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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 ...
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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 ...
AOL

Next-generation jet engine converts electricity directly into thrust

The world’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels, especially for transportation, has left a deep mark on both the planet and public health. Burning these fuels releases a flood of greenhouse gases, which ...
Motor Trend

A New Kind of Hybrid: Aramco’s Radical Powertrain Reimagines Things With Cost-Effective Retro-Tech

Aramco? Isn’t that the Saudi Arabian Oil Company—aka “the world’s largest oil producer”? What is it doing designing a Dedicated Hybrid Engine (DHE) powertrain? Well, it’s heavily vested in keeping ...