Less than four months after the Federal Aviation Administration rolled out its 2021 Aviation Climate Action Plan, the agency’s official blueprint for achieving net-zero aviation emissions by 2050 is already starting to look dated. The plan relies overwhelmingly on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as the principal pathway for reducing the U.S. aviation sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. It is plainly dismissive of hydrogen, stating: “we do not expect hydrogen-powered aircraft to make a significant contribution toward achieving net-zero aviation emissions by 2050.”
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As it prepares to fly a hybrid-electric demonstrator in 2024, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada says it’s all about designing an aircraft for a bad day.
The pull back in commercial jetliner development makes the maturation of its model-based digital tools on the Defense & Space side of Boeing even more important.
A pilot shortage is shaping the debate over single-pilot cockpits, while Airbus CEO grabs aviation’s third rail with both hands.
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July 2023. Kingsford Smith International Airport. Sydney, Australia. Singapore Airlines Flight 242 is on its way back home. The mid-afternoon...
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Olathe, Kan. — I landed an airplane with a single push of a button. It’s not really fair to claim...
One cabin door closes, another opens: It’s wholly unremarkable to see a Southwest Airlines 737 or an Emirates 777 land...
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber In the second of a two-part series, The Air Current explores what it...