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Hermeus To Fly Hypersonic Small Vehicle Next Year

The autonomous vehicle will be used to test the Hermeus combined cycle engine based on the GE J85 at it eyes a passenger version by 2029.

AINsight: The Year Is Flying By

While inventory of preowned business aircraft is low, if an airplane fits your needs now, don’t wait to buy.

Electric Aircraft Must Be Quieter Than Current Aircraft To Be Accepted in Cities

Electric Aircraft Must Be Quieter Than Current Aircraft To Be Accepted in Cities

Boeing 737 Max Heads to China Seeking to End Grounding

Flight testing of a 737 Max is expected to start in China on August 11 with a view to allowing the airliner to resume commercial service in the country.

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Qatar Grounds More A350 Widebodies Over Fuselage Issues

Qatar Airways is replacing grounded A350s with A330s, while it seeks to resolve what it says is an ongoing quality issue with manufacturer Airbus.

Gol Refreshes Narrowbody Fleet With 737 Max Lease Package

The Brazilian airline is replacing Boeing 737 NGs with the Max in order to cut operating costs and emissions, while also having more fleet flexibility.

Bombardier Begins Smart Link Plus Box Installs

The installations begin following FAA certification of the Smart Link Plus box for Challenger 300 and 350 twinjets.

Bombardier Smart Link Plus

Cessna SkyCourier Makes Public Debut at EAA AirVenture 2021

Cessna SkyCourier Makes Public Debut at EAA AirVenture 2021

Jet It Brings a Fractional-share HondaJet to EAA AirVenture

Jet It Brings a Fractional-share HondaJet to EAA AirVenture

Bell Unveils Military HSVTOL Vehicle Concepts

Bell’s vision is for a family of military air vehicles that can achieve speeds beyond those offered by the company’s current tiltrotor technology.

Pilatus Takes PC-24 on Video Tour

The three-part video series is an attempt to bring the aircraft to customers while travel restrictions remain ongoing.

Textron Aviation Delivers Air Ambulance Sovereign

Amref Flying Doctors operates a fleet comprising Cessna Citation twinjets and a Beechcraft King Air.

Product Support Survey 2021, Part 1: Aircraft

Dassault Aviation held the top spot for business jets

Brazil's Azul Joins Carriers Planning eVTOL Service

Azul has agreed to buy 220 all-electric Lilium Jets, but it is not the only airline with intentions to operate eVTOL aircraft in commercial service.

Analysis: Bombardier Dominates Russia, CIS Markets

Bombardier's Global and Challenger models account for 30 percent of the Russia/Commonwealth of Independent States business jet fleet.

Norse Atlantic Inks Lease Deal With BOC Aviation for Six 787s

The Norwegian start-up has secured 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners as it prepares to launch low-cost transatlantic services.

VISTA Testbed becomes X-62A, Joins Skyborg Effort

The long-serving variable-stability testbed and research platform is being recruited to the Skyborg autonomous low-cost air vehicle development effort.

Dassault Selects GE for Falcon 10X Power Distribution

GE Aviation says its next-generation primary and solid-state secondary electrical power distribution and control system offers weight savings.

AINsight: By Gosh, It’s Oshkosh!

The first EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show since the last one in 2019 attracted huge crowds and record-breaking numbers of aircraft.

No Pilot On Board, But Autonomous Aircraft Can Still Fly Safely - FutureFlight Explainer

No Pilot On Board, But Autonomous Aircraft Can Still Fly Safely - FutureFlight Explainer

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