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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

AVweb

Airbus Resets Hydrogen Airliner Plans with New Concept

2025-04-02T20:46:52.888516-07:00

Bloomberg

Airbus Warns of Hydrogen Aircraft Development Delays

2025-04-07T02:40:19.513167-07:00

Skift

Airbus Delays Hydrogen Aircraft Program by Up to a Decade

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

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Aerospace America

Airbus Validates Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engine, Plans 50% Component Weight Cut Airbus’s latest hydrogen propulsion demonstrator uses fuel cells fed by liquid hydrogen from twin cryogenic tanks to generate power for motors, outpacing three direct-combustion concepts in ground tests. The company aims to halve engine component mass within a year through lighter materials.

2025-06-30T14:11:38.314591-07:00

Airbus Validates Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engine, Plans 50% Component Weight Cut

Aviation Week

H3 Dynamics and PJBumi to Develop Fixed-Wing Hydrogen-Electric Cargo UAS H3 Dynamics and Malaysia’s PJBumi Technologies will co-develop a fixed-wing hydrogen-electric unmanned cargo aircraft, targeting extended-range, zero-emission freight flights. The collaboration plans to leverage H3’s hydrogen powertrain and PJBumi’s aerospace integration expertise to deliver a scalable UAS platform for logistics applications.

2025-06-30T10:27:45.433339-07:00

H3 Dynamics and PJBumi to Develop Fixed-Wing Hydrogen-Electric Cargo UAS

FlightGlobal

Loss-making CAeS bets on surge of business from modular hydrogen fuel cell propulsion Loss-making Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) remains upbeat despite another loss, projecting “a significant volume of incremental business” from its modular hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system under development. CAeS says the plug-and-play design will accelerate adoption of hydrogen-electric power across regional and specialist aircraft segments.

2025-06-25T04:46:08.114509-07:00

Loss-making CAeS bets on surge of business from modular hydrogen fuel cell propulsion

Flying Magazine

LoganAir partners with ZeroAvia to trial hydrogen-electric powertrains on Twin Otter fleet Scotland-based regional carrier LoganAir, which operates more than 20 twin-engine turboprops including DHC-6 Twin Otters, has signed a partnership with ZeroAvia to explore retrofitting its fleet with hydrogen-electric powertrains, marking a key step toward decarbonizing short-haul operations and remote connectivity routes.

2025-06-20T12:09:25.866733-07:00

LoganAir partners with ZeroAvia to trial hydrogen-electric powertrains on Twin Otter fleet

FlightGlobal

Honeywell’s NEWBORN Project Readies 1 MW Fuel Cell Stack for Ground Tests Honeywell’s NEWBORN consortium will conduct full-scale ground tests of its 1 MW-class fuel cell stack later this year, a pivotal step toward validating hydrogen-electric propulsion for larger aircraft. Data from these tests will inform power output, thermal management and system integration ahead of flight trials.

2025-06-19T05:52:04.552374-07:00

Honeywell’s NEWBORN Project Readies 1 MW Fuel Cell Stack for Ground Tests

FlightGlobal

Paris Air Show Sparks Hydrogen and European Engine Partnership Surge At the Paris Air Show, three major MoUs highlight a push toward hydrogen propulsion and European engine sovereignty. ZeroAvia and Loganair agreed to explore hydrogen-electric powertrains for 10–80 seat turboprops, Airbus and MTU Aero Engines signed on for fuel cell propulsion, and Safran, Avio Aero and MTU unveiled plans for a fully European next-gen helicopter engine.

2025-06-18T02:14:23.410647-07:00

Paris Air Show Sparks Hydrogen and European Engine Partnership Surge

FlightGlobal

ZeroAvia's ZA600 Fuel-Cell Powertrain Hits Midpoint on Certification Roadmap ZeroAvia CEO Val Miftakhov says the ZA600 hydrogen-electric fuel-cell system is now ‘halfway to certification,’ with flight tests and regulatory milestones on track for a 2027 service entry—paving the way for zero-emission regional operations.

2025-06-17T04:12:03.526387-07:00

ZeroAvia's ZA600 Fuel-Cell Powertrain Hits Midpoint on Certification Roadmap

Aviation Week

Blue Spirit Aero Targets Q1 2026 First Flight for Four-Seat Hydrogen-Electric Dragonfly Blue Spirit Aero completed taxi tests of its Dragonfly hydrogen-electric light aircraft last week and will target its first flight with a second demonstrator in Q1 2026. The four-seat design aims to validate fuel-cell propulsion and pave the way for commercial hydrogen general aviation.

2025-06-16T02:31:17.620488-07:00

Blue Spirit Aero Targets Q1 2026 First Flight for Four-Seat Hydrogen-Electric Dragonfly