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.

Boeing BBJ ‘Freedom Plane’ Now a Flying Archives Exhibit

Historic founding documents tour the U.S. on a VIP-configured 737-700

January 27, 2026

Boeing 737 Freedom Plane

GE Completes Hybrid-electric Engine Demonstrator Ground Test

Work is aimed at developing future narrowbody airliner powertrains

January 27, 2026

GE Aerospace commercial hybrid-electric engine demonstrator

Bristow Secures Delivery Slots for Hybrid-electric EL9 Aircraft

The nine-seat aircraft will fly for companies, resorts, and airlines

January 26, 2026

Electra EL9 Ultra Short

Citation Ascend Enters Service with Enhanced Cabin and Garmin G5000 Avionics

Aircraft received FAA certification in November 2025.

January 23, 2026

Textron Aviation Cessna Citation Ascend in flight

Follow the Story of the Future of Flight

FutureFlight merges with AINonline

Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft in flight

What Does It Take To Get New eVTOL Aircraft Certified and in Service?

AIN interviews Archer Aviation chief engineer Geoff Bower

Wing-in-ground-effect Craft Like the Airfish Offer New Options For Coastal Transport

Wing-in-ground effect craft are not new, but haven't been seen commercial success yet

February 29, 2024

ST Engineering Airfish 8 flying above water

Embraer and CAE Add New E-Jet E2 Flight Simulator For Asia Pacific Airlines in Singapore

Low-cost carrier Scoot will be the first airline in the region to fly the E2.

Training and Workforce

February 21, 2024

Pilots flying Embraer E2 simulator

Pilatus Aircraft Breaks Ground on 18-acre Florida Site

Sarasota complex will also eventually house a 110,000-sq-ft aircraft manufacturing plant

January 23, 2026

Pilatus ground breaking in Sarasota

Bombardier Secures EU Nod for Global 8000

Approval follows Transport Canada certification and FAA validation

January 23, 2026

Bombardier Global 8000

Volocopter Chases Approval of Light Sports eVTOL Aircraft

Diamond subsidiary still seeking type certification for VoloCity model

January 23, 2026

Volocopter 2X eVTOL

AeroGulf Plans to Buy Up to 20 SkyDrive eVTOL Aircraft

Dubai helicopter charter operator outlines provisional framework for eVTOL aircraft acquisition

January 22, 2026

View over Osaka harbour from an onboard camera of the SD-05 eVTOL

Horizon Releases Details of Cavorite X7 VTOL Redesign

Main changes are to the six-passenger aircraft’s canard fans

January 22, 2026

Horizon Cavorite X7 aircraft

TBM 980: Daher Has Unveiled The Latest Member of Its Aircraft Family

Aircraft features G3000 Prime avionics suite and upgraded cabin features.

January 21, 2026

Daher TBM 980 flying near mountains

UrbanLink Plans Sea-air Network with Elfly Noemi Amphibian

South Florida, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii are among the envisaged launch routes

January 21, 2026

Elfly Noemi amphibious aircraft

Nicholas Air Grows with Phenom 300E, Latitude Bizjets

Additions were driven by mission profiles requested by jet card members

Charter & Fractional

January 20, 2026

Phenom 300 flying through clouds

Bombardier Reinforces Leadership Team

Several changes were made in M&A, legal, sales, support, and engineering

January 20, 2026

Bombardier Global 8000

TransDigm Expands PMA Portfolio with $2.2B Deal

Transaction subject to U.S. regulatory approvals

Maintenance and Modifications

January 20, 2026

workers in a factory setting

IRS Guides on Aircraft Bonus Depreciation Eligibility

Recent guidance is in advance of more formal rulemaking

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

January 20, 2026

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Beyond Aero Completes First H2 Bizjet Wind Tunnel Tests

Scale model testing to help validate hydrogen-electric business jet design

January 20, 2026

BYA-1 scale model in wind tunnel

Windracers' Ultra Drone Range Extended To 2,000 Kilometers

Uncrewed platform's payload will be doubled to 200 kilograms

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

January 19, 2026

Windracers drone on illuminated plinth at London unveiling event

Frax’s ‘Banner Year’ Helps Global Bizav Ops Finish Strong

Global ops finish December up 4.2%, Argus reports

January 19, 2026

PlaneSense and CaptainJet

Bombardier Launching CA$100M Expansion in Montreal

Manufacturing facility will be next to its Challenger production plant

January 16, 2026

Rendering of Bombardier's planned new manufacturing facility in Montreal.

JetZero Tops $1 Billion in Funding for Z4 ‘All-wing’ Airliner

Series B financing round raised $175 million for full-size demonstrator

January 15, 2026

JetZero BWB