GE Teams with NASA on Hybrid-electric Passport Engine – AIN, June 20
GE Aerospace is working with NASA to modify the company’s Passport 20 engine with hybrid-electric components to test under the NASA Hybrid thermally Efficient Core project that aims to reduce fuel...
MagniX Enters Energy Storage Race with Samson Batteries – AIN, June 25
MagniX, a U.S. electric propulsion systems developer, revealed plans to produce the new lithium-ion Samson range of batteries for aviation applications, AIN reported. The new batteries are expected...
Airbus Study: Fleet Upgrades Motivated by Sustainability, SAF – AIN, June 25
An Airbus business unit commissioned a study that found 79 percent of senior U.S. business executives from companies that lease or own private jets see sustainability and sustainable fuels as a top...
Army Plans To Field More Than 1,000 Switchblade 600 Attack Drones For Replicator
The Army plans to buy and field more than a thousand Switchblade 600 loitering munitions over the next year for the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative, a senior service official has said. Gen. James...
Merlin To Acquire EpiSci In Hookup Of AI Pilot Startups To Offer Complete Solution – June 13
Merlin on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire fellow startup EpiSci in a deal that would combine complementary autonomous capabilities to offer a full-stack solution for artificial...
Helicopter Operator Teams with Airbus To Prepare eVTOL Air Services – AIN, June 6
Avincis, a European helicopter operator, signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus to develop plans for eVTOl aircraft operations, AIN reported. Avincis currently operates 60 Airbus rotorcraft...
