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.

Gulfstream Ups G700's Range, Speed, and Comfort

Twinjet can now fly 7,750 nm and at speeds up to Mach 0.935

September 6, 2023

Gulfstream G700

Bringing Lear 003 Back To Flight

Lear Jet preservation group vying to restore first-delivered Learjet

September 5, 2023

Lear 23-003, N2007, at delivery (Photo: Classic Learjet Foundation)

Aerox Parent Company Acquires Fluid Power

Acquisition expands breadth of company's aerospace oxygen products

September 5, 2023

Sample of Aerox Oxygen Systems' product lineup

Gulfstream To Make Malaysian Airshow Debut

Company displaying G280 and G600 at Asia-Pacific event

September 5, 2023

Gulfstream G600

Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Performs Validation Flight at Paris Air Show 2017

Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Performs Validation Flight at Paris Air Show 2017

Airbus’s A400M Atlas Performs Validation Flight at Paris Air Show 2017

Airbus’s A400M Atlas Performs Validation Flight at Paris Air Show 2017

Pilatus PC-24 Business Jet In Production, Nearing Certification

Pilatus PC-24 Business Jet In Production, Nearing Certification

New Russian Irkut MC-21 Narrowbody Airliner Makes First Flight

New Russian Irkut MC-21 Narrowbody Airliner Makes First Flight

Legacy Tales: Lear Jet 23—Birth of a Legend

The Lear Jet 23 legacy spans thousands of aircraft

September 1, 2023

Lear Jet 23 hanging in the National Air and Space Museum

Armless Pilot To Fly Around the World

Jessica Cox inspires and advocates for disabled pilots

September 1, 2023

Jessica Cox armless pilot

AINsight: What Bothers You Most?

Almost every problem has a proactive solution

September 1, 2023

NBAA 2017 static

Propeller Fault Caused Vertical's eVTOL Prototype Crash

Two more prototypes are under construction, and certification timeline is unchanged

August 31, 2023

Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL prototype crashed on August 9.

Aerocor Releases Updated Beechcraft Premier Fleet Report

Nearly 91% of Premier I/IA's produced are still in service

August 30, 2023

Deliveries, Billings Up in All GA Segments for 1H2023

GA delivery numbers show strong industry resiliency

August 29, 2023

Cirrus Vision Jet single-engine airplane

MAG Aero, L3Harris To Deliver ISR Globals for U.S. Army

Will provide bridge to future ISR aircraft

August 28, 2023

Athena-R Global 6500

NTSB: Maintenance Implicated in Fatal King Air C90 Crash

Recommended spar replacement would have prevented accident

Maintenance and Modifications

August 28, 2023

King Air spar crack

Falcon Operators Org Sets Next Event

IFAOA has more than 140 members

August 24, 2023

Dassault Falcon 7X (Photo: Dassault)

Daher Delivers Lifesaving AEDs in Idaho

Kodiaks deliver AEDs to remote airfields

August 24, 2023

Daher Kodiak on approach to unpaved airfield.

Textron Taps Shortt To Head eAviation Division

Scholl moves to helm Textron Specialized Vehicles

August 22, 2023

Kriya Shortt (Photo: Textron)

Dassault Falcon 6X Gets FAA, EASA Nods

First customer aircraft in final completions

August 22, 2023

Dassault Falcon 6X

Premier I Jet Crashes on Malaysian Highway, Killing 10

Aircraft crashed approaching Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport

August 18, 2023

Premier I Jet Crash on Malaysian Highway

European Charter Group Backs Vaeridion Electric Aircraft

Microliner could carry nine passengers up to 500 kilometers

August 18, 2023

Vaeridion Microliner electric aircraft

USAF Contract Boosts JetZero's Blended-wing Body Design

JetZero promises to halve fuel burn and emissions

Sustainability and Environment

August 17, 2023

JetZero's blended-wing body aircraft

XTI Seeks Inpixon Merger To Fund TriFan VTOL Aircraft

The turboshaft-powered aircraft would have longer range than eVTOLs

August 17, 2023

XTI's TriFan 600 VTOL aircraft