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.

Electra's Hybrid-Electric STOL Demonstrator Flies in Pentagon Exercise

Ultra short landing and takeoff performance could support military applications

November 27, 2024

Electra.aero EL2 technology demonstrator

Gulfstream Notches G600/G500 Delivery Milestone

To date, 300 of the large-cabin jet family have been delivered

November 26, 2024

Gulfstream G500/G600 on runway

Textron Aviation Delivers Aeromed King Air 360CHW

The turboprop twin is the first of a two-ship order

November 26, 2024

King Air 360CHW delivery to Peruvian Air Force

Embraer Rolls Out ONEChain To Improve Supply Chain Ops

Digital platform to make supply chain processes more transparent and collaborative

November 26, 2024

Embraer assembly with employees (Photo: Embraer)

Breathe Easier with Bombardier Pũr Air

Breathe Easier with Bombardier Pũr Air

How AMAC’s Culture Has Allowed It to Thrive During the Covid-19 Downturn

How AMAC’s Culture Has Allowed It to Thrive During the Covid-19 Downturn

The Return of Supersonic Flight May be Closer Than You Think

The Return of Supersonic Flight May be Closer Than You Think

Flying the New Embraer Phenom 300E

Flying the New Embraer Phenom 300E

Heart Selects New York Site For ES-30 Regional Airliner Flight Testing

Technology demonstrator will be brought across the Atlantic from Sweden in early 2025

November 26, 2024

Heart Aerospace ES-30 aircraft

First Global 6500 Delivered for U.S. Army HADES Program

Endurance up to 18 hours makes the Bombardier jet an ideal ISR platform

November 25, 2024

Bombardier Global 6500 for U.S. Army HADES program

Gulfstream G700 Heads to MEBAA Show with Cert in Hand

Long-range business jet has accumulated 65 city-pair records

November 25, 2024

Gulfstream G700 (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)

Piaggio Delivers Three More Avantis to Italy‘s Air Force

Twin pusherprop aircraft is being used to train military pilots

November 25, 2024

Piaggio P.180 Avanti aircraft

Flying Privately: Buying an Aircraft with a Broker

It pays to have a professional on your side

November 25, 2024

Gulfstream business jet at Geneva airport

Vertical Aerospace Set For $50 Million in Funding and Debt Relief

Mudrick Capital is leading a $180 million new equity and debt conversion plan

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

November 25, 2024

Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL aircraft

AINsight: Election Results and the Fence

Certainty benefits the preowned business aircraft market

November 22, 2024

Fence with American flag

Fokker To Modify C-390s for NATO Special Missions

Austria, the Netherlands, and Sweden are the latest export customers for the multi-role aircraft

Maintenance and Modifications

November 22, 2024

Swedish C-390 aircraft

Future Flight Global Targets Multiple eVTOL Aircraft Use Cases

U.S. start-up recently made a commitment to buy up to 116 of Archer's Midnight aircraft

Charter & Fractional

November 22, 2024

Future Flight Global Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft

Speed Records Abound for Bombardier's Global 7500

Ultra-long-range model has amassed 75 records, many from customer trips

November 21, 2024

Global 7500

SkyBridge Offers Aircraft Sellers Use of Fractional Fleet

New service is intended to bridge the gap when aircraft are being bought and sold

Charter & Fractional

November 21, 2024

SkyShare Gulfstream G200 jet

Flying Privately: How Aircraft Like the Bombardier Global 8000 Come to Life

We talk through the process from conception to delivery

November 21, 2024

Prototype Bombardier Global 7000 taking off

Passengers Tried To Board eVTOL Trial Flights Drunk and with Gun

Embraer spinoff is now targeting type certification for its four-passenger eVTOL in 2027

November 21, 2024

Eve eVTOL aircraft in Chicago

VoltAero Picks U.S. Distributor for Cassio Hybrid-electric Aircraft

AltiSky will assemble, sell, and service VoltAero's aircraft

November 20, 2024

VoltAero Cassio 330 at Paris Airshow 2023

Embraer’s Plans for a Larger Bizjet Remain Up in the Air

Company noncommittal on expanding its lineup upwards, citing $1B investment cost

November 20, 2024

Michael Amalfitano Embraer Investor Day

GJC: Bizjet Market Continues To Stabilize in 3Q2024

Operations ebbed, backlogs were steady, and available aircraft increased

November 20, 2024

Bombardier Challenger 3500