Aircraft
Do228 NXT Demonstrator Debuts at Farnborough Show
Vintage twin turboprop has modernized cabin and cockpit
General Atomics AeroTec Systems (GA-ATS) Do228 NXT
General Atomics AeroTec Systems new Do228 NXT special missions demonstrator aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow 2026. © David McIntosh/AIN

General Atomics AeroTec Systems (GA-ATS) has brought its new Do228 NXT special missions demonstrator aircraft to the Farnborough show weeks after rolling out the refitted airframe at the ILA Berlin show in June. In a major upgrade to the 1980s-era twin turboprop, the NXT features a new cabin and cockpit and gives prospective customers multiple equipment options.

In fact, this particular Do228 is coming home to the UK. For more than 40 years, the Dornier model was in service with various operators in the country, including regional airlines and fishery patrols. Most recently, it was owned by hydrogen-electric propulsion innovator ZeroAvia as a test aircraft based at Cotswold Airport.