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Aerospace

JetBlue | July 13, 2021

JetBlue has formed a new partnership with World Energy and World Fuel Services to provide sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). JetBlue's LAX flights with SAF began this month. This increase in SAF use by the airline comprises 1.5 million gallons of blended SAF each year for at least three years, accounting for roughly 5% of JetBlue's LAX fuel. Renewable fuels will be important in the aviation industry's shift to lower-carbon opera...

Aerospace

magniX | November 07, 2022

magniX, a manufacturer of electric propulsion solutions for aviation, is pleased to have powered the first fully-electric helicopter flight between airfields, in partnership with Tier 1 Engineering. The modified electric Robinson 44 (eR44) helicopter powered with a magniX magni250 electric propulsion unit (EPU) made its historic journey from Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, arriving on 29 October 2022 at 11:00am PST, in a flight that lasted approximately...

Air Transport

Venus Aerospace | September 01, 2022

Cincinnati/Dayton-based Velontra has partnered with Venus Aerospace in Houston, Texas, to develop a revolutionary propulsion system. Velontra's after-burner system will enable Venus' hypersonic aircraft to take off from any airport in the world where it will travel to any destination on Earth in about one hour. "This is an exciting relationship,"Our after-burner system rounds out Venus' quest to use their rocket engine to travel at the hypersoni...

Aerospace, Design and Engineering

Electra.aero | September 09, 2022

Electra.aero, Inc. ("Electra"), a next-gen aerospace company with a mission to help decarbonize aviation and open new air transportation markets, has successfully completed a fully integrated test of the proprietary hybrid-electric propulsion system for its low-carbon emissions, electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft, moving Electra closer to leveraging its hybrid engine technology to significantly reduce aircraft emissions, noise, and operating costs. The hybrid system is...