Airplanes could soon be going hybrid, too

The hybrid approach has the advantage of being compatible with existing airframes.
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Rolls-Royce hybrid jet engine targets a 30% cut in flight emissions

Rolls-Royce is developing a hybrid jet engine designed to reduce flight emissions by roughly 30%, a target that places the British manufacturer squarely in a high-stakes race among engine makers to ...
Travel Weekly

Delta partners with Maeve on the development of a hybrid regional jet

Maeve's MJ 500 jet will have a hybrid-electric engine that provides electric power assistance during low-altitude operations. Photo Credit: Maeve Aerospace Delta will partner with Netherlands-based ...
Aviation Week Network

GE Hybrid-Electric Evaluation Paves Way For Flight Tests

GE Aerospace is moving toward flight tests of a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine system on a modified Saab 340B testbed following the completion of ground tests of the propulsion system at the ...
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Delta's Future Hybrid Jet Cuts Fuel Costs by 40 Percent, Maeve Aerospace Will Build It

It doesn't seem to matter how powerful jet engine technology becomes; the cost of air travel doesn't seem to be coming down any time soon. But that doesn't mean de facto flagship airlines like Delta ...
Flightglobal

ATR outlines potential mild-hybrid engine architecture for future Evo twin-turboprop

ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada will investigate a “mild hybrid” version of PW127XT engine for the airframer’s proposed Evo upgrade of its regional turboprop, augmenting an enhanced version of the ...
Flying

NASA, GE Test Hybrid Engine for Next Decade of Flight

NASA and GE Aerospace successfully began ground testing a hybrid-electric engine demonstrator designed to achieve 10 percent fuel savings for single-aisle aircraft. This key milestone in NASA's Hybrid ...