GE Aviation is preparing for the start of ground tests of a modified hybrid-electric CT7 turboprop variant following the completion of what the engine-maker says is the world’s first test in simulated altitude conditions of a megawatt-class and multi-kilovolt hybrid-electric propulsion system.
Aviation Week Network hosted PwC leaders to discuss the changes occurring in the Defense Merger and Acquisition Landscape. Read their take on how the radically altered geopolitical environment has combined with ongoing economic and regulatory challenges to put unprecedented pressure on this market.
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Ahead of day one (Monday) of the Farnborough Air Show, all aircraft to be showcased at the static display were snapped flying in to Farnborough. Our photographer was there to capture each arrival at the weekend as the aircraft touched down on the scorched tarmac amid almost record high temperatures.
Military and utility helicopters on display at Farnborough Air Show 2022.
FARNBOROUGH SHOWNEWS DAY 2
Take a look at the enhanced digital edition of ShowNews by Aviation Week Network.You'll find a roundup of the biggest news and exclusive insights from the Farnborough Airshow.
Electric aircraft will start small and stay small, but their high energy efficiency, low carbon intensity and zero-emission operation merit their adoption to the maximum extent possible. So concludes an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), an environmental nonprofit organization.
Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden spoke with Aviation Week Pentagon Editor Brian Everstine on the eve of the Global Air Chiefs’ Conference in London, held July 13-14, where she anticipated talking with top military minds about global security in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and how allied nations could work together in a more integrated, seamless way.
Joining early pioneers Honeywell and Safran in this emerging hybrid space, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce are all actively developing systems that among them cover the waterfront from electric short- and vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eSTOL/eVTOL) aircraft to regionals and single-aisle applications.
Mergers and acquisitions activity in the aerospace and defense sector this year will not be as robust as 2021, a peak year in many respects, but heading into the Farnborough International Airshow many deal-makers and advisors tell Aviation Week they still expect a good 2022 and an even better 2023.
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