HTF7500E engine, that is expected to power Embraer’s new Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 series aircraft has passed its First Engine To Test (FETT) milestone. “The engine has delivered full-rated thrust in static and flight testing,” said Ron Rich, vice president, Propulsion at Honeywell Aerospace. In the first phase of testing, the HTF7500E has completed [...]

IBM and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are working together on a Research and Development project to protect the nation’s civilian aviation system from the ever-growing threat of cyber attacks. IBM researchers and cyber security experts will design and build a prototype security system capable of scaling to accommodate the FAA’s high-speed networks. The [...]

Camelina oil and domestic coal will soon be blended to create clean biojet fuel using coal-biomass-to-liquid technology (CBTL), thanks to an agreement between Accelergy Corporation and Great Plains Oil & Exploration – The Camelina Company. “This teaming gives Great Plains the ability to significantly impact the jet fuel market with domestically sourced biojet fuel…and do [...]