by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 14, 2021 | News
General Electric and Safran, the two CFM partners, are launching CFM RISE, a program for an ultra-efficient sustainable-fuel, open rotor engine. They hope a new engine will be ready for service by the middle of the next decade. Hot on the heels of news from Airbus,...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 14, 2021 | News
Airbus is establishing two development centres on existing sites, for cryogenic hydrogen fuel tanks. And it’s a major challenge, to say the least. Starting from last September, Airbus started a programme that will lead to a future fleet of hydrogen-powered aircraft....
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Feb 20, 2021 | News
The Freedom Flight Prize fund will reward the first zero-carbon transatlantic flight. But there are some strict rules for participants. There is a great tradition of prizes for firsts in aviation. It’s a tradition literally as old as aviation itself. Whether it was...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Feb 11, 2021 | News
Airbus and other stakeholders are launching an expression of interest initiative, for development of hydrogen handling infrastructure at airports. And they are hoping to see more uses of it there, beyond aircraft! Airbus, Air France-KLM, Paris Region and Groupe ADP...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jan 28, 2021 | News
In a recent press event, Boeing confirmed that it has no plans to pursue hydrogen propulsion for its future aircraft. But this wasn’t always the case. We recently saw that the manufacturer committed to getting its aircraft to be compatible with 100% sustainable fuels...
