Sustainability and Environment
Aerospace Technology Institute Awards Honor Innovators
ZeroAvia, Vertical Aerospace, and Rolls-Royce were among the award winners
GKN Ascend team
The Ascend project, led by GKN Aerospace, was among the winners in the 2024 Aerospace Technology Institute awards.

The UK’s Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) has honored half a dozen companies and projects for their contributions to technology and innovation. The awards, which were handed out at the ATI conference last week, specifically highlighted contributions to achieving net-zero carbon in aviation, as well as teamwork and collaboration.

ZeroAvia won in the Project of the Year category for its HyFlyer II program to convert existing regional airliners to hydrogen propulsion. The team award went to the Ascend project, led by GKN Aerospace, which is focused on accelerating the use of composite materials and other new manufacturing processes to support a new generation of more energy-efficient aircraft.