Wide-ranging developments are taking place that will determine the future of aircraft propulsion systems – including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), electric, hybrid and hydrogen technologies. Ian Harbison reviews their progress...
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Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has extended its Series C financing to US$150 million, with a £20m investment from the Scottish National Investment Bank. This latest amount follows recent investments from...
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Regional charter airline Flyvbird (Flyv) has announced the completion of its first demonstration flights on a Tecnam PC2012 Traveller at Germany’s Friedrichshafen Airport. The company will start its first scheduled...
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Wizz Air has announced the launch of its first A321XLR route from London Gatwick to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The route will start in March 2025 and take seven hours to...
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Brazil’s Centre for Research and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (CENIPA) has released its preliminary report on the ATR 72-500 crash from regional airline Voepass’s fleet. The aircraft crashed on 9 August...
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Low-fare airline PLAY will resume its route to Iceland from Liverpool John Lennon Airport from 11 October 2024. The twice-weekly route, flying from Liverpool to Keflavik, will allow travellers to...
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JEKTA, the developer of the PHA-ZE 100 aircraft, has signed an agreement with Solyu, a South Korean lessor, to lease 30 of its zero-emission amphibious aircraft. The Seoul-based lessor is...
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Low-fare airline EasyJet has become the first European airline to partner with US startup JetZero to develop a future blended-wing aircraft for commercial aviation. The airline will join its Airline...
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Turkish low-fare carrier Pegasus Airlines has signed a three-year agreement with Lufthansa Technik for A320 family Base Maintenance Services for its growing fleet. The agreement includes more than 60 checks...
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Budget holiday airline Jet2 demonstrated some of its sustainability initiatives to the UK Civil Aviation Authority during a visit to its Manchester base. These initiatives included work to reduce its...
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