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Alaska Airlines has given a Bombardier Q400 regional turboprop aircraft to ZeroAvia, which will fit it with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system as part of the company's research into zero-emissions travel. [...]

Embraer and EDP have signed a partnership for electric aircraft research. Through its EDP Smart division, the Portuguese-based multinational announced a financial contribution for the acquisition of energy storage and [...]

Memories of the July 2002 midair collision above the countryside of south Germany are still fresh in the minds of European air traffic controllers. Since the accident, which killed everyone [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2014 M2 COMMUNICATIONS 13 May 2014 Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Embraer S.A. (NYSE: ERJ) said that they will open a joint research centre to advance a sustainable aviation [...]

Jet fuel tests being conducted at the California Institute of technology and the University of Nevada are expected to bridge the wide gap that exists between how fuel ignites in laboratory environments and in an aircraft.

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS A modified Boeing (NYSE: BA) Blended Wing Body research aircraft designated the X-48C flew for the first time this week at NASA's Dryden Flight Research [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Aircraft manufacturer Boeing (NYSE:BA) on Tuesday announced plans to establish Boeing Research & Technology-Brazil. Boeing Research & Technology-Brazil will be a research and technology centre [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS US aircraft maker Boeing (NYSE:BA) said yesterday that the results of a two-year study show significant potential for a sustainable aviation fuel based on jatropha-curcas, [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS AmSafe Industries Inc, a provider of engineered restraint systems, said yesterday that the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has endorsed the findings of a [...]

A new fuel research and optimization program that complements flight planning software is the result of a deal cut between the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and Scheduling Sidecar Inc. [...]

Another attack on U.S. commercial aviation could cost as much as $420 billion, according to a new study appearing in the current issue of the scientific journal Risk Analysis. The [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Boeing (NYSE: BA) has announced that its new Blended Wing Body (BWB) research aircraft, which has been called the X-48B, has flown for the [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD After three years of studies Airbus has announced that the Airbus A380 Wake Vortex Steering Group has reported its conclusions and is now able [...]

China announced that it is developing a fifth-generation fighter which could be deployed before 2020. Avic Aircraft is developing a jet airlifter of the 200-metric-ton class, which will be unveiled at the end of 2009.

The University of Queensland Center for Hypersonics 'HyShot' program tested the second hypersonic scramjet last week. The $1.1 million flight test program is discussed.

This article discusses the plans of Boeing's Phantom Works unit to acquire new technology and stimulate innovation. Phnatom Works mission is to get the most out of Boeing's investment in research and development.

The Department of Defense and the United State Air Force Research Laboratory are exploring development of weapons systems with precision guided firepower to integrate into military aircrafts, stealth aircrafts, and guided missiles in order to limit casualties in the event of a war.

The third series of National Aeronautic and Space Administration/Boeing X-36 flight tests began in Oct 1997. These tests will evaluate the remotely piloted aircraft's agility at low speeds. Thrust vectoring will determine the aircraft's stability and performance.

There is renewed interest in supersonic flight after 30-years of disinterest following the termination of Boeing's SST program. NASA is interested in braking Mach 3 (three times the sound barrier), and the Experimental Aircraft Assn is showing new vitality.

A new technology on nitrogen inerting systems derived from F-22 fighter practice is being studied by Boeing Co. The move is in repose to a proposal by the National Transportation Safety Board that called for the preclusion of fuel-air mixtures that could explode in fuel tanks.

The military has revealed secret testing of stealth technologies conducted in the 1980's. The Air Force elected not to produce the stealth reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft. The Northrop built aircraft, code named Tacit Blue led to the development of the B-2 Stealth Bomber.

Early design of stealth aircraft was dictated by mission, not aerodynamics. Tacit Blue, an early stealth testbed is described in one case as looking like a streamlined loaf of bread. Pilots had to grapple an unstable, underpowered aircraft from a cockpit with limited visibility.

Technology Reinvestment Project is providing $18-million for research and development of power-by-wire and fly-by-light technology. The research, which will cost a total of $42.9-million, will make the technology available for commercial and military aircraft.

Outlays available for aeronautics and space, significantly boosted by European Union (EU) spending for research and development (R&D), would climb 60% over the coming years. It is estimated that Aeronautics and space together received barely 275 million euros a year under the previous research spending program, however the share of R&D in the EU's gross domestic product is expected to rise to 2.6% by 2010.

New laboratories and programs are slated to make the National Institute for Aviation Research a global player in the aviation industry. Its latest venture, the Advanced Joining Laboratory, will concentrate on exploring new joining technologies including friction-stir-welding (FSW) technology that will replace the rivets on airframe structures.

Advanced Technology Initiative (ATI) would try to stop EADS and Airbus into global research net. To increase the company's ability to draw on private and institutional research worldwide, the EADS is planning a worldwide undertaking to reduce the gap in spending for research and development in Europe and US.

If a wake vortex forms and there is no-one around to hear it, does it make a sound? The answer is yes, if the airport is equipped with laser listening [...]

U.S. Navy and GE Aircraft Engines work together to design and develop new designs for fighter aircraft engines that will reduce vulnerability during combat. The goal of the project is to design an engine less prone to combat damage, one that will detect problems during battle, and one that will automatically compensate for damage and keep the aircraft from crashing.

On August 16, a team of pilots,researchers and technicians will begin the Convection and Moisture Experiment CAMEX 4), a study of hurricanes using unmanned arial vehicles and satellites. The progam is lead by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Skepticism about its value and minimal funding keeps any plans for development of a military spacecraft from becoming a reality.

Under low-visibility conditions or at night and at unfamiliar or complex airports, pilots normally reduce taxi speed to avoid disorientation and possible conflicts with other traffic. Maintaining VMC taxi speeds [...]

Advanced infrared countermeasures, presently in the final developmental stages, promise an aircraft defense against heat-seeking missiles.

Three areas account for a possible $100 million cost overrun in Lockheed Martin's new joint strike fighter demo model. These areas consist of accounting errors, underestimating costs of key parts, and underestimating redesign costs. As the fighter is still yet to be completed, new cost overruns could jeopardize the project. Lockheed Martin is in competition with Boeing to design a new fighter. The Pentagon signed a contract with the companies to develop test models. One part of the agreement states that companies can not spend their own R&D funds on the project. Each company was allocated about $750 million by Congress. Thus, consideration is being given to increasing the funding. The winning design could result in $300 billion worth of Pentagon orders.