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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.

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Vref: Smart Link Plus Enrollment Boosts Aircraft Value

Aircraft health monitoring service adds about 5 percent to aircraft value

Maintenance and Modifications

April 3, 2024

Lilium Fits Garmin Standby Instruments in eVTOL Aircraft Cockpit

Manufacturer aims to start flight testing full-scale prototype by the end of 2024

Avionics

April 2, 2024

Pilot Report: Diamond DA50 RG

The diesel-powered single packs a lot of performance into a sleek-looking package

Aircraft

April 1, 2024

Flight ‘Century’ in the Making Takes off This Week

'Century Mission' honors 100th anniversary of global flight

Aircraft

April 1, 2024

Videos

Bell 525 Flight Test Program In Final Stages, Aircraft on Production Line - AIN

Bell 525 Flight Test Program In Final Stages, Aircraft on Production Line - AIN

Aircraft

February 19, 2020

Embraer's E2 Profit Hunter is the King of the Skies

Embraer's E2 Profit Hunter is the King of the Skies

Aircraft

February 10, 2020

Kaman Offers Its K-Max Unmanned Helicopter to the Commercial Market - AIN

Kaman Offers Its K-Max Unmanned Helicopter to the Commercial Market - AIN

Aircraft

January 31, 2020

Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer UAV Makes First Flight - AIN

Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer UAV Makes First Flight - AIN

Aircraft

January 23, 2020

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Globe-girdling Gulfstream G700 Gets FAA Greenlight

Approval clears the way to begin deliveries of the 7,750-nm twinjet

Aircraft

March 29, 2024

Hermeus Steps toward Hypersonic with Quarterhorse Mk 1

Quarterhorse Mk 1 will be the first Hermeus flying prototype

Aircraft

March 29, 2024

Lange To Help Lyte with Hybrid-hydrogen Powertrain for VTOL Aircraft

Lyte Aviation also aims to recruit Cranfield University PhD students to support the program

Engines

March 28, 2024

Electron Unveils All-electric Five-seat Utility Aircraft

The Dutch start-up aims to be ready to start deliveries in 2028

Aircraft

March 27, 2024

Nasdaq-listed XTI Advances Turbine-powered VTOL Aircraft

The company says hybrid-electric propulsion does not deliver sufficient payload and range

Aircraft

March 26, 2024

Jefferies: Bizjet Inventories Up 26% from Last Year

Used inventory is still below the five-year average of 5.1 percent of the total fleet

Aircraft

March 26, 2024

AAM To Take Center Stage at EBACE 2024

Geneva event to highlight electric, hybrid, and hydrogen aircraft solutions

Aircraft

March 26, 2024

Private Equity Group Buys UK Airframer Britten-Norman

New investment promised for the Islander family of utility aircraft

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

March 25, 2024

Last Downsview Global 7500 Rolls Off Line

Bombardier has manufactured Globals in Downsview since the mid-1990s

Aircraft

March 25, 2024

Boom Flies XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator

Precursor to the company’s planned Overture jet reaches major milestone

Aircraft

March 22, 2024

AINsight: A New Normal for Preowned Business Aircraft

There are signs that the used aircraft market has hit bottom

Aircraft

March 22, 2024

Argus: Leap Year Provide Bounce for February Bizav Ops

Business aircraft activity inched up by 2 percent in February

Aircraft

March 22, 2024

'Harsh' eVTOL Operating Demands Shorten Battery Life

Research highlights the need for tailored eVTOL battery solutions

Aircraft

March 21, 2024

Embraer Sees Strong Growth, Rising Backlogs

Despite supply chain issues, the OEM delivered the most bizjets in 7 years

Aircraft

March 19, 2024

Joby's eVTOL Aircraft Coming to MacDill Air Force Base

Operational testing will begin at MacDill in 2025

Aircraft

March 19, 2024

Early eVTOL Aircraft Deliveries Boost EHang's Revenues

Chinese company prepares to certify the larger, longer-range VT30 eVTOL model

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

March 18, 2024