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Piper Aircraft Sees Record Demand

Piper Aircraft forms a high-tech manufacturing division as it sees high demand for general aviation airplanes.

Aircraft

July 25, 2023

Textron Aviation Denali Debuts at EAA AirVenture

Textron Aviation is featuring its new Denali turboprop, Pipestrel models this week at EAA AirVenture.

Aircraft

July 24, 2023

Electric Flyers Might Soon Fly Velis Electro

The Velis Electro is the world' first certified electric aircraft to make it into commercial production, and most buyers are using it for flight training.

Aircraft

July 23, 2023

Hangar Foam Discharges Still an Industry Problem

An FBO at Florida's Palm Beach International Airport was the latest to suffer an accidental fire foam discharge.

Aircraft

July 21, 2023

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Comlux Completes Its First Wide-Body, an Airbus A330

Comlux Completes Its First Wide-Body, an Airbus A330

Aircraft

October 11, 2019

Russia's MC-21 Airliner Logs New Sales But Heads Into Sanctions Turbulence - AIN

Russia's MC-21 Airliner Logs New Sales But Heads Into Sanctions Turbulence - AIN

Aircraft

August 29, 2019

Pipistrel’s Alpha Electro is an Inexpensive Flight Training Solution

Pipistrel’s Alpha Electro is an Inexpensive Flight Training Solution

Aircraft

July 17, 2019

Vahana Concept Paves the Way for Airbus's eVTOL Plans

Vahana Concept Paves the Way for Airbus's eVTOL Plans

Aircraft

July 16, 2019

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Boeing Extends Platinum Sponsorship of EAA AirVenture

A new three-year agreement extends Boeing's Platinum-level sponsorship of EAA AirVenture and will help continue funding of important programs.

Aircraft

July 21, 2023

Dassault Aviation Sees Slowdown in First Half of 2023

Dassault Aviation recorded orders for 12 Falcon in the first half, down from 41 in the year-ago period.

Aircraft

July 21, 2023

Paris 2024 Olympics Could See First eVTOL Passenger Flights with Volocopter VoloCity

Passengers may have the chance to fly between a few sites in the Paris metro area

Aircraft

July 20, 2023

China Approves Amphibious Aircraft for Firefighting

AVIC's new AG600 Kunlong amphibious aircraft will also be used for emergency missions, including maritime search and rescue flights.

Aircraft

July 20, 2023

Airavat Aviation Begins Air Charter Operations from Dubai

Airavat Aviation has launched charter flight operations from Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport with two Hawker 4000s and looks to expand its fleet.

Charter & Fractional

July 20, 2023

FAA Proposes Modernizing Special Airworthiness Certs

FAA's Mosaic rule making is expected to bring performance-based standards to light sport aircraft certification as well as electric power.

Aircraft

July 20, 2023

Textron's Cessna SkyCourier Completes European Tour

Textron's Cessna SkyCourier tours Europe on the eve of its 2025 European certification.

Aircraft

July 20, 2023

Vref Ups Valuation for CitationPartners Excel Eagle

Based on Vref valuations, CitationPartners said its Excel Eagle now has an increased premium of $1.9 million over the standard Citation Excel.

Aircraft

July 20, 2023

HondaJet Elite II Landing at LABACE 2023

Líder Aviação is exhibiting the HondaJet Elite II at LABACE 2023

Aircraft

July 20, 2023

U.S. Charter Operator Orders SkyDrive's eVTOL Air Taxi

South Carolina-based Austin Aviation has committed to buying five of the three-seat eVTOL from Japan's SkyDrive, which also logged new sales in Vietnam.

Aircraft

July 20, 2023

Vision Jet Gets New Radar and Cirrus IQ Mobile App

Garmin Auto Radar automatically tracks weather conditions for a defined range, while the Cirrus IQ app shows pilots aircraft readiness items.

Avionics

July 19, 2023

Emirates Launches Regional Charter with Phenom 100s

The post-Covid period has seen interest in bizjet charter increase in the Middle East.

Charter & Fractional

July 19, 2023

Bombardier Delivers Sixth Global 6000 for GlobalEye

Bombardier delivered a sixth Global 6000 to Saab for transformation into the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control platform.

Aircraft

July 19, 2023

Solar Stratos Team Aims to Fly Emissions-free to Edge of Space

The team is showing that it can fly an aircraft without using any CO2

Aircraft

July 18, 2023

IADA Dealers 'Cautiously Optimistic' on Market Ahead

IADA predicts demand for midsize and super-midsize jets will be stable in the second half of the year.

Aircraft

July 18, 2023

Daher Delivers First Kodiak with 5-Blade Hartzell Prop

North Carolina's Forest Service Aviation Division became the first customer of a Kodiak with a Hartzell five-blade composite propeller.

Aircraft

July 17, 2023