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Rolls-Royce Announces the first successful tests of the UltraFan technology demonstrator

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Sun, 21 May 2023 12:33:09 +0000

Rolls-Royce, the renowned aero-engine manufacturer, has achieved a significant milestone in aviation history by completing the initial testing phase of its UltraFan technology demonstrator. The tests were conducted at Rolls-Royce’s facility in Derby, UK, and represent the first time in over five decades that the company has evaluated a completely new engine architecture. One of [...]

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Airbus Unveils hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine with zero-emission

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 13:05:16 +0000

Part of the Airbus Summit, European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has revealed that it is developing a hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine that could see ground testing begin around 2026 on an Airbus A380. According to the company in a press release announced on Wednesday (30 November), the European aircraft manufacturer said that “We are focusing on [...]

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Kenya Airways Sustainability Demonstration Flight Garners an Award for Best Partnership

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 16:54:24 +0000

National Carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) In-Flight catering facility in collaboration with NAS Servair (NAS) has won Best Partnership as part of The Sustainable Flight Challenge (TSFC) that brought together 16 SkyTeam Alliance members airlines. TSFC is a multi-stakeholder competition designed to accelerate innovation and change in the aviation industry. For its 2022 edition, piloted by [...]

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Boeing Publishes its 2022 Sustainability Report

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:22:21 +0000

American planemaker Boeing, yesterday released its annual Sustainability Report, which further defines the company’s sustainability goals and includes key metrics to measure the progress of core enterprise priorities. This includes employee safety and well-being; global aerospace safety; equity, diversity, and inclusion; sustainable operations; innovation and clean technologies; and community engagement. The report also highlights the [...]

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New Boeing EcoDemomstrator to Test About 30 New Aviation Sustainability Technologies

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:17:22 +0000

Boeing has unveiled its 2022 ecoDemonstrator with a livery that honors a decade of testing to reduce fuel use, emissions, and noise. The latest ecoDemonstrator, a Boeing-owned 777-200ER (Extended Range), will test about 30 new technologies aimed at improving sustainability and safety for the aerospace industry, including a water conservation system and technologies to improve [...]

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Kenya Airways Does the SkyTeam Alliance Sustainable Flight Challenge 2022

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Mon, 16 May 2022 12:26:51 +0000

Under the #RedGoesGreen Kenya Airways (KQ), on Saturday took part in the sustainability challenge by SkyTeam aimed at raising awareness of environmental conservation. Operated on May 14, KQ’s flight KQ116 serviced with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, sustainably connected Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta Airport and Amsterdam-Schiphol airports, in line with what the other airlines in the alliance [...]

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EgyptAir to Operate first Environmental Friendly service in Africa

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:23:17 +0000

EgyptAir on Monday announced that the flag carrier on Jan 22, will launch the first Green Service Flight in Africa from Cairo to Paris flight which aims at reducing the consumption of single-use plastic on its flights by 90%. It will replace 27 products made of single-use plastic on its aircraft with environment-friendly products. “The [...]

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De Havilland Canada and ZeroAvia partner to Develop Hydrogen-Electric Engines for Dash-8

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:40:48 +0000

Canadian manufacturer De Havilland Canada yesterday signed an MOU with a leading innovator in zero-emission aviation powertrains, ZeroAvia, to Develop a Hydrogen-Electric Engine Program for a line-fit and retrofit program for the Dash 8-400 aircraft, using hydrogen-electric propulsion in both new and in-service aircraft. As part of the MOU, De Havilland Canada will be issued [...]

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Airbus Feasibility Demonstrator Fello’fly takes to the skies for the first time

admin — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 05:18:54 +0000

Airbus feasibility demonstrator project dubbed as fello’fly took to the skies for the first time as two Airbus A350 aircraft – flying three kilometers apart, from Toulouse, France, to Montreal, Canada – tested and demonstrated the long-haul formation flight in an attempt to demonstrate how the flying together can reduce carbon emissions and save on [...]

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