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.

Deutsche Aircraft Rolls Out First D328eco Regional Prototype

The twin turboprop was unveiled at an event in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Deutsche Aircraft D328eco test aircraft

GAMA: Genav Deliveries Rise across All Segments in Q1

GAMA head warns tariffs could cause future headwinds

Gulfstream G700 at EBACE 2023

Vertical Makes Piloted Wingborne eVTOL Flight in Open Airspace

VX4 prototype flew under an extended permit to fly from Cotswold Airport

Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL aircraft prototype

Air’s Uncrewed Cargo eVTOL Conducts Night Flight Trials

Undisclosed logistics customer will operate 550-pound payload vehicle under an experimental license

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Air's uncrewed cargo eVTOL aircraft

New Business Jet: HondaJet Elite S - AIN Top Flight Awards

New Business Jet: HondaJet Elite S - AIN Top Flight Awards

December 1, 2021

Bombardier Global Aircraft: All-Weather Performers

Bombardier Global Aircraft: All-Weather Performers

November 16, 2021

Embraer E2: Profit Hunter

Embraer E2: Profit Hunter

November 8, 2021

Dassault's Falcon 10X is a Parisian Penthouse in the Sky

Dassault's Falcon 10X is a Parisian Penthouse in the Sky

October 28, 2021

Beta's Alia CX300 Electric Aircraft Starts European Tour in Ireland

Flight demonstrations were conducted this week from Shannon Airport

Beta Alia CX300 aircraft flies along the west coast of Ireland

Electra Says EL9 Wind Tunnel Tests Confirm UltraShort Performance

Tests involved a 20% scale model of the nine-passenger commuter and utility aircraft

EL9 scale model in MIT wind tunnel

XTI Names Powertrain Partners For TriFan 600 VTOL Aircraft

Three companies will help prepare for the integration of as-yet-unspecified turboshaft engines

Drivetrain for XTI Aerospace's TriFan 600 VTOL aircraft

Autonomous Merlin Pilot Wins Airworthiness Approval in New Zealand

Initially, technology will support reduced-crew flight operations

Merlin's autonomous Cessna Caravan is pictured in flight

Turbulence Canceling Technology Could Make the Skies Smoother for Aircraft

Active control surface system cancels turbulence effects.

Maintenance and Modifications

Shark 600 aircraft flying with Turbulence Solutions TCS system

Diamond Delivers Hungary’s First DA62 MPP Aircraft

Hungary is “entering a new era of aerial reconnaissance”

Hungarian Diamond DA62 MPP

One Year Later, Gulfstream Delivers 50th G700

Fleet has logged more than 11,000 hours so far

Gulfstream G700 business jet

Artcurial To Raise Funds for Aviation Sans Frontières

Charity event supports hospital plane initiative

Artcurial

Business Aviation Industry Mourns Passing of Jim Schuster

James Edward “Jim” Schuster led the turnaround of Raytheon Aircraft and its transition to Hawker Beechcraft in the 2000s

Jim Schuster

New Leadership Looks To Reinvigorate AfBAA

AfBAA has a new chairman and big plans for growth

Dawit Lemma (Photo: David McIntosh/AIN)

JetNet iQ: Bizjet Deliveries, Backlog Remain Strong but Uncertainties Prevail

Operators are more pessimistic in the second quarter

Rolland Vincent, JetNet IQ

Electric Upstarts Bid To Expand Bizav's Horizons

EBACE conference sessions hear from disruptors getting beyond fossil fuel propulsion

Panelists at the “Navigating the Future” EBACE 2025

IBGAA Gearing Up for 2025 Conference

Business aviation is gaining steam in Ireland

The 2024 confrerence of the Irish Business & General Aviation Association

First Production Global 8000 Takes to the Skies

Next steps are completion, then entry into service later this year

Bombardier global 8000 business jet

Seven Cities In the Frame to be EBACE 2026’s Home

EBAA will announce future plans for its 2026 business aviation show on June 30

Holger Krahmer EBAA secretary general

Opul Builds Charter Fleet with Quinta Jets Acquisition

Portuguese operator is based near the exclusive resort of Quinta do Lago

Charter & Fractional

Quinta Jets