Aerospace Institute unveils liquid-hydrogen aircraft concept Liquid-hydrogen planes The UK Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) unveiled today the concept for a liquid-hydrogen aircraft able to fly non-stop from London to San Francisco. Funded by the government and led by ATI, the FlyZero project received a £15m investment, Bloomberg reported. “These designs could define the future of aerospace and aviation. By working with industry, we [...]
Will the ‘Tesla of aviation’ convince critics net-zero flying is not just a fairytale? Greener aviation Firms like Aura aero have their doubters. UK environmental NGO the Aviation Environment Fund (AEF) thinks efforts to develop green aviation and zero-carbon technologies such as sustainable aviation fuels and hydrogen or electric aircraft will not help by themselves the industry reach its net-zero target. “Our politicians seem to be living in a fairytale world [...]
Green aviation is a “fairytale”, say environmental stakeholders Green fairytales Without policy and behavioural change, efforts to develop green aviation and zero-carbon flying will not get the sector to reach its targets fast enough, the UK’s Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) argued. “Our politicians seem to be living in a fairytale world where the aviation sector quits its dependence on fossil fuels – and overcomes all [...]
Heathrow to become hub for eVTOLs after deal with Vertical October 25, 2021 Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles could be flying from Heathrow within the next few years. Aerospace and technology company Vertical has announced a collaboration with the London hub to explore how aerial taxis could fly people from the airport to the City in around 12 minutes and at the cost of a taxi. [...]
Electric intercity flights: Vertical Aerospace calls on the government to deliver by 2025 October 19, 2021 Global aerospace and technology company Vertical Aerospace is calling on the UK Government to deliver electric intercity flights by 2025. In a white paper by the name of The Future of Advanced Aerial Mobility that was published today, Vertical Aerospace has highlighted how opening up electric passenger flights would bring economic and environmental benefits to [...]