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Bjorn’s Corner Highlights Slow Pace of Low-Emission Propulsion on Aviation’s Path to 2050

In the latest Bjorn’s Corner installment, Leeham News evaluates the sluggish advancement of low-emission propulsion for commercial air transport, diagnosing technological, regulatory and market barriers that have hampered the rollout of alternative powerplants and fuels needed to meet industry’s net-zero ambitions by 2050.

2025-05-30T00:07:05.079513-07:00

Skift

Airbus Delays Hydrogen Aircraft Program by Up to a Decade

2025-04-22T11:13:53.330958-07:00

FlightGlobal

Airbus CEO Faury details A320 successor, hydrogen outlook and defence consolidation

2025-06-11T00:43:54.474451-07:00

Urban Air Mobility News

ZeroAvia and Horizon Aircraft to Explore ZA600 Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion for Cavorite X7 eVTOL

2025-07-15T05:48:33.400223-07:00

Hydrogen News Timeline

Aviation Week

World Mobile Stratospheric JV Unveils Hydrogen-Powered Stratospheric Connectivity Platform World Mobile Stratospheric, a recently formed joint venture, is developing hydrogen-powered high-altitude platforms to deliver high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity from the stratosphere. The initiative targets coverage gaps in remote and underserved regions, leveraging sustained flight endurance and reduced carbon footprint compared with traditional aircraft or satellite systems.

2025-08-12T01:08:57.076498-07:00

World Mobile Stratospheric JV Unveils Hydrogen-Powered Stratospheric Connectivity Platform

AeroTime

Swiss military drone group Destinus buys AI flight software startup Daedalean for $223M Destinus, the Swiss military drone developer, has agreed to acquire Zurich-based autonomous flight software specialist Daedalean for CHF 200 million ($223 million). The deal expands Destinus’s AI-driven avionics capabilities for next-generation unmanned platforms and consolidates key autonomy talent under one roof.

2025-08-05T03:09:55.038760-07:00

Swiss military drone group Destinus buys AI flight software startup Daedalean for $223M

NASA

NASA Validates Next-Gen Liquid Hydrogen Tank Ahead of Artemis II Crewed Lunar Flyby NASA engineers have completed ground tests of a new cryogenic liquid hydrogen tank, a critical component for the Space Launch System’s core stage, as teams prepare for Artemis II, the agency’s first crewed, 10-day lunar flyby mission with a four-person crew.

2025-07-25T05:43:30.663572-07:00

NASA Validates Next-Gen Liquid Hydrogen Tank Ahead of Artemis II Crewed Lunar Flyby

GlobalAir.com

Aviate to Retrofit Bonanza A36-HEs with Stralis High-Temperature Hydrogen-Electric Fuel Cells At EAA AirVenture, California’s Aviate Enterprises unveiled plans to convert two Beechcraft Bonanza A36-HEs with Stralis Aircraft’s high-temperature hydrogen-electric fuel-cell powertrains, advancing real-world proof of next-gen zero-emission piston aircraft retrofits.

2025-07-24T08:06:34.263618-07:00

Aviate to Retrofit Bonanza A36-HEs with Stralis High-Temperature Hydrogen-Electric Fuel Cells

Breitflyte

ZeroAvia Secures Nine Patents to Advance Large-Scale Hydrogen Aviation ZeroAvia has expanded its intellectual property portfolio with nine new patents critical to the development of large hydrogen-powered aviation engines, bringing its total to 45. The grants cover fuel-cell and propulsion innovations intended to scale zero-emission regional and commercial aircraft operations.

2025-07-20T05:46:57.160179-07:00

ZeroAvia Secures Nine Patents to Advance Large-Scale Hydrogen Aviation

orbitaltoday.com

New Copper-Based Cryogenic Shape Memory Alloy Enables –200 °C Actuation for Spacecraft and Hydrogen Systems A collaboration between JAXA and Japanese universities has developed a copper-based shape memory alloy functional at –200 °C, opening possibilities for reliable actuators in cryogenic space environments and liquid hydrogen infrastructure. The versatile material combines low-temperature resilience with precise shape recovery, promising lighter, more efficient systems.

2025-07-18T05:06:41.668403-07:00

New Copper-Based Cryogenic Shape Memory Alloy Enables –200 °C Actuation for Spacecraft and Hydrogen Systems

eVTOL Insights

Horizon Aircraft and ZeroAvia to Explore Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion for Regional eVTOLs Canada-based Horizon Aircraft and ZeroAvia have launched a collaboration to evaluate ZeroAvia’s ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain on Horizon’s hybrid Cavorite X7 eVTOL, targeting zero-emission, long-range regional air mobility. The companies plan integrated ground testing to assess propulsion performance and operational viability.

2025-07-17T02:27:44.526761-07:00

Horizon Aircraft and ZeroAvia to Explore Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion for Regional eVTOLs

Urban Air Mobility News

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ZeroAvia and Horizon Aircraft to Explore ZA600 Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion for Cavorite X7 eVTOL Horizon Aircraft and hydrogen-powertrain specialist ZeroAvia will collaborate on integrating the ZA600 hydrogen-electric engine into Horizon’s Cavorite X7 hybrid-electric eVTOL. The agreement will also advance infrastructure and certification studies, with Horizon stressing its hybrid-electric go-to-market strategy remains unchanged.

2025-07-15T05:48:33.400223-07:00

ZeroAvia and Horizon Aircraft to Explore ZA600 Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion for Cavorite X7 eVTOL