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A rendering of the Project Fresson ‘hydrogen Islander’. Image: Cranfield Aerospace Solutions/Britten-Norman

Eyeing hydrogen power iconic Islander returns to UK production

Piloted by John Britten and Desmond Norman, the Islander prototype flew for the first time on 13 June 1965. The 10-passenger short takeoff a... Continue Reading

An Alaska Airlines Q400 with ZeroAvia livery on it. The aircraft sits in the hanger.

Airbus works with ZeroAvia to help make hydrogen flights take off

Airbus has agreed to invest in and collaborate with ZeroAvia to progress plans to make hydrogen-powered flights a reality — a move the start... Continue Reading

Press Release: Airbus to trial auxiliary power generated by hydrogen

Airbus UpNext has launched a new demonstrator programme to explore, on the ground and in flight, a new architecture for the generation of no... Continue Reading

DLR PtL jet fuel research facility has multiple solar panels. An aircraft is flying over the facility.

Activity ramps up to advance e-fuels and hydrogen in aviation

Research is ramping up on new ways to wean air transport off fossil fuels, with two projects related to both hydrogen and power-to-liquid (P... Continue Reading

ZeroAvia Do228 first regional flight with hydrogen.

Regional flights powered by hydrogen edge closer to launch

Commercial hydrogen-powered regional flights could soon be taking off as developments at start-ups seeking to make history in this space con... Continue Reading

Energia Family 2022 Formation Flight Image: Embraer/Eduardo Kui

Embraer targets hybrid- and hydrogen-electric concepts under Energia

Embraer’s Energia sustainable aircraft development program has narrowed its focus to 19-30-seaters in both the hydrogen fuel cell and ... Continue Reading

Illustration of green hydrogen production. H2 is in the center of this image, flanked by a fuel plant, a truck, a car and a plane flying overhead. Windmills are seen in the distance, and clouds are in the sky.

Airbus details hydrogen plans as EDF warns about possible leaks

As Airbus disclosed more details last week about its plans to develop hydrogen-powered aircraft to help decarbonize the aviation industry, E... Continue Reading

A decommissioned A320 is painted bright blue and made into The Hydrogen Aviation Lab by Lufthansa Technik

Press Release: A320 transformed into field lab for hydrogen tech

A decommissioned Airbus A320 is being given a new lease of life in the service of science. The Hydrogen Aviation Lab, Hamburg’s new fi... Continue Reading

The tail of a Delta aircraft is seen here with a blue sky above and white puffy clouds.

Delta signs hydrogen and SAF deals as industry growth scrutinized

Delta Air Lines stepped up its sustainability efforts this month by signing a memorandum of understanding with Airbus to collaborate on the ... Continue Reading

A group of executives are standing in a row in front of a Swiss aircraft on a sunny day.

Sun-to-liquid jet fuel market heats up as Swiss aims to be first user

Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss will harness the power of the sun next year when it becomes the launch customer for a carbon-neutral solar fue... Continue Reading

Airbus ZEROe testbed in flight. The aircraft is mostly white with blue and yellow covering the tail.

Airbus picks CFM and GE engine for A380 ZEROe hydrogen testbed

Airbus and Safran-GE joint venture CFM will flight test a direct hydrogen combustion engine aboard Airbus’ A380 MSN1 test platform, the comp... Continue Reading

Press Release: Ascendance unveils design of VTOL aircraft ATEA

Ascendance Flight Technologies builds on the virtues of hybrid technology and distributed propulsion to develop sustainable air travel solut... Continue Reading

view of the aircraft wing and lots of green space below. Thales

Airlines put faith in SAF as environmental pressure mounts

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) will play an “absolutely critical” role in reducing the air transport industry’s impact o... Continue Reading

Aviation industry execs discussing industry's role in reducing emissions at the Airbus sustainability summit

Analysis: Airbus’ frank and open climate crisis panel

It’s rare in aviation that the different interests in civil society and across industry — airframers, airports and airlines — have public an... Continue Reading

Press Release: GE Aviation, NASA partner on hybrid electric technology

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced a new research partnership with GE Aviation to launch a hybrid e... Continue Reading