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.

King Airs, Light Jets Anchor Textron Aviation in LatAm

Brazil alone has more than 760 King Airs in operation

A King Air at LABACE 2026

Noemi Details Firefighting Role For Amphibious Aircraft

Manoeuvrable multi-mission concept could carry up to four tons of water

Yellow and red Noemi rendering scooping water from lake

FAA Finally Issues Type Certificate For Boeing 737 Max

Approval of the Boeing narrowbody has come around seven years later than expected

Boeing 737 Max 7 single-aisle airliner

Daher Delivers First TBM 980 for a Brazilian Customer

Entrepreneur will use the six-seat single turboprop to fly between ranches

Daher Aircraft TBM 980

Chinese Comac 919 Airliner Flies at the Dubai Airshow

The C919 made its Middle East debut at the 2025 Dubai Airshow.

December 2, 2025

Comac C919 airliner flying at 2025 Dubai Airshow

UAE Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000-9 Fighter Flies at Dubai Airshow

The 2000-9 variant represents the most advanced iteration of the Mirage.

December 2, 2025

UAE Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000-9 flying at Dubai Airshow 2025

Airbus A350-1000 Airliner Flies at the Dubai Airshow

Airbus's largest version of its widebody airliner can carry a maximum of 410 passengers.

December 2, 2025

Airbus A350-1000 airliner flying at Dubai Airshow 2025

UAE F-16 Block 60 Fighter Jet Flies at the Dubai Airshow

The Block 60 version of the F-16 is the most advanced in the world.

December 1, 2025

UAE Air Force F-16 flying at Dubai Airshow 2025

Leonardo CEO Eyes Expedited GCAP Entry Into Service

Accelerated timeline would likely impact initial air combat capabilities

Edgewing/GCAP

Project SEAN Trials Electric Flights For Scotland

Government-funded consortium to aims to connect remote communities

Sustainability and Environment

Supply-chain Woes Persist, but Critical Delays Ebbing

JetNet webinar analysts see supply-chain progress, but parts issues still pervade

A Gulfstream G700 in flight at twilight

IAI Joins Merlin’s Push To Automate Cargo Aircraft

Condor program gains a freighter conversion partner

Maintenance and Modifications

Four blue-and-white IAI converted freighters parked on an airport ramp, with a Boeing 777-300ERSF in the foreground

AINsight: The Fuzzy Math of Preowned Business Jet Values

Some seven-year-old jets have not depreciated at all

Elevate Jet Challenger business jet

Air India Backs SkyDrive Emergency Medical eVTOL Plans

Partners say eVTOLs could accelerate response times in crowded Indian cities

SkyDrive plans eVTOL medical flights in India

Gulfstream Bizjet Sales, Deliveries Continue To Soar

Sales in the first half of 2026 are highest since 2022

Gulfstream G700 in flight

Gulfstream G700 Beats L.A.-Farnborough Record

Gulfstream said the record adds to a growing list of city-pair records

A Gulfstream G700 in flight at twilight

Bombardier Results Strengthen on Globals, Services

Services, backlog climb to record levels

Bombardier G8000

Airbus Balances Shareholder Returns and New Aircraft

Rival Boeing arguably claimed bragging rights at the Farnborough International show

Airbus A350-1000

IAI Unveils ‘Ellyon’ ISTAR Platform

Bizjet-based anti-jamming and intelligence-gathering capability revealed

Heavily modified Global 6500 in flight with side fairings and nose radome

MOSAIC Opens Doors to IMC-capable Van’s Aircraft RV-12

First airplane delivered under the new rules at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

Richard VanGrunsven and Tom Snow

Piper Adding Service Center, Helping Robinson with R88

Both companies are collaborating on advanced metal-forming and tooling design

Aura CEO Jeremy Caussade and Piper Aircraft president and CEO John Calcagno

Textron Aviation’s CJ3 Gen3 Takes to Skies

CJ3 Gen3 flew for nearly two hours

Textron Aviation Cessna Citation CJ3 G3

Dassault Falcon Manufacturing Halted by Forest Fires

Dassault has moved some “sensitive equipment” from other facilities near Bordeaux

Dassault Mérignac factory

Embraer's KC-390 Millennium Airlifter Flies at the Farnborough Airshow 2026

The aircraft has been adopted by 11 countries so far.

Embraer KC-390 flying at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow