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.

Korean Leasing Group Signs For eViator Electric Aircraft

Nine-passenger commuter could support new regional routes in Asia

MD Aircraft MDA1 eViator with Solyu

Gulfstream G800 Goes the Distance on Record Flights

To date, Gulfstream aircraft have achieved 815 speed records fleet-wide

Gulfstream G800 logs more record flights

Flagship Ultra-Long-Range Private Jets: Gulfstream G700, Bombardier Global 8000, & Dassault Falcon 10X

Gulfstream, Bombardier, Dassault, and Airbus offer luxurious means of traveling the globe.

Gulfstream G700 at NBAA-BACE 2025

Ukraine Orders First 16 Saab Gripen E Fighters

Donated Swedish C/D variants in 2027 will precede delivery of new-build fighters

Gripen E airborne over Sweden

Step Aboard Qatar Executive's Gulfstream G700 Business Jet

Get a glimpse of Qatar's unique interior appointments.

Qatar Executive Gulfstream G700 at Paris Air Show

Beta Technologies' Alia CX300 Electric Aircraft Debuts at Paris Air Show

Republic Airways is the latest customer to receive an aircraft for testing.

Beta Technologies Alia CX300 at the Paris Air Show

Airbus A350-1000 Airliner Flies at the Paris Air Show

Competing against the Boeing 777, this airliner has a maximum capacity of 410 passengers.

Airbus A350-1000 taking off at Paris Air Show

Fouga CM170 Magister Flies at the Paris Air Show

This French classic is right at home at the Paris Air Show.

Fouga CM170 Magister jet aircraft flying at Paris Air Show

AIN Appoints New Editor for Leeham News and Analysis

Appointment marks next chapter for respected commercial aviation news source

Howard Hardee

AIN Roundtable—Managing Supply Chain through Overheated Demand

Surging demand across all sectors is unprecedented

Round Table July 2026

Embraer Praetor 500E Gets Nods from FAA, EASA, and ANAC

Deliveries of the upgraded twinjet are expected to begin in 2029

Embraer Praetor 500E

Toyota and Joby Start eVTOL Manufacturing Joint Venture

Toyota will be the majority owner of the production company

Joby and Toyota fly eVTOL aircraft

PC-6 Crashes in France, Killing Pilot and 10 Skydivers

French BEA investigators are probing the June 28 accident

Special Olympics Airlift Returns 800 Athletes Home

About 130 aircraft volunteered for Textron Aviation’s mission to transport athletes from games

The Special Olympics Airlift, held every four years, returned hundreds of athletes home from St. Paul aboard donated business jets, turboprops, and a Boeing 777.

GAMA Pushes for Industry Recognition in EC Strategy

Industry group submits policy white paper in response to EC call for evidence

Regulations and Government

Daher Aircraft TBM980

Flexjet Takes Its First G500, Boosting Gulfstream Fleet

G500s will eventually replace 32 in-service G450s at the fractional operator

Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Gulfstream G500

Deer Jet Becomes Comac Bizjet Launch Operator

Adapted regional airliner now flying domestic charters in China

Deer Jet COMAC Business Jet

Beta and Surf Air Launch Electric Flight Trials in Hawaii

Six-week campaign tests inter-island cargo and passenger routes

The Alia CX300 CTOL (registration N401NZ) carries Surf Air branding while flying a demonstration route over Hawaii.

DARPA's X-65 CRANE Project Moves Closer To First Flight

Experimental uncrewed aircraft set to evaluate active flow control mid-air

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Novel triangular wing being fitted to X-65 fuselage

Hong Kong Officials Start eVTOL Aircraft Flight Trials

Transport and safety agencies are exploring plans for China's low-altitude economy

Regulations and Government

AutoFlight eVTOL aircraft

EU Court Overturns Bizav’s Sustainability Criteria Exclusion

European General Court says business aviation should be part of “green taxonomy”

Sustainability and Environment

Dassault Aviation jet with SAF

Shanghai Customer Takes First Global 8000 in Asia

Delivery reflects growing Asia region demand

Bombardier Global 8000, photographed at Mojave Air & Space Port and across southern California on April 16-17, 2019, from Wolfe Air AStar 350B and Learjet 25B

ACASS Chases Business Aviation Growth in Africa

Around half of its jet fleet is now based in Africa, mainly in Nigeria

Charter & Fractional

Bombardier Global XRS aircraft

Gulf Wings Takes Delivery of Managed Global 8000

The company will manage the jet on behalf of Africa’s BUA Group

Bombardier Global 8000