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The Pacific Northwest is ideal for the first deployment of electrically powered commercial aircraft

2019 will go down as the year that electrically powered aircraft became a serious issue. The Eviation Alice at the Paris airshow attracted more attention than was expected. It won a customer order. But from where we are now to a practical application is much closer...

How might electric motors enter commercial aviation?

Every airshow seems to have a theme - last year at Farnborough it was all about additive manufacturing. This year at Paris it was all about electric. While there was a lot of excitement about the emerging electric engine technology, one has to temper the...

JetSuite launches hybrid electric airplane

Planned for 2022 EIS, JetSuite has expressed interest in up to 100 aircraft from Zunum Aero. These aircraft will be 12-seaters. Zunuum is backed by JetBlue and Boeing. In aircraft battery packs are located in the wing and are relied on to power the aircraft. The...

“CityAirbus” demonstrator achieves Iron-Bird ‘Power On’

Airbus announced, in time for the Singapore show, that its “CityAirbus” electrical urban-air-mobility demonstrator programme reached an important milestone: the completion and “power on” of the “iron bird” ground test facility in Taufkirchen, Germany. This enables the...

How might electric motors enter commercial aviation?

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How might electric motors enter commercial aviation?

Jul 1, 2019 | Electric

Every airshow seems to have a theme - last year at Farnborough it was all about additive manufacturing. This year at...

JetSuite launches hybrid electric airplane

May 22, 2018 | Aerospace, Boeing, Electric, Zunum

Planned for 2022 EIS, JetSuite has expressed interest in up to 100 aircraft from Zunum Aero. These aircraft will be...

“CityAirbus” demonstrator achieves Iron-Bird ‘Power On’

Feb 1, 2018 | Airbus, Electric, Power

Airbus announced, in time for the Singapore show, that its “CityAirbus” electrical urban-air-mobility demonstrator...

Batteries included

Nov 28, 2017 | Airbus, Electric, Rolls-Royce

Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens have teamed up for an electric aircraft test. The partnership launches E-Fan X...

BP offers more biojet with Scandinavia focus

Aug 21, 2017 | Biofuel

Air BP, the international aviation fuel products, and service supplier is offering biojet to customers at Bergen...

easyJet working on e-Taxi

Feb 2, 2016 | Airbus, Easyjet, etaxi, Fuel cell

easyJet unveiled plans for a revolutionary zero emissions hydrogen fuel system for its aircraft which could save...

Premium #202 – How Oil Production Costs Impact Aviation

Jan 19, 2016 | Airbus, Biofuel, Boeing, Oil, premium

As oil prices slump, there are a number of sources that offer explanations of what might happen. The IMF has a good...

Palm Oil to Fuel Indonesian Aircraft

Nov 2, 2015 | Biofuel, Environment

The US and Indonesia have agreed to jointly study aviation fuel made with palm oil. Starting in 2018, all airlines...

Solar Impulse

Jun 1, 2015 | Aerospace, Solar

In what must rank as one aviation's most fascinating projects, the Solar Impulse was on its way to Hawaii from China...

2012 Newsletter

Oct 25, 2013 | Aerospace, Aircraft, Airlines, Business Jets, Connectivity, Down the Supply Chain, Emergency Locator Tranmitter, Engines, General Aviation, General Category, Lessors, Materials, Power

We have noted a good response to our newsletter download. Some of you may have an interest in a paper version, so we...

100% Unblended Biofuel Test

Jan 11, 2013 | Aerospace, Airlines, Biofuel, Dassault

The National Research Council Canada recently undertook a test flight with 100% unblended biofuels. On October 29th,...

Look Ma, no blend!

Jan 9, 2013 | Biofuel

A very interesting aviation biofuel test was undertaken this week. Take a look here. The eye popping part for us is...