Future of Flight

Dec 112 min read

EcoPulse, the Distributed Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Demonstrator, Completes Flight Test Campaign

EcoPulse, the distributed hybrid-electric propulsion aircraft demonstrator developed jointly by Daher, Safran and Airbus, has completed...

Sep 172 min read

Emirates and Museum of the Future to Host First ‘Aviation Future Week’ in Dubai

Emirates has today announced that in partnership with the Museum of the Future, they will host the first-ever Aviation Future Week, which...

Aug 132 min read

Alaska Airlines Invests in JetZero, and Their Proposed Blended-Wing Body Aircraft

Alaska Airlines has today announced an investment in JetZero, a pioneering company that is currently developing the Z4 Jetliner, a Blended..

Jul 242 min read

Airbus ZEROe Project Partners With Avolon to Study Potential of Hydrogen Powered Aircraft

Airbus has today announced from the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow a new partnership with aircraft lessor Avolon to study the...

Jul 193 min read

Saudia Group to Acquire up to 100 Lilium eVTOL Aircraft

Saudia Group and Lilium have signed a binding sales agreement for 50 Lilium jets, with options for 50 more. This follows a MoU signed in...

Jul 183 min read

easyJet Teams With Airbus and London Gatwick to Expand Hydrogen Infrastructure

Airbus has welcomed easyJet, London Gatwick and Air Products to their expanding global hub network, with the goal of expanding hydrogen...

Jul 22 min read

American Airlines to Purchase 100 ZeroAvia Hydrogen-Electric Engines

American Airlines has today announced that they have entered into a conditional purchase agreement with clean aviation innovator ZeroAvia...

Jun 182 min read

Boom Supersonic Completes Overture Superfactory Construction

Boom Supersonic celebrated the completion of their Overture Superfactory at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North...

May 152 min read

airBaltic Signs MoU With Fokker Next Gen for Liquid Hydrogen Combustion Powered Commercial Aircraft

airBaltic has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Fokker Next Gen for collaboration on the development of liquid hydrogen...

Apr 192 min read

Air New Zealand Selects Airports for Mission Next Gen BETA ALIA Demonstrator Flights

Air New Zealand has selected Wellington-Marlborough as the initial route for commercial demonstrator flights for their Mission Next Gen...

Mar 72 min read

CityAirbus NextGen Makes Public Debut Ahead of Maiden Flight This Year

Airbus has presented their fully-electric CityAirbus NextGen prototype to the public in advance of its maiden flight later this year. The..

Jan 313 min read

Airbus, Avinor, SAS, Swedavia and Vattenfall Partner to Deliver Hydrogen Aviation in Sweden and Norway

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by Airbus, Avinor, SAS, Swedavia and Vattenfall to explore the feasibility of creating...

Jan 132 min read

VoltAero Selects Safran Electrical Wiring for the Cassio 330 Electric Hybrid Certification Aircraft

Safran Electrical & Power has been chosen by VoltAero to supply the electrical wiring on their clean sheet Cassio 330 electric-hybrid...

Dec 8, 20232 min read

Air New Zealand Selects BETA’s ALIA as Launch Aircraft for Mission Next Gen Aircraft Programme

Air New Zealand has selected BETA’s ALIA conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) as the first generation aircraft for the carrier’s...

Aug 17, 20232 min read

MD-90 Jet Arrives at Boeing Site for X-66A for Modification

Boeing has today ferried an MD-90 airplane to the Palmdale, California site where it will be modified to test the Transonic Truss-Braced...

Aug 11, 20232 min read

Archer Secures $215 Investment, Receives FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate for Midnight eVTOL

Archer has secured a $215 million investment from a group of investors including Stellantis, Boeing, United Airlines, and ARK Investment...

Jul 27, 20232 min read

GE Aerospace Debuts New Hybrid Electric Aircraft Livery Design at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on Thursday (July 27th), GE Aerospace unveiled a new livery for their hybrid-electric aircraft testbed. For the..

Jul 25, 20232 min read

Boeing and NASA Will Collaborate With U.S. Airlines on Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project

From EAA AirVenture Oshkosh today, Boeing and NASA announced that U.S. airlines will collaborate on their Sustainable Flight Demonstrator...

May 31, 20232 min read

SAS to Open Reservations for Their First Electric Flights in 2028

On June 2, 2023, SAS will open seat reservations for their first-ever commercial electric flights in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, which are..

May 15, 20232 min read

Eve Air Mobility Completes eVTOL Wind Testing in Switzerland

Eve Air Mobility has completed eVTOL wind tunnel testing at a facility near Lucerne, Switzerland using a scale model of the aircraft which..

May 12, 20232 min read

Archer Rolls Out First Midnight eVTOL Aircraft, Prepares for Flight Test

Archer Aviation has completed the final assembly of their first Midnight eVTOL aircraft. With final assembly and initial testing...

Apr 28, 20232 min read

KLM Launches Collaboration With AeroDelft to Build Hydrogen Aircraft

KLM has started a collaboration with the AeroDelft student team working on Project Phoenix, which is building a hydrogen-powered...

Apr 27, 20232 min read

Boeing Expands 2023 ecoDemonstrator Flight Testing Program With ‘Explorer’ Airplanes

Boeing has today announced an expansion of their ecoDemonstrator flight-test program. For 2023, the company will assess 19 technologies...

Mar 28, 20232 min read

Airbus Achieves Inflight Autonomous Guidance and Control of a Drone Using an A310 MRTT

Airbus Defence and Space, and their wholly-owned subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, has achieved the autonomous guidance and control of a drone...