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Honeywell Hydrogen Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Honeywell-led alliance of 18 European companies reports megawatt-class hydrogen-electric propulsion breakthrough

Honeywell Aerospace and 17 European partners have made a reported breakthrough in developing a megawatt-class hydrogen-electric propulsion system. The effort marks progress toward higher-power hydrogen propulsion architectures, with potential relevance to future aircraft electrification and aviation decarbonization programs.

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2026-09-17T06:37:24.227633-07:00

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Bloomberg • Benedikt Kammel

Ryanair Dangles $1.6 Billion Baltic Investment as Rival Stumbles

By Bloomberg: Ryanair Holdings Plc proposed a five-year investment plan in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania that includes more routes and planes, as the Irish discount carrier seeks to capitalize on the woes of Air Baltic Corp AS that just sought creditor protection.

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2026-09-17T06:20:34.219574-07:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

AURA AERO's X-VOLT hybrid-electric testbed returns to flight

By ch-aviation: AURA AERO (Toulouse Francazal) returned the X-VOLT hybrid-electric demonstrator to flight on September 16. The aircraft serves as a flying testbed for the company's future 19-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft, the ERA.

Also: inspire.eaa.org

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2026-09-17T06:50:41.615247-07:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing Boeing 737

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Cabin panels collapse during Iranian Boeing 737 rejected takeoff

By Air Data News: Severe vibrations caused parts of the cabin interior of an Iranian Boeing 737-300 to detach during a rejected takeoff at Mashhad International Airport, with video showing passengers trying to hold overhead components as the aircraft shook violently.

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2026-09-17T05:06:06.390493-07:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation ATR

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Pitch-down input preceded ATR 72 freighter’s hard touchdown on nose-gear

By FlightGlobal: Turboprop sustained landing-gear damage after bouncing three times at East Midlands. UK investigators have determined that a nose-down elevator input preceded the heavy touchdown of an ATR 72-500 on its nose-gear at East Midlands airport.

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2026-09-17T04:35:40.680180-07:00

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AirInsight • Ernest Arvai

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2026-09-17T04:50:08.197208-07:00

Europe Hydrogen Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives Airbus

FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Airbus ZEROe research wins Clean Aviation funding boost

By FlightGlobal: EU body unveils total of 19 projects that will share €290 million under its penultimate round. Airbus’s ZEROe programme has received a boost after a pair of research and technology projects supporting its development were selected for EU Clean Aviation funding.

Also: Travel Radar

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2026-09-17T04:19:56.920505-07:00

Airlines

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Egypt's Nile Air outlines fleet and network plans

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2026-09-17T03:20:30.203538-07:00

Honeywell-led alliance of 18 European companies reports megawatt-class hydrogen-electric propulsion breakthrough

Ryanair Dangles $1.6 Billion Baltic Investment as Rival Stumbles

AURA AERO's X-VOLT hybrid-electric testbed returns to flight

Cabin panels collapse during Iranian Boeing 737 rejected takeoff

Pitch-down input preceded ATR 72 freighter’s hard touchdown on nose-gear

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Airbus ZEROe research wins Clean Aviation funding boost

Egypt's Nile Air outlines fleet and network plans

AURA AERO's X-VOLT hybrid-electric testbed returns to flight

Honeywell Aerospace led alliance makes hydrogen-electric propulsion breakthrough

Ryanair Dangles $1.6 Billion Baltic Investment as Rival Stumbles

Cabin panels collapse during Iranian Boeing 737 rejected takeoff

Pitch-down input preceded ATR 72 freighter’s hard touchdown on nose-gear

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