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Spotlight: Innovations

  • Acron Aviation and Flight Data Technologies Join Forces to Deliver an Innovative Vision for Flight Data Management

    Acron Aviation and Flight Data Technologies partner to enhance flight data management, improving safety, efficiency, and reducing operating costs.

  • Expand your comfort zone – discover the new PC-24’s aft divan that converts into a full-length bed.
  • Africa’s Runways: Can Tech Stop the Silent Threat of Overruns?

    Runway overruns remain a major safety risk in African aviation. IFALPA calls for Runway Overrun Awareness and Alerting Systems (ROAAS) to reduce accidents and costs.

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    1 September 2025

  • Say Again: Embry-Riddle Researchers Develop AI System to Decode Aviation Speak

    Embry-Riddle researchers create an AI system to transcribe and standardise pilot-controller radio communications, reducing errors and improving aviation safety.

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    1 September 2025

    Embry-Riddle researchers Dr. Jianhua Liu and Andrew Schneider are collaborating on a project that uses artificial intelligence to improve the clarity and safety of radio communications between pilots and air traffic controllers. Here, they are pictured with lead flight supervisor Chris Deputy (left) in the Flight Supervisor Tower. (Photo: Embry-Riddle/Melanie Stawicki Azam)
  • Braking Action Intelligence – The Next Frontier in Runway Safety

    Real-time runway friction reporting could transform aviation safety in Africa. We explore ICAO’s Global Reporting Format, IFALPA’s concerns, and the technical hurdles to turning aircraft into live braking action sensors.

    Braking Action Intelligence – The Next Frontier in Runway Safety
  • Saft and Safran Co-Develop a High-Voltage Battery System for Aviation Electrification

    Safran and Saft partner to co-develop a high-voltage battery system for aircraft electrification, advancing net-zero aviation goals by 2050.

    Safran & Saft Mock Up. Pic supplied Saft.
  • Expand your comfort zone – discover the new PC-24’s aft divan that converts into a full-length bed.
  • Braking Action Intelligence – The Next Frontier in Runway Safety

    Real-time runway friction reporting could transform aviation safety in Africa. We explore ICAO’s Global Reporting Format, IFALPA’s concerns, and the technical hurdles to turning aircraft into live braking action sensors.

    Braking Action Intelligence – The Next Frontier in Runway Safety
  • Saft and Safran Co-Develop a High-Voltage Battery System for Aviation Electrification

    Safran and Saft partner to co-develop a high-voltage battery system for aircraft electrification, advancing net-zero aviation goals by 2050.

    Safran & Saft Mock Up. Pic supplied Saft.
  • Expand your comfort zone – discover the new PC-24’s aft divan that converts into a full-length bed.
  • A French Aerospace Consortium Launches an Initiative to Develop Hybrid-Electric Propulsion for General Aviation, Specifically Light Aircraft

    Daher, Safran, Collins Aerospace and Ascendance launch TAGINE a joint hybrid-electric propulsion R&D project targeting greener light aircraft by 2027.

  • Air to Jet Fuel: United Announces Investment in Power-to-Liquid Fuels Company Twelve

    United invests in Twelve, a UK-relevant clean tech innovator producing sustainable aviation fuel from CO₂ and water, accelerating carbon-neutral flight.

    United Airlines liquid to fuel sustainability
  • Bombardier to digitally transform the aircraft engineering process from concept through to production with Siemens Xcelerator

    Bombardier expands its use of Siemens Xcelerator software, including NX, Capital, and Mendix platforms, to transform aircraft engineering from concept to production. This digital upgrade enhances performance, streamlines product development, and supports a sustainable aerospace future.

    Image courtesy of Bombardier - Bombardier, a global leader in aviation, focused on designing, manufacturing and servicing business jets and specialized mission platforms, has expanded its adoption of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software for aircraft development to streamline its product engineering processes to meet the challenges of modern aerospace design and push the boundaries of innovation.
  • LMS Partners With PT Dirgantara to Modernize the NC212i

    LMS has partnered with PT Dirgantara Indonesia to modernise the NC212i aircraft with advanced Fuel Quantity Measurement Systems, enhancing its performance, reliability, and efficiency. Initial deliveries are expected in late 2025 or early 2026.

  • Expand your comfort zone – discover the new PC-24’s aft divan that converts into a full-length bed.
  • Bombardier to digitally transform the aircraft engineering process from concept through to production with Siemens Xcelerator

    Bombardier expands its use of Siemens Xcelerator software, including NX, Capital, and Mendix platforms, to transform aircraft engineering from concept to production. This digital upgrade enhances performance, streamlines product development, and supports a sustainable aerospace future.

    Image courtesy of Bombardier - Bombardier, a global leader in aviation, focused on designing, manufacturing and servicing business jets and specialized mission platforms, has expanded its adoption of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software for aircraft development to streamline its product engineering processes to meet the challenges of modern aerospace design and push the boundaries of innovation.
  • LMS Partners With PT Dirgantara to Modernize the NC212i

    LMS has partnered with PT Dirgantara Indonesia to modernise the NC212i aircraft with advanced Fuel Quantity Measurement Systems, enhancing its performance, reliability, and efficiency. Initial deliveries are expected in late 2025 or early 2026.

  • Expand your comfort zone – discover the new PC-24’s aft divan that converts into a full-length bed.
  • Advantages of Automated Aircraft Exterior Cleaning Solutions

    Automated aircraft exterior cleaning solutions reduce fuel consumption, operational costs, and environmental impact while improving safety and efficiency. Innovations like Nordic Dino’s robotic cleaning system cut aircraft washing time by up to 80%, saving water and optimising maintenance processes.

  • Boom Supersonic Achieves Supersonic Flight

    Boom Supersonic has successfully completed the first supersonic flight of its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft, reaching Mach 1.122. The flight marks a milestone in developing the Overture supersonic airliner, which will offer high-speed, sustainable travel for future passengers.