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The Air Current • Jon Ostrower

United Stakes Future with JetZero in Blended Wing Aircraft Investment

United Airlines has invested in startup JetZero, marking a significant commitment to sustainability by potentially acquiring up to 200 blended wing body (BWB) aircraft. These planes promise up to 50% reduction in fuel burn per passenger mile compared to traditional designs, aligning with industry-wide moves towards greener aviation.

2025-04-24T05:04:53.248793-07:00

FlightGlobal

Heart Aerospace Relocates to Los Angeles for Advanced Development

2025-04-30T00:16:06.767798-07:00

Vertical Mag

Amprius unveils 450 Wh/kg SiCore battery to extend electric aircraft range

2025-05-05T08:51:14.968627-07:00

The Air Current

Boeing Halts X-66 Development, Shifts Focus to Thin-Wing Technology

2025-04-24T09:54:13.526866-07:00

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Fire Aviation

Climate-Driven Fire Seasons Jeopardize US-Canada-Australia Aerial Firefighting Pact A decades-old resource-sharing pact between the US, Canada and Australia faces unprecedented strain as climate-driven fire seasons lengthen and begin overlapping. The erosion of seasonal complementarity now threatens the mutual deployment of crews and aircraft, reducing firefighting capacity at a time of rising global wildfire risk.

2025-05-12T22:38:43.410371-07:00

Climate-Driven Fire Seasons Jeopardize US-Canada-Australia Aerial Firefighting Pact

Aviation Week

Europe’s 19-Seat Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Propulsion Project Enters Component Testing A pan-European initiative to develop a hydrogen-electric propulsion system for 19-seat regional aircraft has moved into component testing, as developers assess powertrain modules ahead of integration and flight trials. The tests aim to validate fuel-cell stacks and electric drive units under operational conditions in late 2025.

2025-05-12T13:22:58.815839-07:00

Europe’s 19-Seat Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Propulsion Project Enters Component Testing

Aeronews

Singapore Airlines secures Sustainable Aviation Fuel supply agreements with Neste and World Energy Singapore Airlines Group has signed strategic agreements with Neste and World Energy to acquire sustainable aviation fuel and associated certificates, reinforcing its carbon reduction targets and supply chain resilience as it accelerates toward net-zero operations.

2025-05-11T22:39:01.726629-07:00

Singapore Airlines secures Sustainable Aviation Fuel supply agreements with Neste and World Energy

Leeham News

Blended Wing Body Aircraft Face Long Road to Passenger and Cargo Operations Blended wing body (BWB) aircraft promise dramatic improvements in fuel efficiency and lower emissions, but decades-long technical, certification and infrastructure challenges mean commercial passenger or cargo flights remain on the distant horizon. Operational readiness will depend on overcoming stability, manufacturing scale-up and regulatory hurdles.

2025-05-11T22:20:26.054280-07:00

Blended Wing Body Aircraft Face Long Road to Passenger and Cargo Operations

Aviation Week

Clean Aviation Targets 2035 Service Entry to Swap 75% of Fleet for Sustainable Aircraft by 2050 Clean Aviation, the EU’s research partnership on low-emission aviation, has set 2035 as the service-entry goal for its next-generation aircraft. Hitting this milestone is essential for replacing 75% of Europe’s commercial fleet with greener platforms by 2050 and meeting decarbonisation mandates.

2025-05-11T13:01:45.618086-07:00

Clean Aviation Targets 2035 Service Entry to Swap 75% of Fleet for Sustainable Aircraft by 2050

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RX1E-S Electric Amphibious Aircraft Makes Beijing Debut The RX1E-S electric amphibious aircraft has completed its first public appearance in Beijing, showcasing its fully electric propulsion and water-landing capabilities as a new entrant in the sustainable seaplane segment.

2025-05-10T18:50:20.250162-07:00

RX1E-S Electric Amphibious Aircraft Makes Beijing Debut

Aviation Week

Dovetail Electric Aviation Wins Grant to Retrofit Cessna Caravan with Hydrogen Fuel Cells Spanish/Australian startup Dovetail Electric Aviation has secured grant funding to convert a Cessna 208B Caravan to hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion. The project replaces the turboprop with fuel cells and electric motors, aiming to demonstrate zero-emission utility and regional flight capabilities.

2025-05-09T11:15:48.033810-07:00

Dovetail Electric Aviation Wins Grant to Retrofit Cessna Caravan with Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Aviation Week

Safran Flags Hurdles in Developing Higher-Voltage Electrical Architectures for Next-Gen Airliners Safran Electrical & Power cautions that transitioning to higher-voltage electrical systems—central to more-electric and hybrid aircraft concepts—will pose significant challenges in insulation design, system integration and certification, even as operators press for greater efficiency.

2025-05-09T07:31:26.426493-07:00

Safran Flags Hurdles in Developing Higher-Voltage Electrical Architectures for Next-Gen Airliners

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