Charlotte Bailey
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Freelance writer for AIN.

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Aircraft

Canada’s Fighter Debate Reopens Door for Gripen

Targeted rate of 36 units a year dependant on increased industrial collaboration
Gripen E
Aircraft

Flying Fish To Soar in Singapore Waters

Singaporean ferry operator BatamFast will operate the Airfish maritime vessel
Chua Choon Leng and Jeffrey Lam
Aircraft

Boeing Confident 777X Will Be Certified This Year

Upcoming widebody will help meet record-setting aircraft demand in southeast Asia
Boeing 777X
Aircraft

Comac Signs Order for Six C909 Firefighters

Chinese OEM sets sights on Southeast Asian market with multiple aircraft variants
Comac C919
Rotorcraft

Singaporean eVTOL Maker Aims To Inspire National Aerospace Industry

NTU team developing Singapore’s first domestically-produced aircraft
Singapore evtol
Avionics

Honeywell Expands IntuVue RDR-7000 Radar Capabilities

Technology extended to enable ground-based detection
Honeywell radar against blank background
Aircraft

Embraer C-390 Building Momentum in Asia

Fleet modernization presents opportunity for 180 new aircraft in the next two decades
Embraer KC-390 at Singapore Airshow 2026
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

ST Engineering Debuts New Medium-lift UAS

Company’s largest autonomous cargo carrier to date is expecting certification in two years
Dt Engineering DrN-600
Engines

ST Engineering Unveils Bizav Thrust Reverser Demonstrator

Experimental technology intended to complement existing engine nacelle capabilities
St Engineering thrust reverser
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Airbus Drones Make Singapore Airshow Debut

Flexrotor, Sirtap, and Aliaca join conventional crewed platforms on display
Airbus Sirtap drone
Rotorcraft

Military Refurbishment Boosts Bell’s APAC Business

Bell 505 sales grow as operators modernize legacy 412 fleets
Orange and grey Bell 505 helicopter outside hangar
Aircraft

Royal Australian Air Force Retires Eight Heritage Aircraft

No. 100 Squadron’s fleet shrinks following a ‘comprehensive review’
RAAF Gloster Meteor F.8 in flight
Regulations and Government

U.S. Approves Sale of Four Boeing P-8 Poseidons to Singapore

Reconnaissance aircraft would replace aging Fokker 50 fleet
Korean P-8 Poseidon in flight
Airlines

QantasLink Fleet Refurbishment To Include Three E190s

Acquisition of up to 14 E-Jets complements extensive cabin refurbishments
Airborne E190 in Qantas livery
Aircraft

A321XLR Drives Innovation at Airbus’ Hamburg Factory

Extra-long-range narrowbody disrupts markets and production processes
A321XLR production line in Hamburg
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Orders Climb 20% in 2025

Military market share rises to 28% as yearly orders total 544 aircraft
Airbus H140 helicopter
Charter & Fractional

Luxaviation One To Expand Team in U.S.

Newly appointed U.S. managing director will help grow subsidiary’s presence in charter market
Luxaviation One
Aircraft

Volocopter Chases Approval of Light Sports eVTOL Aircraft

Diamond subsidiary still seeking type certification for VoloCity model
Volocopter 2X eVTOL
Rotorcraft

AeroGulf Plans to Buy Up to 20 SkyDrive eVTOL Aircraft

Dubai helicopter charter operator outlines provisional framework for eVTOL aircraft acquisition
View over Osaka harbour from an onboard camera of the SD-05 eVTOL
Airlines

Air Charter Scotland Starts First Scheduled Services

Charter provider picks up key regional route following collapse of Eastern Airways
Crew at airport next to sign
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Flies Proteus Naval Autonomous Helicopter

Proteus technology demonstrator could augment existing crewed military platforms in anti-submarine missions
Proteus helicopter sitting on tarmac, grass in foreground
Aircraft

Beyond Aero Completes First H2 Bizjet Wind Tunnel Tests

Scale model testing to help validate hydrogen-electric business jet design
BYA-1 scale model in wind tunnel
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Windracers' Ultra Drone Range Extended To 2,000 Kilometers

Uncrewed platform's payload will be doubled to 200 kilograms
Windracers drone on illuminated plinth at London unveiling event
Maintenance and Modifications

Gama Aviation Gets Extended Mx, Paint Shop Capabilities

UK Part 145 MRO approval for Learjet aircraft joined by new helicopter paint shop
White helicopter in white room
Regulations and Government

Greek Civil Aviation Authority Chief Resigns

Air navigation crisis management team also formed to support system modernization
Representatives standing at Eurocontrol HQ
Safety

ICAO Introduces New and Improved Volcanic Ash Forecast

Two of nine specialist centers worldwide are now supplying upgraded information
Global chart designated by ash forecasting regions
Charter & Fractional

ACC: Taxation Most Immediate Cost Driver for Air Charter

Robust worldwide demand continues to be impacted by regional operational differences, especially in Europe
Two people with suitcases walking towards white aeroplane
Rotorcraft

Matthieu Louvot Tapped To Helm Airbus Helicopters

New appointment to take effect April 1
Airbus H140 second prototype first flight
Safety

Aerothrive Awarded EASA Accreditation

Multinational team of aviation experts recognized as ‘Qualified Entity’ by European regulator
Girl looking at full-motion flight simulator
Airports

Gulfstream G500, G600 Get EASA Steep-approach Nods

European permissions augment FAA approvals received in 2023 and 2024
Gulfstream G500 and G600