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Aerospace Needs Top Talent To Achieve Green Future

McKinsey analysts say skills and supply chain headaches are holding back aerospace, but there are major opportunities from the quest for sustainability.

Wisk Says Autonomous eVTOLs Will Transform City Mobility

The Boeing-backed company is building a four-passenger aircraft based on extensive flight testing of its Cora technology demonstrator.

Airbus Launches Program to Probe Hydrogen Power Contrails

Airbus has launched the Blue Condor project, using a hydrogen-powered glider to study the composition of hydrogen-generated contrails.

P&W, Collins Team on Hybrid-Electric AAM Demonstrator

P&W and Collins are developing a hybrid-electric technology demonstrator for advanced air mobility vehicles.

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Elit’Avia Launches ‘Green’ Jet Card Program

The European charter provider Elit’Avia has introduced a new jet card program, called the “Elit’Avia Green Card,” offering carbon-neutral charter flights.

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Boom, Collins Sign Expanded Deal for Overture Systems

Boom's supersonic Overture is designed to carry 65 to 80 passengers and will fly at twice the speed of today's aircraft.

Zero Petroleum Synthetic Fuel Powers Ikarus C42

Zero Petroleum brought the first aircraft to fly on all-synthetic fuel to the Farnborough Airshow.

Norway and Benelux Region Prepare for eVTOL Air Services

Lilium has signed agreements with a pair of European companies that agreed to buy almost 50 of its eVTOL aircraft.

Boeing, Alder Fuels To Work on Scaling SAF

Boeing and Alder Fuels are partnering to increase the availability and supply of sustainable aviation fuel.

Boeing Data Modeling Tool To Improve Sustainability Efforts

Boeing unveiled a data modeling platform to assess SAF and sustainability developments to reach a common goal of net zero aviation emissions.

Airbus Partners with Airlines to Launch Carbon Removal Scheme

Experts say the technology is fundamental to delivering a 1.5 degree centigrade world.

Airbus, CFM Team on Open Fan Engine Flight Test

Airbus and CFM announced a collaboration to flight test CFM’s open fan engine architecture on an A380 demonstrator.

Widerøe Joins Embraer’s Energia Advisory Group

Norway’s Widerøe signed as the first airline to join Embraer’s Energia Advisory Group, tasked with defining requirements for viable sustainable aviation.

Rolls-Royce and Hyundai to Advance Hydrogen Propulsion

Rolls-Royce and Korean automaker Hyundai aim to conduct a joint hydrogen fuel-cell electric aircraft demonstration in 2025.

Standard for 100 percent Drop-in SAF Likely Two Years Away

Approval of a drop-in fuel standard will predate by several years approval of a separate initiative to develop a non-drop-in standard for 100 percent SAF.

Collins and P&W Unveil Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems

Pratt & Whitney is preparing to start ground and flights testing a new 1-MW electric motor from sister company Collins with one of its aircraft engines,

Virgin Atlantic To Fly eVTOL Air Taxi Trials in the UK

Test flights with Vertical's VX4 eVTOL aircraft will be from London's Heathrow and City airports, as well as from Bristol and two smaller UK airfields.

Vertical Teams with Babcock on EMS, Cargo VX4 eVTOL Variants

Vertical Aerospace is forming a joint working group with Babcock to explore use of the VX4 eVTOL aircraft in EMS, cargo, and military support operations.

An Electric Step Forward for Zero Emissions Aviation

GKN Aerospace and Vertical Aerospace continue their nine-month partnership with the development of EWIS for the all-electric VX4 prototype.

Several New SAF Production Projects Emerge across Europe

Airlines are signing more long-term SAF off-take agreements and supporting the diversification from biomass SAF with e-fuels.

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