Oct 22 0 Icelandair is planning to be the first national flag carrier airline to achieve zero-emission domestic operations by the end of the decade. CEO, Bogi Nils… Read more
Delta and MIT team up to prevent persistent contrails news Yves Le Marquand 28 Oct 22 0 Delta is collaborating with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to research “persistent” contrail prevention. Persistent contrails make up about 10% of all contrails and… Read more