Aircraft

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Bombardier Continues Evolution with New Brand Identity

The 'Bombardier Mach' logo recognizes ambitious plans for the future while nodding to the past

Bombardier Global 8000 rebrand

Japanese Charter Service Signs Deal with Eve for 50 eVTOL Aircraft

AirX plans eVTOL charter flights and sightseeing tours in Tokyo

Beta Achieves Piloted eVTOL Aircraft Transition Flights

Alia 250 eVTOL prototype aircraft achieves key transition from hover to cruise flight

Beta Technologies' Alia 250 eVTOL flies across a partly cloudy sky

Daher Commemorates Margrit Waltz's 960th Ferry Flight

The 960th flight involved a trip in a TBM 960

Ferry pilot Margrit Waltz and Nicolas Chabbert, the CEO of Daher's Aircraft Division at Aero Friedrichshafen (Photo: Daher/JMB)

Embraer KC-390 Military Transport Flying Display at Farnborough Airshow

Embraer KC-390 Military Transport Flying Display at Farnborough Airshow

Airbus A400M Atlas Flying Display at Farnborough Airshow

Airbus A400M Atlas Flying Display at Farnborough Airshow

Airbus Debuts A220, Rebranding the Bombardier CSeries Airliner

Airbus Debuts A220, Rebranding the Bombardier CSeries Airliner

Lockheed Martin LM-100J Does a Loop in its Flying Display at Farnborough Airshow

Lockheed Martin LM-100J Does a Loop in its Flying Display at Farnborough Airshow

Electra Wins $1.9 Million Army Contract for Wind Tunnel Tests

Small Business Innovation Research contract explores blown-wing tech

Electra eSTOL vehicle

IADA Reports Jump in Q1 Preowned Bizcraft Transactions

253 preowned business aircraft transactions closed in Q1, up from 239 in the first three months of 2023

Daher TBM 960 in flight

Embraer Reaches Highest Bizjet Deliveries in 8 Years

The company has implemented a plan to mitigate its annual Q4 delivery rush

Embraer Phenom 300 on Runway

Aura Aero Secures First Integral E Customer in Norway

Norges Luftsportforbund will use the electric airplane to tow gliders

Aura Aero and Norges Luftsportforbund

Bell Mexico Delivers 800th Helicopter Cabin

The Chihuahua facility manufactures structures and components for a variety of Bell rotorcraft

Bell Mexico helicopter cabin manufacturing

EPA: U.S. Business Jet and Turboprop CO2 Emissions Down 38% since 2005

Emissions fell despite a 23% increase in flight hours

Sustainability and Environment

Gulfstream G650 engine

Gulfstream To Exhibit at AeroExpo in Mexico

The move furthers the airframer's focus on smaller regional aviation shows

Gulfstream G600 in flight

Lilium Kicks Off eVTOL Battery Pack Production

Assembly has begun in a factory at Lilium’s headquarters in Germany

Lilium's eVTOL battery packs are assembled in a factory at the company's headquarters

IADA Grows Global Footprint

The latest additions include an agreement with the African Business Aviation Association

Pilatus PC-24 flying over Africa

Axis Building King Air 90GTx Flight Sim for INCAS

Company has finished flight testing campaign to gather data for simulator

Regulations and Government

Axis' King Air 90GTx used for flight sim data acquisition

HondaJet with Stormy Past To Hit the Market

After five years of inactivity, the HondaJet will return to the factory for maintenance

Honda et formerly owned by disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti

Vref: Preowned Bizjet Market in Adjustment Period

High interest rates, election insecurities, and global economy weigh on used business jet sales

webhawker

Wilbur Air Will Operate Electra's eSTOL Aircraft in Australia

The operator is a spinoff from AAM infrastructure group Skyportz

A digital rendering of a Wilbur Air Electra eSTOL aircraft

Argus: Business Aircraft Ops Continue Slide in March but April Improving

Globally, worldwide business aircraft operations were off YOY by 3.7 percent in March

Embraer Praetor 600

Daher Ramping Up TBM, Kodiak Production

Company plans to deliver 60 TBMs and 25 Kodiaks this year

Kodiak production in Sandpoint, Idaho

FutureFlight.aero Merges with AINonline.com News Platform

Platform provides comprehensive coverage of the advanced air mobility sector and more