FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW NEWS DAY 4
JULY 25, 2024
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Cutting edge aircraft from both the civil and defense sectors converged at the Farnborough Airshow this week.
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De Havilland Canada inks Twin Otter sale with Colombian airline Satena | 08
SUSTAINABILITY Hydrogen propulsion GKN launches H2FlyGHT hydrogen powertrain project | 11
INDUSTRY TACKLES THREATS WITH TECH By Charles Alcock & David Donald The existential threat to the air transport industry if it fails to achieve net-zero carbon emissions and the mounting dangers from military conflicts around the world are hard to ignore at the Farnborough Airshow this year. Challenges facing the aerospace and defense industries beg for answers in the form of technology, technology, and yet more technology. This year the show has proved light on major product reveals, but the event has been packed with tidings of technological progress for the next decade and beyond.
Air transport’s challenge is simple to define but much harder to execute, requiring a mix of short- and long-term sustainability solutions. For the defense contingent, the emphasis seems to be on pooling an array of complex technologies, including artificial intelligence, to make warfare simpler. Engine makers stand on the front lines of the war on carbon. Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, and the CFM International partners GE and Safran are all working to improve fuel and energy efficiency for their respective legacy turbofans in the GTF, Trent, and Leap families.
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