“The STRATFI program plays a critical role in advancing emerging American technologies and we are thrilled to receive this significant investment,” said John Piasecki, CEO of Piasecki Aircraft. “This new funding will allow us to demonstrate ARES’ unique tilt-duct configuration, which enables seamless transition between hover and fixed-wing forward flight — a technological leap that would address critical aerial challenges faced by the U.S. military. The STRATFI test program will also fund the demonstration of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell propulsion technology for VTOLs, including our forthcoming PA-890 compound helicopter. Demonstration of the PA-890 would be a world-first for electric aviation and would usher in a new era of clean vertical flight.”

Hydrogen is considered essential for future aircraft. So that these machines can also take off from Hamburg, the airport in Fuhlsbüttel is planning a major renovation and has a corresponding timetable for this.
The airport made the plans together with the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Accordingly, large hydrogen tanks will later be planned on the airport grounds, as they currently only exist in space travel at rocket launch sites.
Short- and medium-haul jets will probably be used in particular on hydrogen. According to the DLR, kerosene will continue to be needed on long-haul routes for weight reasons, but in the future it will be synthetically produced. According to EU plans, all air traffic should be climate neutral by 2050.

On November 8th, 2023, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) of the Australian Government announced its backing and support for the development of the hydrogen-powered eVTOL Vertiia by AMSL Aero, which could be used as a flying ambulance for emergency purposes.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has awarded a grant of AU$5.43 million to AMSL Aero to undertake the development and certification activities for the multipurpose aircraft and air transport…

Partnership in the South West can accelerate the development of large commercial aircraft powered by hydrogen, which could be in our skies earlier than thought – according to Max Brown, Vice-President of Technology at GKN Aerospace…

Cranfield University has become the first and only UK University to join the European Alliance for Zero-Emission Aviation (AZEA), a voluntary initiative of public and private partners who are helping prepare the market for the entry of zero emission hydrogen-powered and electric aircraft…

Successful tests pave the way for the use of 100 percent hydrogen in aircraft turbines, the German Aerospace Center reports. In a joint project led by Rolls-Royce and its partner easyJet, 100 percent hydrogen was successfully tested for the first time under aircraft take-off conditions at the German Aerospace Center…

Haskel, Protium, and Nel Hydrogen have partnered to collaborate on Project HEART to enable the acceleration of hydrogen-powered aircraft at UK airports. Part funded by the UK Research and Innovation Future Flight Challenge, the project will facilitate end-to-end hydrogen infrastructure capable of safely fueling hydrogen aircraft and showcase the feasibility of green hydrogen technology within the aviation sector…

Australia is to get a fleet of hydrogen-electric-powered Britten-Norman Islanders. The aircraft will be converted to hydrogen-electric propulsion for Torres Strait Air’s island routes.

Universal Hydrogen has marked a further milestone with the acceptance of the 250th order for its regional aircraft hydrogen fuel conversion…

On the way to zero-emission commercial flights, aviation operators in different parts of the world are betting on retrofitting solutions. The UK-based Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) is one of the experts that can make this possible, and it joined forces with an Australian air charter company and a leasing company…