04 June 2024
Over a fortnight ago, PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB presented their Outline Agreement. The Budget Annex shows that the parties want to differentiate the current air passenger tax by distance, with the ticket tax on longer flights becoming higher than that on shorter flights. The agreement does not explicitly specify what the incoming cabinet considers a ‘short’ or a ‘long-haul’ flight.
03 May 2024
On the 2nd of May 2024, a scaled version of a large passenger aircraft with distributed electric propulsion undertook its maiden flight. Further testing will follow to qualify and measure its dynamic flying behaviour, aimed at understanding the advantages of this Distributed Electric Propulsion technology for large passenger aircraft. A reduction of 20% energy consumption should be feasible for the full-scale aircraft.
11 March 2024
The Clean Sky 2 Coordination and Support Action TRANSCEND (Technology Review of Alternative and Novel Sources of Clean Energy with Next-generation Drivetrains) identifies what alternative energy sources for aviation and novel aircraft propulsion methods can help mitigate climate change and achieve the environmental goals for 2050. Additionally, as we progress towards 2050 roadmaps and strategic recommendations for alternative energy sources and novel propulsion techniques have been developed to ensure that the potential contributions become reality.
11 March 2024
Leading edge manufacturing by fibre placement with dry fibres and with prepregs
28 February 2024
Co-funded by the European Commission the COMPASS project aims to revolutionise the remanufacturing of end-of-life parts into high quality components. This will lead to significant resource savings and promote a circular economy approach in the aerospace and automotive industries.
12 January 2024
I will confess right away: I’m not much of a Lubach fan. However justified his coverage of topics, and regardless of how well the editors often research these topics, the jokes and effects do more harm than good with me.
11 January 2024
Aerospace companies, centres of expertise, manufacturing industry, sector organisations and unions presented their joint vision of the future of aviation today. Through ten concrete commitments, we are playing our part in creating a future-proof aviation sector for all Dutch people. Together with the Dutch people, political circles, partners and sector players, the thirty-one parties are aiming to use these commitments as the foundations for creating a common action agenda for making Dutch aviation cleaner, quieter and more robust. Following on from that, the Dutch aerospace manufacturing industry has produced further details of one of the commitments.
