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Catalina Aircraft To Design Flying Boat in Vero Beach

Facility will be shared with aerospace and technology start-ups

August 14, 2026

Catalina Spar flying boat rendering

Horten Puts Flying Wing Aircraft Design Up For Sale

German blended-wing developer opts not to pursue project

August 14, 2026

HX-2 demonstrator in flight

Senate Dems Urge Probe into DHS Purchase of 12 Aircraft

Purchase includes four Gulfstreams and eight Boeings

Regulations and Government

August 14, 2026

Gulfstream G700

Pilatus Opens Center To Expand Composite Use

$123 million center is most expensive Pilatus facility investment yet

August 14, 2026

Pilatus Aircraft composites center

Videos

GE Aerospace Saab 340B Hybrid-Electric Test Bed Aircraft Flies at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow

GE Aerospace claims this aircraft has completed the first hybrid-electric flights above 30,000 feet.

GE Aerospace Saab 340B hybrid-electric aircraft flying at Farnborough Airshow 2026

Inside the Bombardier Global 8000 Flying Debut & Defense Strategy at FIA 2026

How the Global 8000 made it into the flying display and how it fits into the defense portfolio

Bombardier Global 8000 taking off at Farnborough International Airshow 2026

USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Flying Display at the Farnborough Airshow 2026

The multirole fighter impresses the crowds with its manueverability and speed.

Lockheed Martin F-35A flying at 2026 Farnborough Airshow

Bombardier's Global 8000 Makes Flying Display Debut at Farnborough Airshow

The display showcases the aircraft's low speed capabilities.

Bombardier Global 8000 in flying display at Farnborough Airshow 2026

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Noemi Taps Seaplane Demand in India and Philippines

Indian officials are reportedly willing to encourage new seaplane services

August 14, 2026

Noemi electric seaplane

Beta Is Turning Its eVTOL Competitors into Customers

Component sales boosted Beta’s second-quarter revenue

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

August 14, 2026

Two Beta Technologies Alia CX300 electric aircraft fly over an airport at sunrise while an Alia A250 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft is parked on the tarmac below.

Beta's eVTOL Goes Hybrid To Fly Farther on Defense Missions

The MV250 is equipped with a GE turbogenerator that can produce one megawatt of power.

August 13, 2026

Beta Technologies MV250 hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft at Farnborough Airshow 2026

MEBAA: 100+ Exhibitors Expected for December Dubai Show

Organizers say Gulfstream, Bombardier, Dassault will exhibit in Dubai

August 13, 2026

MEBAA 2024 show

Heart Aerospace Flies X1 Electric Demonstrator Aircraft

X1 demonstrator largest all-electric aircraft ever flown

August 13, 2026

Heart X1 flying over lake at sunset

Vertical Extends Cash Runway with Fresh eVTOL Funding

UK group says it will complete Valo eVTOL’s critical design review this year

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

August 13, 2026

Vertical Aerospace at Farnborough air show

Ultralight eVTOL Joins 911 Response in Rural N.C.

Paramedic pilot reached one patient 20 minutes before the ambulance

August 13, 2026

A Pivotal BlackFly in Hyde County Emergency Services livery, N909HB, sits on grass beside a rural driveway.

Joby To Buy Dayton Defense Firm in $500 Million Deal

Resonant Sciences will absorb Joby’s hybrid and autonomy programs

August 12, 2026

JoeBen Bevirt and J. Micah North stand outside Resonant’s headquarters

Air To Build eVTOL Aircraft at Florida’s SunTrax Hub

Israeli start-up will make SunTrax its U.S. headquarters

Regulations and Government

August 11, 2026

Ron DeSantis speaks beside the two-seat Air One eVTOL aircraft at SunTrax

Synerjet Navigates Latin America’s Growing Bizav Market

Region is not a monolith, so it requires a country-by-country approach

Maintenance and Modifications

August 11, 2026

Embraer Racks Up Record Performances in Second Quarter

Executive Jets revenues, backlog, and deliveries grew in Q2

August 10, 2026

Embraer Praetor 500E

Thornton Aviation Backs Sea Aviation Transplant Fleet

Time-critical missions leave little room for maintenance delays

Maintenance and Modifications

August 10, 2026

Sea Aviation personnel with a Hawker jet

Altea Guide Advises on Aircraft Sales Prep

Guide helps prepare owners on considerations they need to be ready for when they put their aircraft on the market

August 10, 2026

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Honda Aircraft Celebrates 20 Years

Certification took place in 2015, and 275 HondaJets have now been delivered

Honda Aircraft associates celebrate 20th anniversary

Airbus and Boeing Aim to Accelerate Composite Manufacturing

The aerospace groups are investing in alternatives to current autoclave technology

Airbus composite wing manufacturing

Ampaire Trials Hybrid-electric Flights in Utah

Company plans to convert Cessna Grand Caravans for freight and passenger services

Ampaire EEL hybrid-electric technology demonstrator

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