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.

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

Argus: Bizav Activity Ebbs from Post-Covid Highs

Average YOY drop in North America was 3.8 percent
Argus Global Business Aviation Activity heat map
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
Aircraft

Gulfstream Ups G700's Range, Speed, and Comfort

Twinjet can now fly 7,750 nm and at speeds up to Mach 0.935
Gulfstream G700
Aircraft

NBAA Survey Finds Leap in Pilot Salaries

Bizav pilots are making roughly 12 percent more
pilots shot
Aircraft

Bringing Lear 003 Back To Flight

Lear Jet preservation group vying to restore first-delivered Learjet
Lear 23-003, N2007, at delivery (Photo: Classic Learjet Foundation)
Safety

Aerox Parent Company Acquires Fluid Power

Acquisition expands breadth of company's aerospace oxygen products
Sample of Aerox Oxygen Systems' product lineup
Aircraft

Gulfstream To Make Malaysian Airshow Debut

Company displaying G280 and G600 at Asia-Pacific event
Gulfstream G600
Aircraft

AINsight: What Bothers You Most?

Almost every problem has a proactive solution
NBAA 2017 static
Aircraft

Armless Pilot To Fly Around the World

Jessica Cox inspires and advocates for disabled pilots
Jessica Cox armless pilot
Aircraft

Legacy Tales: Lear Jet 23—Birth of a Legend

The Lear Jet 23 legacy spans thousands of aircraft
Lear Jet 23 hanging in the National Air and Space Museum
Accidents

Propeller Fault Caused Vertical's eVTOL Prototype Crash

Two more prototypes are under construction, and certification timeline is unchanged
Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL prototype crashed on August 9.
Aircraft

Aerocor Releases Updated Beechcraft Premier Fleet Report

Nearly 91% of Premier I/IA's produced are still in service
Article image
Aircraft

Deliveries, Billings Up in All GA Segments for 1H2023

GA delivery numbers show strong industry resiliency
Cirrus Vision Jet single-engine airplane
Maintenance and Modifications

NTSB: Maintenance Implicated in Fatal King Air C90 Crash

Recommended spar replacement would have prevented accident
King Air spar crack
Aircraft

MAG Aero, L3Harris To Deliver ISR Globals for U.S. Army

Will provide bridge to future ISR aircraft
Athena-R Global 6500
Aircraft

Daher Delivers Lifesaving AEDs in Idaho

Kodiaks deliver AEDs to remote airfields
Daher Kodiak on approach to unpaved airfield.
Aircraft

Falcon Operators Org Sets Next Event

IFAOA has more than 140 members
Dassault Falcon 7X (Photo: Dassault)
Aircraft

Textron Taps Shortt To Head eAviation Division

Scholl moves to helm Textron Specialized Vehicles
Kriya Shortt (Photo: Textron)
Aircraft

Dassault Falcon 6X Gets FAA, EASA Nods

First customer aircraft in final completions
Dassault Falcon 6X