Today’s commercial airliners are not exactly fuel efficient. The average 747, for example, burns through a gallon of kerosene-based fuel every second that it flies. And with 8.2 billion people ...

German developer Vaeridion has opened a new electric battery development lab at the Bosch Collaboration Campus in Holzkirchen to develop and manufacture components for its zero-emission regional ...

The global aircraft battery market is expanding due to rise in demand for electric and hybrid aircraft, advancements in battery technology, increased air traffic, and growth in the adoption of ...

{mosads}”Airbus is confident that the lithium ion (Li-ion) main battery Airbus, which is based in France, said it will continue testing the A350 with “qualified” lithium ion batteries. However, the ...

Small aircraft are the next big thing in the aviation sector, and VTOLs, be they propelled by electric power, hydrogen, or a hybrid system, have become a long-term priority not only for startups ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- Aircraft batteries play a crucial role in ensuring the safe and reliable operation of modern aircraft. Traditionally used for engine starting and emergency ...

WASHINGTON - Despite a battery fire in one Boeing 787 Dreamliner and smoke in another, the type of batteries used to power the plane's electrical systems aren't necessarily unsafe - manufacturers just ...

ENDICOTT, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BAE Systems, a leading aerospace and defense company, and Heart Aerospace, a Swedish electric airplane maker, announced a collaboration to define the battery system ...

Almost half a century after the first de Havilland Canada DHC-7 – or Dash 7 – commuter aircraft took flight, a 45-year-old derivative is being transformed to help develop the platforms of the future.

Earlier this month, the Federal Aviation Administration approved the first training program in the country for electric aviation. The program is just one part of a small but burgeoning effort to ...

Using the latest developments in thermoplastic composite processing and flexible printed electronics, IPC and its partners developed a lightweight, smart battery casing for aircraft applications. With ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect clarification by the Port of Portland. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An airplane safely landed at PDX after a battery device started to emit smoke ...