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.

Dassault Inaugurates Falcon and Rafale Factory at Cergy

New facility has replaced the French group’s outdated Argenteuil site

September 23, 2025

Dassault factory at Cergy

China's eVTOL Aircraft Start-Ups Gain Market Momentum

Government's Belt and Road Initiative could ease access

September 23, 2025

Vertaxi M1B cargo eVTOL

Flexjet Adds Three Gulfstream G700 Ultra-Long-Range Business Jets to Its Fleet

Customers can now fly aboard the G700 without waiting years for order backlogs to clear.

Charter & Fractional

September 22, 2025

Flexjet Gulfstream G700 business jet at Flexjet HQ in Cleveland, OH

Bombardier Hands over Ninth Global for USAF BACN Program

Global 6500 is fitted as communications platform

September 22, 2025

Bombardier BACN Global delivery ceremony

2023 Paris Air Show Flying Display Preview: Dassault Falcon 6X, Airbus A321XLR, Dassault Rafale

2023 Paris Air Show Flying Display Preview: Dassault Falcon 6X, Airbus A321XLR, Dassault Rafale

Bombardier Offers Certified Pre-Owned Aircraft as a New Way to Buy a Jet—BJT

Bombardier Offers Certified Pre-Owned Aircraft as a New Way to Buy a Jet—BJT

Destinus Says Hypersonic, Zero Carbon Flights Are On the Horizon

Destinus Says Hypersonic, Zero Carbon Flights Are On the Horizon

Ascend Midsize Jet Joins Textron Aviation Citation Family

Ascend Midsize Jet Joins Textron Aviation Citation Family

Epic Aircraft Celebrates 100th E1000 Turboprop Delivery

New owner will base the E1000 AX in Texas

September 22, 2025

Epic Aircraft E1000 AX airplane

Corporate Angel Completes 70,000th Cancer Patient Flight

Hanson Communications donated the flight using the company’s Learjet 40XR

September 19, 2025

2025 Corporate Angel Network Completes 70,000th Cancer Patient Flight

AAMG Edges Closer to Buying Lilium's eVTOL Assets and IP

Electric aircraft maker Vaeridion is already buying Lilium's battery facility

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

September 19, 2025

Lilium eVTOL aircraft factory

Ascendance Launches Hybrid-Electric Aviation Partnership in Malaysia

Memorandums of understanding cover its Atea VTOL aircraft and the Sterna propulsion system

September 19, 2025

Ascendance in Malaysia

AINsight: The Dangers of a High-energy Approach

Two aircraft overshot runways but were saved by an engineered materials arresting system

September 18, 2025

EMAS illustration

Aerospace Leaders Call for Zero Tariffs at Global Summit

U.S. and European executives want to stick to the industry’s 1979 trade agreement

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

September 18, 2025

Guillaume Faury, Airbus CEO

Aero Asia Show Expands Horizons Beyond General Aviation

November 2025 event in Zhuhai will also focus on China’s low-altitude economy

September 18, 2025

Aero Asia show

Oman Will Assess Use Cases For Odys' Laila Hybrid-Electric VTOL

Full-scale, pre-production aircraft is set to start test flights

September 18, 2025

Odys Aviation Laila hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft

Global Business Aviation Shows Resilient Growth in 2025

July and August 2025 set new records for bizjet activity

September 17, 2025

WingX managing director Richard Koe

Flexjet Launches Ultra-performance Service with 3 G700s

Ultra-long-range jets will operate under company's Red Label program

Charter & Fractional

September 17, 2025

Flexjet G700

UAE Clears Falcon Technic for Global 120-Month Checks

Dubai-based MRO has expanded its Bombardier capability

Maintenance and Modifications

September 17, 2025

Falcon Technic Bombardier Global jet

AirX Bond Raises €115 Million To Fund Fleet Expansion

Malta-based operator wants to add up to 50 more aircraft to its fleet

Charter & Fractional

September 17, 2025

AirX aircraft

U.S. eVTOL Start-ups Join White House Pilot Program

Joby, Archer, and Beta responded to a request for proposals

Regulations and Government

September 15, 2025

Joby eVTOL

Textron Aviation Rolls Out First Production Ascend

The OEM expects certification by the end of the year

September 15, 2025

First Cessna Ascend rollout

Rolls-Royce Retires Modified 747-200 Testbed

Unique aerial asset served for two decades

September 15, 2025

747 test aircraft taking off with additional fifth test engine

Conscious Seeks Funding for Hydrogen-electric Dash 8 Conversion

Dutch start-up is launching a $20 million Series A funding round

September 15, 2025

Conscious Aerospace hydrogen-electric propulsion system