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Alternative Propulsion, Civilian aviation news March 5, 2026

Safran Launches ‘TAKE OFF’ Project to Test Revolutionary Open Fan Engine for Sustainable Aviation

Aviation News – Safran has officially launched the TAKE OFF project, a major European initiative backed by the Clean Aviation partnership to pioneer the first…

Daher TBM960 Eco Pulse F-WECO Daher, Safran, and Airbus

Alternative Propulsion, Civilian aviation news December 6, 2023

The EcoPulse aircraft demonstrator makes first hybrid-electric flight

Tarbes, France – December 5, 2023 – EcoPulse, the hybrid-electric distributed propulsion aircraft demonstrator jointly developed by Daher, Safran and Airbus to support aviation’s decarbonization…

Alternative Propulsion November 8, 2021

Embraer presents the Energia Family – Four New Aircraft Concepts Using Renewable Energy Propulsion Technologies

Embraer today announced a family of concept aircraft that it is exploring to help the industry achieve its goal of net zero carbon emissions by…

Space News March 8, 2021

Northrop Grumman’s Solid Propulsion System Selected to Power Mars Ascent Vehicle

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), has been selected by NASA to provide solid propulsion systems and controls for NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV). The MAV…

General Aviation News January 27, 2020

Test campaign for Orion’s propulsion system completed

The two-year test campaign for the propulsion system of the European Service Module ends with a test of the auxiliary engines. The Propulsion Qualification Module…

Space News October 8, 2019

Raytheon to help Jet Propulsion Lab explore the universe

Wins contract to develop and test new space systems Raytheon Company will develop new space systems and flight software, and provide engineering, training and operations…

General Aviation News October 3, 2017

CityAirbus demonstrator passes major propulsion testing milestone

Airbus Helicopters has recently completed the first full-scale testing for the propulsion system of the CityAirbus demonstrator – a multi-passenger, self-piloted electric vertical take-off and…