Aerospace Giant Rolls-Royce On the Flightpath to the Net-Zero Economy
In another sign that the great pivot to net-zero emissions is well under way, the legacy aerospace and defense contractor Rolls-Royce Holdings has just announced...
Airline Industry to Weigh Goal of Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
The airline industry’s global trade group will propose eliminating carbon emissions on a net basis by 2050, as pressure builds to improve the climate goals...
It’s More Than Just Rain and Snow. Climate Change Will Hit Air Travel in Surprising Ways
For those watching U.S. air travel spike as the COVID-19 pandemic fades, American Airlines’ recent announcement that it would trim its flight schedule may have...
Hydrogen planes, electric propulsion and new regulations: Aviation is changing
From the Wright brothers’ historic flight in 1903 to the development of supersonic aircraft, the history of aviation has been driven by technology and ambition....
GE, Safran developing cleaner energy aircraft engines that could work with hybrid technology, hydrogen
General Electric’s aviation unit and its joint venture partner Safran of France on Monday said they are developing new airplane engines that aim to cut...
What Is a Flying Car?
It was sleek, cone-shaped, a little confusing — like something Hollywood would give a sci-fi villain for a quick getaway. It wasn’t a helicopter. And...
We Don’t Need Supersonic Travel—in the “New Normal,” We Should Slow Down
An interesting question: Did the pandemic break something in the heedless momentum of human acceleration, or are we really going straight back to normal? An...
United Airlines’ Supersonic Jet Is a Bad Idea
United Airlines announced this week that it will purchase at least 15 supersonic Overture jets, at $200 million a pop, from a startup called Boom,...