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whitePaper | January 26, 2022

Aviation is a hard-to-decarbonize sector of the transport industry due to the stringent mass and volume requirements for aviation fuel. The high energy content of liquid jet fuel, both per unit mass (specific energy) and per unit volume (energy density), makes it difficult to replace. Significant emphasis has been placed on drop-in Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) to reduce emissions without sacrificing aircraft performance. But SAFs emit carbon dioxide (CO2) when combusted (carbon capture during production reduces life-cycle emissions) and their uptake has fallen short of expectations due to their high cost, limited supply, and concerns about the land-use impacts of biofuels.

whitePaper | April 30, 2023

Space is central to this complexity. Not only does space underpin all instruments of our national power, but access to and freedom to maneuver in the domain are foundational to the United States’ status as a great power. This sixth edition of the Space Threat Assessment describes a domain undergoing a significant and rapid transformation. The number of objects in space continues to soar, the value of the global space economy is at an all-time high, and, unfortunately, the threat to the domain is real and concerning today. Over the past year and a half, there has been regular testing and use of reversible non-destructive capabilities as well as a destructive test that created a debris field, jeopardizing safe operations and indicating that the domain will continue to become more contested.

whitePaper | September 23, 2022

Companies in aviation are facing a time of major transformation. While altered demand patterns trigger the need to right-size capacity and innovate the service portfolio, COVID-19 further seriously jeopardizes economies around the globe. It has changed social interaction and caused a myriad of bankruptcies.

whitePaper | March 29, 2023

This whitepaper, “Multimodal Hydrogen Airport Hub,” is a direct output of the H2-Aero Team, kicked off at the first H2-Aero Symposium & Workshop. It was originally published in December 2022 and updated in March 2023.

whitePaper | July 6, 2022

The aviation industry is aiming to achieve net-zero operations by 2050. This will require switching from jet fuel to alternative energy sources.

whitePaper | October 4, 2022

Overall, aircraft maintenance is a high cost activity, in terms of capital equipment, overall spend, and asset downtime. In the aeronautics industry, maintenance activities range from 10% to 20% of an operator’s direct operating costs, depending on the fleet size, age, and usage.