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NewsSweden prepares ground for fossil-free future
A consortium in northern Sweden has been awarded SKr9.5 million ($1.1 million) by the Energimyndigheten, the country’s energy agency, to study the practicalities of introducing zero-emission aircraft.
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Aurigny clarifies role in HyFlyer II programme
Channel Island-based Aurigny Air Services has identified the aircraft it is selling to advanced propulsion developer ZeroAvia as a 1985-built Dornier 228.
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Proposed Russian labour revision aims to allow female civil aircraft engineers
Russian legislators are preparing documentation which aims to remove, from autumn this year, the prohibition preventing women from working as civil aircraft mechanics and engineers. Under Russian labour law there is a list of professions and occupations which either exclude or limit the employment of women. It features ...
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Deutsche Aircraft joins with H2FLY for fuel cell-powered Dornier 328 project
Deutsche Aircraft is to partner with German fuel-cell developer H2FLY on a project that will see the partners demonstrate a hydrogen-powered Dornier 328 by 2025.
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Transair 737-200 crash crew believed both engines were failing
Air-ground communications from the crew of a Boeing 737-200 which ditched off Honolulu on 2 July indicate the pilots were dealing with an engine failure and believed the other engine was also on the verge of failing. Shortly after the twinjet – operated by Rhoades Aviation for Transair – ...
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Rolls-Royce and Shell seal SAF pact
Rolls-Royce and Shell are to deepen their collaboration on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as the pair look to accelerate decarbonisation efforts.
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Russia’s Klimov looks to develop 500kW hybrid engine
Russia’s United Engine is looking to develop a hybrid powerplant demonstrator based on the Klimov VK-650V engine. The company estimates the concept powerplant will be able to deliver 500kW. With the VK-650V as a platform, United Engine says the powerplant could potentially be used for light helicopters, air ...
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ZeroAvia obtains Dornier 228s for 19-seat hydrogen-electric demonstration
Advanced propulsion specialist ZeroAvia has acquired a pair of Dornier 228 turboprops for research, as it seeks to progress towards developing a 19-seat hydrogen-electric powered aircraft. The company has also obtained further funding for a proposed engine intended for aircraft of around 50 seats. North Carolina-based AMC Aviation ...
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In depth
How NASA intends to make the next narrowbody airliners 25% more efficient
NASA’s new Sustainable Flight National Partnership aims to boost the efficiency of the next generation of single-aisle jets by up to a quarter and simultaneously enhance competitiveness of the US aerospace industry.
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‘Carrot and stick’ needed to boost SAF use: GE Aviation chief Slattery
GE Aviation chief executive John Slattery has repeated a plea to governments and regulators to deliver policies that encourage the uptake of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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Opinion
Why industry must RISE to take environmental action
While CFM International has set out its plan to deliver a 20% fuel saving from its next engine, only the entire aviation ecosystem working in concert can speed up decarbonisation.
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In depth
How 3D printing can transform aviation industrial production
Additive manufacturing – or 3D printing – has been around in aerospace for 30 years. But it is only now making the leap from niche technology to a process with the potential to transform industrial production
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Aerospace industry calls on government for more support to tackle decarbonisation
Cash-strapped UK aerospace manufacturers need the government to step up the funding available for research into green technologies or risk losing out to overseas competitors, a senior industry leader has warned.
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Rolls-Royce pushes net-zero roadmap to maintain ‘benefits’ of flying
Rolls-Royce believes that the development and application of advanced technologies will allow ”the benefits of flying while having it at net zero”, according to its chief executive.
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Magnix rolls out two more-powerful electric propulsion systems
Electric propulsion company Magnix has unveiled two new, more-powerful electric propulsion units (EPUs) for commercial aircraft, replacing earlier systems, including one that powered several all-electric demonstration flights.
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Deutsche Aircraft picks GKN for empennage on D328eco
Deutsche Aircraft has selected GKN Aerospace to supply the empennage for its D328eco platform, as supplier selection for the modernised twin-turboprop gathers pace.
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EAG unveils new appointments as it widens powertrain scope
UK start-up Electric Aviation Group (EAG) has broadened the focus of its research and development efforts into a zero-emission regional aircraft, adding hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the mix.
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Rolls-Royce to ensure civil aircraft engines can operate with 100% sustainable fuel
Rolls-Royce is to ensure all in-production civil aircraft engines are proven compatible with wholly-sustainable fuel by 2023, as part of near-term measures to achieve decarbonisation targets. The manufacturer states that, under the strategy, it will enable its products to be “used in a way that is compatible” with net-zero ...
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Irkut outlines remaining tests for MC-21
Irkut has identified evacuation and electrical discharge protection among outstanding tests for its MC-21-300 twinjet, as the aircraft edges towards certification.
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Pratt & Whitney sees better gas turbine efficiency as enabling green technology
Pratt & Whitney believes that improving the efficiency of gas turbine technology for aircraft engines will complement the roll-out of new technologies to reduce emissions.
