Farnborough Air Show

A plane is being refueled on the tarmac at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac by a fueler Thursday, October 14, 2021.

Earlier that day, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined local aviation and environmental leaders at a press conference to discuss the critical role Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) play in the transition to a greener, carbon neutral economy at the airport. SAFs are environmentally friendly alternatives to petroleum based jet fuel made from feedstocks such as oil seeds, wood waste, used cooking oil, and algae that can be used directly in existing aircraft.

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July 23, 2022 at 6:30 am

Scorched by climate change, the aviation industry mobilizes for sustainable fuel

Addressing climate change with decarbonized flight depends on creating an industrial infrastructure to produce large quantities of Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

In their basement workshop, Newport High rocketry team member Rose Liu, right, prepares a parachute to be packed into one of their rockets. At left are team members Minghan Sun, Vanu Rao and Ethan Luo. The Newport High School rocketry team took home the first place prize at the National Rocketry Challenge last month, and will be heading to London, leaving Seattle late July to compete against three other countries at the international competition. The rockets are designed and built from scratch, meant to travel hundreds of feet in the air while carrying eggs — and landing without breaking them. 220789

July 22, 2022 at 5:31 pm

Bellevue-based rocket champions finish second at Farnborough’s international competition

Here's how the U.S. champs from Newport High took second place in the international event, even after their flight came up 70 feet short due...

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One of the 12 rotors that provide vertical lift on the Wisk prototype air taxi on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. The aircraft also has a pusher propeller at the rear for forward motion. The wing rotors lock into place along the flow of the air when flying horizontally.

July 22, 2022 at 6:34 am

Flying cars are all over the Farnborough Air Show. Will they take off? WATCH

Venture capital dollars have poured into flying taxi projects, and Boeing is all in. At Farnborough, there was excited speculation but no actual flying.

Eviation CTO Lior Zivan, far right, talks next to the all-electric Alice aircraft before a taxi text in Arlington, Wash. Friday, February, 25, 2022. 219662

July 20, 2022 at 4:04 pm

Seattle-based aerospace company makes Moses Lake a proving ground for new electric airplane projects

AeroTEC is working on four electric airplane projects out of Moses Lake. CEO Lee Human talked to potential customers at the Farnborough Airshow.

July 20, 2022 at 6:59 am

WA state aerospace supplier hit hard by downturn prepares for future | Farnborough Air Show

Sekisui Aerospace's CEO describes the dramatic shrinking and rebirth of the company, which makes cabin interior parts and ducting in Renton and Sumner.

Guillaume Faury, chief executive officer of Airbus SE, Bloomberg Television interview on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK, on Monday, July 18, 2022. The airshow, one of the biggest events in the global aerospace industry, runs through July 22. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg

July 19, 2022 at 5:26 pm

Airbus brushes off Boeing sales at Farnborough Air Show

Boeing left the Farnborough Air Show with 147 plane orders. Airbus had just 12. Here's why the Airbus CEO made a joke about the sales.

July 19, 2022 at 9:06 am

Supply-chain troubles No. 1 talking point at Farnborough Airshow

The pain is felt industrywide because of labor shortages, inflation and shipping disruptions worsened by COVID-19 lockdowns and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Stan Deal, chief executive officer of commercial airplanes with the Boeing Co., during a Bloomberg Television interview on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK, on Monday, July 18, 2022. The airshow, one of the biggest events in the global aerospace industry, runs through July 22. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg

July 18, 2022 at 5:37 pm

Boeing exec outlines Puget Sound's place in company’s engineering landscape

Boeing's commercial airplane boss says the Puget Sound region remains important to the company despite no immediate plans to launch a new passenger airplane.

A Boeing 777X plane takes off at the Farnborough Air Show fair in Farnborough, England, on Monday, July 18, 2022. Some 1200 exhibitors from around the world will show their newest developments in Future Flight, Space, Defence, Innovation, Sustainability and Workforce from July 18 until July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) FAS104 FAS104

July 18, 2022 at 3:05 pm

Boeing youth and experience come together to fly the 777X and 737 MAX 10 at Farnborough VIEW

On a tour inside the 777-9X and 737 MAX 10 airplanes at Farnborough, Boeing workers talked enthusiastically about their work on flight test airplanes.

A Boing 737 is ready for take off at the Farnborough Air Show fair in Farnborough, England, Monday, July 18, 2022. Some 1191 exhibitors from around the world show their newest developments in Future Flight, Space, Defence, Innovation, Sustainability and Workforce from July 18th until July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) FAS108 FAS108

July 18, 2022 at 8:38 am

Delta, Boeing confirm big 737 MAX order after 11-year ‘drought’

Delta ordered 100 Boeing MAX 10s at the Farnborough Air Show and signed up for options to buy 30 more. Delta said the sale marks...

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