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.

Charter & Fractional

Private Flight Booking Platform Evaluates Manta's VTOL/STOL Aircraft

The Ann hybrid-electric family will be designed to fly between 300 and 800 kilometers
Skycab and Manta Aircraft
Aircraft

Gulfstream G700 To Make Catarina Aviation Show Debut

Flagship will be on display alongside the super-midsize G280 and large-cabin G600
Airborne Gulfstream G700 twinjet
Aircraft

IADA Recognizes Starling with Lifetime Achievement Award

Starling is the executive director of the association
Wayne Starling
Aircraft

Lilium Manages Cash Flight Path to eVTOL Aircraft Certification

The German company has also established a business unit in Shenzhen, China
German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Lilium CEO Klaus Roewe
FBOs

FBO Chain Sponsors WWII Bomber D-Day Visit

The Douglas A-26, owned by a Houston museum, saw action In Europe
Million Airess, the A-26C Owned by the Vietnam War Flight Museum in Houston and crew
Aircraft

Learjet Round-the-world Flight Submitted for Record

Learjet 36A flight celebrated the centennial of the first aerial global circumnaviation
Crew of Century Mission with Wichita Mayor Lily Wu
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Volocopter Says It Has Funding To Complete Certification of eVTOL Aircraft

The company will not disclose which of its existing investors have committed to provide new funding
Volocopter flies in Saudi Arabia
Airlines

Mesa Airlines Revealed as Backer for XTI's TriFan 600 VTOL Aircraft

XTI has enlisted support from AVX Aircraft to step up design work on the turbine-powered aircraft
XTI Aerospace TriFan 600
Avionics

Dassault Test Pilot Explains How the Falcon 6X’s Avionics Suite Makes Long-Range Flights Easy

Advanced avionics reduce pilot workload and improve situational awareness
Dassault Falcon 6X in flight
Aircraft

Bombardier Receives Order for Medevac Challenger 650

The aircraft will be delivered in 2026
Rendering of a Challenger 650 for ADAC (Image: Bombardier)
Aircraft

Helicopter Operator Teams with Airbus To Prepare eVTOL Air Services

The memorandum of understanding does not cover orders for the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft
Avincis CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL
Aircraft

Eve Picks Suppliers for eVTOL Windows and Doors

KRD, Latecoere, RALLC, and Alltec sign supplier agreements
A digital rendering of Eve's eVTOL aircraft on a rooftop in New York City
Aircraft

Business Aircraft Flying Slips in May

Midsize jet activity did manage to see gains, however
praetor600
Aircraft

Group Restoring First-delivered Learjet 23 Sees Progress

The removal of the cabin interior paves the way for further airframe testing
Stripped interior of Lear 23-003
Aircraft

Revolution.Aero Draws Advanced Air Mobility Leaders to London

Electric aircraft developers will face scrutiny from independent analysts and the financial community
Revolution.Aero in Dublin
Aircraft

Business Jet Market Growing Roots in Africa

Demand for business aircraft is on the upswing as business expands across the continent
Pilatus PC-24 in South Africa
Aircraft

Hope Floats with Samaritan Seaplanes

Samaritan Aviation's amphibious air ambulances serve Papua New Guinea's river villages
Samaritan amphibious air ambulance
Aircraft

Textron Shows Off Progress on Nexus eVTOL Demonstrator

The Nexus team has finished mating the aircraft's fuselage
Nexus eVTOL technology demonstrator
Charter & Fractional

China's Shanxi Province Will Fly Tourists in EHang's eVTOL Aircraft

An agreement calls for up to 500 of the two-seat pilotless aircraft to be delivered
EHang's main production plant for eVTOL aircraft is at Yunfu in China
Aircraft

Archer Joins Korean UAM Challenge with Kakao Mobility

Kakao has ordered up to 50 of Archer's electric air taxis
A digital rendering of a Midnight eVTOL air taxi with a Kakao logo flying over Seoul
Aircraft

Pilatus' Upgraded PC-24 Arrives at EBACE 2024

The upgraded PC-24 began delivery earlier this year
Pilatus PC-24 at EBACE 2024
Aircraft

Tecnam P2012 STOL Gets Steep Approach Nod

Tecnam P2012 growing expanded market globally
Tecnam at EBACE 2024
Aircraft

Bizav's Middle East Growth Boosting MEBAA Show

Business jet movements at Dubai South reached their highest level in 2023
MEBAA
Aircraft

Bizjets Climb in 1Q GAMA Deliveries Report

Turboprops and rotorcraft saw declines
Cessna Citation Latitude
Aircraft

Electra Exceeds STOL Performance Targets in Test Flights

The company intends for its hybrid-electric aircraft to need no more than 300 feet for takeoffs and landings
Electra's EL-2 Goldfinch eSTOL technology demonstrator
Aircraft

Flying Piper’s Turboprop-single M700 Fury

More power gives pilots a big boost in performance
Piper M700 Fury
Cabin Interior and Electronics

ACJ TwoTwenty Combines Space and Range

The cabin interior was designed and installed by Comlux
ACJ Two Twenty
Aircraft

Dassault Pilots Fly Falcon 8X Into Geneva For EBACE Show

A short flight from France brought the trijet to the annual event
Dassault Falcon 8X at Geneva airport
Aircraft

Axis Aviation Unveils Management Platform

The start-up has mobile functionality already in development
Charter & Fractional

Lilium Rolls Out Plan for French Riviera eVTOL Air Service Network

The manufacturer has also firmed up its agreements with eVolare and Luxaviation
Lilium full size mock-up at EBACE2024