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

Chapman Freeborn Unveils Premium Private Jet Membership Program

The program offers members access to more than 2,500 aircraft
Chapman Freeborn
Aircraft

Textron Aviation's Citation Ascend To Make BACE Debut

Updated cabin mockup coming to NBAA's static display
Cessna Citation Ascend
Aircraft

Event To Benefit First-delivered Lear Jet Restoration

The event will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first Lear Jet Flight
The wingless Lear 23-003 sitting behind a podium
Environment

RTX To Supply Engines and Nacelles for X-66A Demonstrator

Boeing appoints Pratt & Whitney and Collins as suppliers for NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator
Boeing's X-66A testbed aircraft for NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator program.
Aircraft

Preowned Inventories Swell, But It's Not Time To Panic

Business aircraft pricing is up and, while inventories have jumped this year, they are well below those of 2019.
Gulfstream G280
Aircraft

Safran Acquires Thales' Electrical Systems Business

The acquisition includes facilities in France, the U.S., and Singapore
Safran Electrical & Power
Aircraft

Cirrus Opens Headquarters Innovation Center

New facility enables further product development activity
Cirrus innovation center hangar in Duluth, Minnesota
Aircraft

Volocopter To Show AAM Progress with NBAA-BACE Flights

Volcopter is planning a series of 2X flights at the static display during NBAA-BACE
Volocopter 2X (Photo: Volocopter)
Safety

TBM Owners and Pilots Convention Breaks Records

Hundreds of attendees and TBM aircraft flocked to Colorado
TBMs lined up on ramp
Maintenance and Modifications

CitationPartners is Breathing New Life into Older Cessna Citation Jets

The Citation Excel Eagle program gets you a like-new aircraft.
CitationPartners Citation Excel Eagle aircraft
Aircraft

12th Mediterranean Business Aviation Conference Set for October

Athens will host annual MBA conference
Marathon Airlines
Aircraft

Wichita Aviation To Take Center Stage at NBAA-BACE 2023

Textron Aviation and Spirit are among numerous Wichita exhibitors
Wichita Textron Facilities
Aircraft

Textron Confirms Surf Air Order for 20 Grand Caravan EXs

Aircraft deliveries to commence in 2024
Textron Aviation
Aircraft

IADA To Meet in Vegas ahead of NBAA-BACE

Large contingent of IADA members set to attend convention
IADA companies at NBAA 2022
Aircraft

IADA Aircraft Dealers Flocking to NBAA-BACE Show

Aircraft dealers trade group is releasing Third-quarter Market Report
IADA companies at NBAA 2022
Aircraft

Gulfstream Shows Off Second Production Test G700 with Full Interior

Gulfstream Shows Off Second Production Test G700 with Full Interior
Article image
Aircraft

Albinati, Jetron Partner on Aircraft Brokerage

Combination creates a 'compelling player' in preowned business aircraft sales
Aircraft

Britten-Norman Resumes UK Production of Islander

Planned merger with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions delayed, but work on hydrogen propulsion continues
 Britten-Norman Islander aircraft Image
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Dassault Falcon 10X Cabin Mockup Helps Customers Refine the Design of Their Jet Interiors

We tour the mockup with two Dassault designers.
Rendering of Dassault Falcon 10X flying
Charter & Fractional

Textron Aviation Inks 1,500-jet Deal with NetJets

NetJets also the launch customer for new Cessna Citation Ascend
Citation midsize jet family
Aircraft

Supply Chain Issues: Blessing or Curse?

While production levels are hobbled, some say that's a good thing
Phenom light jet on Embraer's assembly line in Melbourne, Fla.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Satcom Direct Plane Simple STC’d for Gulfstream G650

Approval adds higher-speed connectivity to ultra-long-range twinjet
Gulfstream G650 Plane Simple
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Opens Paint Hangar at Wisconsin Service Center

73,000-sq-ft facility can paint 48 aircraft annually
Gulfstream Appleton
Aircraft

JetNet iQ Survey Sees U.S. Operator Enthusiasm

The upward trend is the first in more than a year
JetNet iQ Summit 2023
Aircraft

AIA: Aerospace and Defense Fully Rebounds from Pandemic

Aerospace employment has reached the highest level on record
Boeing 737 Max production facility (Photo: Gregory Polek)
Aircraft

We Go Inside Joby Aviation’s Pilot Production Facility as It Starts eVTOL Production

Joby Aviation is getting ready to mass-produce eVTOL aircraft it says will transform transportation in and around crowded cities.
two Joby eVTOL aircraft on the ground
Aircraft

Aviation Data Firm JetNet Bolsters Leadership Team

New leaders to accelerate growth at aviation data company
Charter & Fractional

Air Serv Boosts Humanitarian Support Effort with Second Caravan

Cessna Caravan lands in Juba, South Sudan
An Air Serv Cessa Caravan arrives in Juba, South Sudan
Charter & Fractional

Bristow, Volocopter Team on eVTOL Service in U.S., UK

Agreement includes up to 80 VoloCity eVTOLs for Bristow
VoloCity over London
Aircraft

AINsight: Which Aircraft Brokers Rise Above the Field?

Finding the right fit can ease buying or selling a used business aircraft
Broker generic photo