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Vueling inks LOI with MicroTau to trial sharkskin coating on A320s

IAG low-cost carrier Vueling has signed a letter of intent with Australian aerospace startup MicroTau to trial its sharkskin-inspired riblet film on its Airbus A320 fleet, aiming to reduce aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption. The agreement makes Vueling the first European customer for MicroTau’s fuel-saving coating.

2025-05-23T02:14:13.227302-07:00

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ZeroAvia to Establish Hydrogen Powertrain Manufacturing Hub and Centre of Excellence Near Glasgow Airport

2025-05-22T06:03:36.650512-07:00

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Heart Aerospace Relocates to Los Angeles for Advanced Development

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

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GE Aerospace clears 3,000-cycle durability hurdle on CFM RISE HPT blades ahead of dust-ingestion tests

2025-05-14T00:02:35.443358-07:00

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Vueling inks LOI with MicroTau to trial sharkskin coating on A320s IAG low-cost carrier Vueling has signed a letter of intent with Australian aerospace startup MicroTau to trial its sharkskin-inspired riblet film on its Airbus A320 fleet, aiming to reduce aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption. The agreement makes Vueling the first European customer for MicroTau’s fuel-saving coating.

2025-05-23T02:14:13.227302-07:00

Vueling inks LOI with MicroTau to trial sharkskin coating on A320s

FlightGlobal

Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Secures Investment to Launch Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powertrain Ground Tests Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) is closing in on fresh investment from existing shareholders to secure its immediate future and launch ground tests of its hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. The funding will enable validation of CAeS’s zero-emission propulsion modules ahead of planned integration and flight trials.

2025-05-23T01:56:01.330275-07:00

Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Secures Investment to Launch Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powertrain Ground Tests

Royal Aeronautical Society

Global aviation commits to accelerated decarbonization at 2025 Sustainable Skies Summit Industry executives, regulators and fuel producers convened in Montreal for the 2025 Sustainable Skies Summit to forge concrete roadmaps on sustainable aviation fuel rollout, emissions reduction targets and green technology adoption, aiming to meet ICAO’s net-zero goals by 2050.

2025-05-23T01:42:26.832302-07:00

Global aviation commits to accelerated decarbonization at 2025 Sustainable Skies Summit

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ZeroAvia to Establish Hydrogen Powertrain Manufacturing Hub and Centre of Excellence Near Glasgow Airport ZeroAvia will build a manufacturing facility in Renfrewshire near Glasgow Airport to produce hydrogen-electric powertrains. The site will house the company’s Hydrogen Centre of Excellence, scaling up capabilities to support the rollout of zero-emission regional aircraft powered by its ZA600 propulsion systems.

2025-05-22T06:03:36.650512-07:00

ZeroAvia to Establish Hydrogen Powertrain Manufacturing Hub and Centre of Excellence Near Glasgow Airport

FreightWaves

Microsoft Pays SAF Premium to Airlift Server Racks in Logistics Decarbonization Push Microsoft has joined a sustainable aviation fuel program run by its logistics provider and a leading cargo airline, agreeing to absorb the higher cost of SAF to ship its server racks by air. The move marks a corporate extension of decarbonization efforts into freight operations.

2025-05-20T07:56:57.572502-07:00

Microsoft Pays SAF Premium to Airlift Server Racks in Logistics Decarbonization Push

Aviation Week

Infinium breaks ground on Project Roadrunner, world's largest e-SAF plant Infinium has broken ground on Project Roadrunner, its second U.S. e-SAF production facility and set to be the world’s largest. The project represents a significant expansion of Infinium’s sustainable aviation fuel capacity, advancing electrofuels production as a pathway for aviation decarbonization.

2025-05-20T02:22:41.976346-07:00

Infinium breaks ground on Project Roadrunner, world's largest e-SAF plant

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RX4HE Demonstrator Completes First Hydrogen-Powered Flight at Yanqing China’s RX4HE program achieved its inaugural hydrogen-fuel-cell flight in Yanqing, validating key fuel-cell and electric-drive integration. Building on test flights in March 2023 and January 2024, this milestone advances the maturity of hydrogen-electric propulsion for sustainable aviation.

2025-05-17T19:40:08.838630-07:00

RX4HE Demonstrator Completes First Hydrogen-Powered Flight at Yanqing

Axios

Trump Administration to Close NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies Center in New York The Trump administration is closing NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies research center in New York, scientists warn, putting at risk critical activities including the maintenance of global temperature records relied upon for climate modeling, satellite mission planning and environmental risk assessments.

2025-05-17T08:03:40.752436-07:00

Trump Administration to Close NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies Center in New York

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