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Airbus Sees New Routes and Aging Fleets Driving Demand

Aircraft manufacturer has released its latest Global Market Forecast running through 2045

Air Canada A321XLR

Edgewing Gets $6.1 Billion for GCAP Fighter Development

Tri-national consortium awarded fresh funding following publication of UK Defense Investment Plan

GCAP Tempest aircraft concept in flight

Progress Continues on First Production Lear Restoration

Nonprofit group looks to return the Lear 23 back to airworthy status

Fuselage of Lear 23-003 under restoration

Spike Aerospace: FAA Supersonic NPRM Steps Toward New Era

Rule is performance-based, encouraging innovation, company maintains

Regulations and Government

Spike Aerospace S-512

Videos

Airbus A350-1000 Airliner Flies at the Singapore Airshow

We got a preview of the flying display ahead of the show opening.

February 1, 2026

Airbus A350-1000 flying at Singapore Airshow 2026

Citation Ascend Enters Service with Enhanced Cabin and Garmin G5000 Avionics

Aircraft received FAA certification in November 2025.

January 23, 2026

Textron Aviation Cessna Citation Ascend in flight

TBM 980: Daher Has Unveiled The Latest Member of Its Aircraft Family

Aircraft features G3000 Prime avionics suite and upgraded cabin features.

January 21, 2026

Daher TBM 980 flying near mountains

For eVTOL Pioneers Like Joby, the Gulf Region Is a Land of Opportunity

Joby Aviation has already been testing its aircraft in the region.

December 16, 2025

Joby eVTOL aircraft flying in the United Arab Emirates

More Articles

Radia Adds Partners for WindRunner Supersized Cargo Lifter

Military use cases could include carrying half a dozen Chinook helicopters

Radia WindRunner

Signature Plots AAM Strategy with UrbanV and Electra

Private aviation terminal operator could develop vertiports with partners

Electra EL9 Ultra Short aircraft with Signature Aviation

NATO To Order Up to 10 Saab GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft

Confirmed selection of Saab’s system announced at NATO’s Ankara summit

New Pilots To Train in Rotax-powered Cirrus TRAC10

Third seat enables observer pilot to participate in training flights

Cirrus TRAC10 training airplane

Embraer’s Q2 Deliveries Strongest in 16 Years

The OEM is well on its way to meeting its target output

Embraer Praetor 600

SkyDrive Builds Its Case for SD-05 eVTOL Certification

Wingless multicopter shapes certification strategy

SkyDrive SD-05 eVTOL aircraft

Korean Leasing Group Signs For eViator Electric Aircraft

Nine-passenger commuter could support new regional routes in Asia

MD Aircraft MDA1 eViator with Solyu

Gulfstream G800 Goes the Distance on Record Flights

To date, Gulfstream aircraft have achieved 815 speed records fleet-wide

Gulfstream G800 logs more record flights

Flagship Ultra-Long-Range Private Jets: Gulfstream G700, Bombardier Global 8000, & Dassault Falcon 10X

Gulfstream, Bombardier, Dassault, and Airbus offer luxurious means of traveling the globe.

Gulfstream G700 at NBAA-BACE 2025

Ukraine Orders First 16 Saab Gripen E Fighters

Donated Swedish C/D variants in 2027 will precede delivery of new-build fighters

Gripen E airborne over Sweden

AIN Appoints New Editor for Leeham News and Analysis

Appointment marks next chapter for respected commercial aviation news source

Howard Hardee

AIN Roundtable—Managing Supply Chain through Overheated Demand

Surging demand across all sectors is unprecedented

Round Table July 2026

Embraer Praetor 500E Gets Nods from FAA, EASA, and ANAC

Deliveries of the upgraded twinjet are expected to begin in 2029

Embraer Praetor 500E

Toyota and Joby Start eVTOL Manufacturing Joint Venture

Toyota will be the majority owner of the production company

Joby and Toyota fly eVTOL aircraft

PC-6 Crashes in France, Killing Pilot and 10 Skydivers

French BEA investigators are probing the June 28 accident

Special Olympics Airlift Returns 800 Athletes Home

About 130 aircraft volunteered for Textron Aviation’s mission to transport athletes from games

The Special Olympics Airlift, held every four years, returned hundreds of athletes home from St. Paul aboard donated business jets, turboprops, and a Boeing 777.

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