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.

Leonardo Next-gen Civil Tiltrotor Makes First Flight

EU Clean Sky 2-funded project to mature civilian aircraft technologies

December 22, 2025

NGCTR technology demonstrator in the hover

Clean Aviation Calls For Research and Innovation Proposals

New funding will include work on hydrogen-powered aircraft

Sustainability and Environment

December 20, 2025

Airbus ZeroE

Joby Ramps eVTOL Production, Plots Vertiport Network

FAA certification tests set to begin in 2026

December 19, 2025

Joby eVTOL

FAA Certifies Bombardier’s Ultra-long-range Global 8000

Approval clears the way for deliveries to U.S. customers

December 19, 2025

Bombardier Global 8000 business jet

How the Advanced Air Mobility Ecosystem Will Make eVTOL Flights a Reality

Companies are already working on getting AAM off the ground

Regulations and Government

January 12, 2024

eVTOL vertiport

Bombardier Defense Prepares Luxury Global and Challenger Jets for Military Service

You probably won't find any champagne on these business jets.

January 5, 2024

Bombardier Defense Global 6500

We Go Inside the Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty A220-Based Business Jet

Its cabin offers six zones and up to eleven real beds for passengers.

December 7, 2023

ACJ TwoTwenty aircraft flying with landing gear down

The HondaJet Prototype First Flight Was 20 Years Ago, and We Look Back

Take a look at original footage from the first flight.

November 30, 2023

HondaJet HA-420 prototype taking off

Eve Makes First Flight With eVTOL Aircraft Prototype

The Embraer-owned start-up aims to bring the four-seater to market in 2027

December 19, 2025

Eve engineering prototype for the Eve-100 eVTOL aircraft

GE’s Latest Passport Engine Receives EASA Approval

Move clears the way for European certification of Global 8000

December 19, 2025

GE Passport engine

NetJets Ends Citation XLS Jet Card Sales

Jet card changes coincide with fleet adjustments toward Citation Ascend

Charter & Fractional

December 18, 2025

Dates for EBACE 2026 Business Aviation Show Move to June

Show organizer has pushed back the timing of the annual event by a week

December 18, 2025

EBACE show

Air Rolls Out First Production Air One Cargo eVTOL Aircraft

Air One Cargo advances from prototype to production

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

December 17, 2025

Air One Cargo first production model

Archer Aviation Establishes UK Aerospace Engineering Hub

U.S. company has recruited Vertical Aerospace’s engineering director

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

December 17, 2025

Archer Anduril GKN Aerospace

Wisk’s Gen 6 Autonomous Air Taxi Makes First Flight

Boeing-backed eVTOL developer launches highly anticipated flight test campaign

December 16, 2025

Wisk Gen 6 first flight

For eVTOL Pioneers Like Joby, the Gulf Region Is a Land of Opportunity

Joby Aviation has already been testing its aircraft in the region.

December 16, 2025

Joby eVTOL aircraft flying in the United Arab Emirates

Dassault Appears Poised To Start Falcon 10X Flight Testing

A published image of a 10X prototype in Bordeaux appears to show ground tests underway

December 16, 2025

Dassault Falcon 10X

Smartflyer Targets 2026 First Flight for SF-1 Electric Aircraft

Swiss start-up plans all-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric versions

December 16, 2025

Smartflyer SF-1

WAI Sets Keynote Roster for Dallas Conference in March

Nicole Malachowski, Jennifer Homendy, Alex Marren, and Stephanie Chung to Address WAI attendees

December 15, 2025

Women in Aviation International

UrbanLink Preorders MD Aircraft’s eViator Electric Commuter

Letter of agreement covers 20 of the nine-seat aircraft

December 15, 2025

MD Aircraft MDA1 eViator

Bombardier Nabs $400M Canadian Deal for Global 6500s

Delivery of the Global 6500s to the Royal Canadian Air Force is slated for mid-2027

December 15, 2025

Global 6500 in flight with Canadian livery

Pegasus Advances as First Aircraft Lands in Germany

Hamburg facility begins SIGINT mission system work

December 12, 2025

The modified Bombardier Global 6000 for the PEGASUS airborne SIGINT mission undergoing flight trials ahead of transfer to Germany.

Bombardier’s Latest Global 8000 Business Jet Enters Service

Bombardier claims the aircraft sets a new bar.

December 11, 2025

First Bombardier Global 8000 at Toronto assembly plant

Daher Secures Brazilian Certification for Kodiak 900

Its fuselage is 3.9 feet longer than the Kodiak 100

December 11, 2025

Daher Kodiak 900