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Airbus flies the A319neo with 100% sustainable aviation fuel for the first time
Airbus, Dassault Aviation, ONERA, the French Ministry of Transports and Safran have launched the first in-flight study of a single-aisle aircraft running on unblended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). During the flight test over the Toulouse region on 28 October, one CFM LEAP-1A engine of an Airbus A319neo test aircraft operated on 100% SAF. Initial results…
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VTOL – The State of Getting to Net Zero Emissions in Aviation
In this article you’ll learn about the current state of VTOL when it comes to get to net zero emissions. This article is part of a blog series, where we will dive into the following industry sectors and analyze the current state of getting to net zero emissions: General Aviation, VTOL, Business Aviation, Initial Training,…
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New Series: The State of Getting to Net Zero Emissions in Aviation
Getting to net zero emissions in aviation is certainly a hard problem. Luckily, there are many smart people working on decarbonizing aviation at an astonishing pace. Regulations are starting to have an effect as well but more about that later on this site. With this article, we’ll kick-off our new series about the state of…
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Rolls-Royce, Airbus and Shell are investing to get long-haul aviation towards net zero.
Today Rolls-Royce, Airbus and Shell have announced that they aim to accelerate the transition of long-haul aviation towards net zero emissions. Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are a hot topic right now and key to get aviation towards net zero emissions. Under the UN’s Race to Zero goals the current ‘breakthrough’ required for the decarbonisation of…
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Boom Supersonic: The Strategy for Sustainability
Boom Supersonic or simply called Boom is developing the supersonic airliner Overture. Their small scale demonstrator XB-1 has been rolled out in October 2020 and the first flight is currently planned for end of 2021 or early 2022. Boom was founded by a team around CEO Blake Scholl. Early investors include the highly successful startup…
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eDA40 from Diamond Aircraft aims for the sky
After extensive research and numerous flight test hours on electric and hybrid electric platforms, Diamond Aircraft is positioned to offer an all-electric solution to the General Aviation market – the eDA40. Diamond Aircraft partners with the battery technology compan Electric Power Systems, integrating the EPiC Ecosystem into the eDA40, a derivative of the existing and…
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Vertical Aerospace: Getting soon off the ground with VA-X4
There is no shortage of electrical vertical take-off and landing (short eVTOL) startup companies writing headlines during the last couple of years. Vertical Aerospace, the Bristol, UK based startup which was founded in 2016 is part of that ever growing group. Their first aircraft planned for commercial use, the VA-X4, unveiled in 2020 and originally…
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Airbus: Next generation of CityAirbus revealed
Airbus has announced plans for a new CityAirbus at the Company’s first #AirbusSummit on “Pioneering Sustainable Aerospace” as the emerging Urban Air Mobility (UAM) market begins to firm up. Ushering in the next generation of CityAirbus, the fully electric vehicle is equipped with fixed wings, a V-shaped tail, and eight electrically powered propellers as part…
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Rolls-Royce’s all-electric aircraft completes first flight
Watch “Spirit of Innovation” take off for it’s first flight. The first flight for Rolls-Royce all-electric plane ‘Spirit of Innovation’ flown at Boscombe Down on Wednesday 15th of September 2021. A key milestone in the ACCEL project for the team as they gear up to the world record attempt later this year. The plane took…
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KLM Flight Acadamy to use 14 all electric eFlyers from Bye Aerospace
After Reykjavik Flight Academy announced to get three eFlyers from Bye Aerospace a couple of months ago, KLM Flight Academy made news yesterday by announcing that they completed purchase deposits for six all-electric eFlyer 2 and eight all-electric eFlyer 4 airplanes. The eFlyer family of aircraft aims to be the first FAA-certified, practical, all-electric airplanes…