Battery

Alternative Propulsion March 30, 2023

BAE Systems and Heart Aerospace to collaborate on battery for electric airplane

Lightweight and groundbreaking battery for commercial electric airplane will enable efficient regional air travel BAE Systems, a leading aerospace and defense company, and Heart Aerospace,…

Alternative Propulsion, Civilian aviation news May 19, 2022

Pratt & Whitney Canada Selects H55 as Battery Technology Collaborator for Regional Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator Program

LONGUEUIL, Quebec, May 19, 2022 – Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, today announced that H55 S.A. has been…

General Aviation News March 9, 2022

Airbus’ high-voltage battery technology prepares for EcoPulse flight test and beyond

he new battery in the EcoPulse* demonstrator is Airbus’ latest “technology brick” to enable our future aircraft to further support decarbonisation In June last year…

General Aviation News November 1, 2019

Airbus partners with Amprius, leader in high energy density battery technology

Strategic investment by Airbus Defence and Space in Amprius, Inc. A new generation of Silicon Nanowire Anode-based Lithium Ion Batteries. Expanding production capability to match…

General Aviation News January 29, 2018

Boeing HorizonX Invests in Advanced Battery Technology Startup Cuberg

High-energy battery could accelerate the electrification of transportation Boeing announced its investment in Berkeley, Calif.-based Cuberg, Inc., a startup founded by former Stanford University researchers developing next-generation battery…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News December 1, 2014

Design flaws led to 2013 lithium-ion battery fire in Boeing 787

(REUTERS) A lithium-ion battery that caught fire aboard a parked Boeing 787 in 2013 in Boston had design flaws and it should not have been…

Civilian aviation news May 22, 2014

U.S. air safety board urges more battery tests for Boeing 787

(Reuters) – The U.S. agency that investigates air crashes on Thursday called for lithium-ion batteries on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliners to undergo more testing to ensure…

Civilian aviation news January 29, 2014

Japan 787 battery investigators look to latest overheating for clues to earlier meltdown

(Reuters) – Japanese investigators probing a lithium-ion battery meltdown on a Boeing Co (BA.N) 787 jetliner a year ago are looking at a battery that…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News January 14, 2014

Japan Air grounds Boeing 787 after battery problem

(Reuters) – Japan Airlines Co Ltd said it temporarily grounded one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport on Tuesday after white…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News July 16, 2013

Battery in Honeywell locator eyed in 787 fire

(Reuters) – Investigators are looking into whether a fire on a Boeing Dreamliner in London last week was caused by the battery of an emergency…

Civilian aviation news April 25, 2013

FAA formally approves Boeing 787 battery fix

The US Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday filed formal approval of Boeing’s 787 battery fix that will clear the way for the troubled aircraft to…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News April 23, 2013

Europe approves Boeing 787 battery design change

The European Aviation Safety Agency said Tuesday it had approved Boeing’s proposed battery design change for its 787 planes, after a problem with overheating grounded…

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