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UK Indefinitely Detains Two Russian-owned Private Jets

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that a Global 6500 and a Citation Latitude owned by Eugene Shvidler have now been seized by the UK government.

Aircraft

March 28, 2022

Bombardier Delivers Final Production Learjet

Northern Jet Management took delivery of the Learjet 75, which marked the end of Learjet production.

Aircraft

March 28, 2022

Eve's Post-merger Capital Expected To Near $600M

Eve Urban Air Mobility now expects to raise nearly $600 million from its pending merger with Zanite Acquisition Corp. and subsequent IPO.

Aircraft

March 25, 2022

EFW’s A320 Passenger-to-freighter Conversion Earns EASA STC

Elbe Flugzeugwerke gains certification for its A320P2F less than four months after first flight.

Aircraft

March 24, 2022

Videos

Flying the New Cessna Citation Latitude Business Jet

Flying the New Cessna Citation Latitude Business Jet

Aircraft

April 30, 2015

Piper Expands M-Class With New M600 and M350

Piper Expands M-Class With New M600 and M350

Aircraft

April 17, 2015

Bell's 525 Relentless is Fast Approaching First Flight

Bell's 525 Relentless is Fast Approaching First Flight

Aircraft

April 1, 2015

HondaJet Nears Delivery After Provisional FAA Certification

HondaJet Nears Delivery After Provisional FAA Certification

Aircraft

March 31, 2015

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Recorder Recovered from Doomed China Eastern 737

Search crews have yet to determine whether the heavily damaged recorder recovered from the destroyed China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 is an FDR or CVR.

Accidents

March 23, 2022

Amid Bizav Surge Fractional HondaJet Operator Volato Takes Off

Amid Bizav Surge Fractional HondaJet Operator Volato Takes Off

Aircraft

March 23, 2022

Air Greenland To Acquire Vertical Aerospace VX4s from Avolon

Avolon and Air Greenland partner to bring zero-emissions air travel to the region.

Aircraft

March 22, 2022

Electric Aviation Pioneers Like Joby Want to Transform Air Travel With eVTOL Aircraft

Electric Aviation Pioneers Like Joby Want to Transform Air Travel With eVTOL Aircraft

Aircraft

March 22, 2022

Large Used Bizjets Lead 12-month Increases in Values

A Sandhills Global report also shows year-over-year valuation increases across all other bizjet categories.

Aircraft

March 18, 2022

Dassault Wraps Up Falcon 6X Cold-weather Testing

Dassault Aviation remains on track for 6X certification later this year.

Aircraft

March 17, 2022

Deutsche Aircraft’s 328eco Gets Boost from Norway

Norway’s North Energy Cluster will create the SAF infrastructure to help realize Deutsche Aircraft’s ambitions to develop a new D328 regional airliner.

Aircraft

March 17, 2022

Novakovic: Gulfstream Will Weather Russia Sanctions

Gulfstream Aerospace will be able to manage through the Russia sanctions, but sister company Jet Aviation will be slightly more affected.

Aircraft

March 17, 2022

Textron Buying Pipistrel To Boost Electric Aviation Plans

Textron will make further investments in European electric aircraft maker Pipistrel, which will be the foundation for its new eAviation division.

Aircraft

March 17, 2022

Delta Air Lines, Airbus To Partner on Hydrogen Power

An MOU announced Thursday calls for Delta and Airbus to collaborate on the introduction of a hydrogen-powered airliner in the U.S. by 2035.

Aircraft

March 17, 2022

Unleaded Avgas Effort Kicks Into Gear

The Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions initiative held a meeting March 16-17 to advance the elimination of lead from avgas.

Aircraft

March 17, 2022

Eve Steps Up Miami UAM Plans, Nets 200-unit Order

Embraer Eve has announced plans to prepare the way for urban air mobility flights in the Miami area with local operator Global Crossing Airlines.

Aircraft

March 16, 2022

Germany to Buy F-35 Fighters for Nuclear Sharing Role

Having earlier discarded the U.S. F-35 fighter, Germany is once again looking to the aircraft to carry out its nuclear commitment to the NATO alliance.

Aircraft

March 15, 2022

Brazil Frax Amaro To Take 12 More Pilatus T-props, Jets

Brazil-based fractional aircraft provider Amaro Aviation has inked a $98 million deal with Synerjet for eight Pilatus PC-12NGXs and four PC-24s.

Aircraft

March 15, 2022

RAF Selects Falcon 900LX for BAe 146 Replacement

Two Dassault Falcon 900LX tri-jets will transport UK senior defense and government officials, and occasionally members of the Royal family.

Aircraft

March 15, 2022

RAF Selects Falcon 900LX for BAe 146 Replacement

Two Dassault Falcon 900LX tri-jets will transport UK senior defense and government officials, and occasional members of the Royal family.

Aircraft

March 15, 2022