by Calum Wilson | Mar 11, 2024 | Editorial Comment, Flight, Technology
Airbus has unveiled its full electric eVTOL aircraft, the CityAirbus NextGen. It is expected to have its maiden flight later in 2024 and will be suited for operations in major cities for various missions. “Rolling out CityAirbus NextGen for the very first time...
by Calum Wilson | Feb 12, 2024 | Editorial Comment, Flight, Technology
NASA and Lockheed Martin formally unveiled their quiet supersonic aircraft, the X-59, on January 12, 2024. The aircraft will travel faster than the speed of sound at Mach 1.4 (925 mph). Mach being the ratio of the speed of the aircraft to the speed of sound through...
by Calum Wilson | Feb 12, 2024 | Editorial Comment, Technology
Artificial intelligence experienced something of a renaissance in the past year and it seems 2024 will be no different. Companies across the board are committing to greater AI use as its functionalities and intelligence improves at tremendous speeds. Several reports...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Oct 25, 2023 | Editorial Comment, Inspiration, Sustainability, Technology
Airbus will renew the entire fleet of chartered vessels that transport aircraft subassemblies between production facilities in Europe and the United States with three modern, low-emission roll-on/roll-off vessels, supported by wind-assisted propulsion. Airbus has...
by Olivia Beresford | Jul 17, 2023 | Space, Technology
Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is searching for a site to build an international launch facility as it looks to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The company is also on the hunt for new partnerships and acquisitions in Europe and...
by Olivia Beresford | Jul 17, 2023 | Space, Technology, Tokyo
The European Space Agency’s Ariane 5 spacecraft launched the second satellite of France’s new Syracuse IV constellation from French Guiana. Syracuse IV is a military satellite communications (SATCOM) constellation that comprises two satellites, 4A and 4B that will...
