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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.

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FAA Grants Production Certification for Gulfstream G700

FAA approval acknowledges the manufacturer's quality and production processes

Aircraft

April 8, 2024

Textron Aviation Celebrates 60 Years of King Airs

First King Air 90 prototype flew on Jan. 24, 1964

Aircraft

April 7, 2024

EHang Earns Production Certificate for Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

Approval was granted by the Civil Aviation Administration of China

Aircraft

April 7, 2024

Preowned Business Jet Market To Feel G700 Effect

Inventory for sale to rise as customers trade in aircraft for G700s

Aircraft

April 7, 2024

Videos

Hydrogen-powered CityHawk eVTOL Aircraft Could Transform Air Ambulance Services

Hydrogen-powered CityHawk eVTOL Aircraft Could Transform Air Ambulance Services

Aircraft

October 17, 2022

Rising Demand For Gulfstream Business Jets Prompts Investment In Maintenance Capability

Rising Demand For Gulfstream Business Jets Prompts Investment In Maintenance Capability

Maintenance and Modifications

October 17, 2022

What It’s Like to Fly on Xwing’s Experimental Self-flying Cessna Airplane

What It’s Like to Fly on Xwing’s Experimental Self-flying Cessna Airplane

Aircraft

October 12, 2022

All-Electric Alice Aircraft Makes First Flight as Eviation Delays Entry Into Service

All-Electric Alice Aircraft Makes First Flight as Eviation Delays Entry Into Service

Aircraft

October 7, 2022

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AutoFlight Delivers First Prosperity eVTOL and Certifies Freighter

China's air safety regulator issued a type certificate for the CarryAll aircraft on March 22

Aircraft

April 4, 2024

Bombardier, Gulfstream Pass on EBACE, but Bolen Sees Other Strong Support

All other airframers that traditionally exhibit are returning to EBACE

Aircraft

April 4, 2024

Bombardier Completes Portfolio with Challenger 650 Environmental Declaration

The Challenger 650 EPD details the business jet's environmental footprint from raw material to end-of-life

Environment

April 3, 2024

Vref: Smart Link Plus Enrollment Boosts Aircraft Value

Aircraft health monitoring service adds about 5 percent to aircraft value

Maintenance and Modifications

April 3, 2024

Lilium Fits Garmin Standby Instruments in eVTOL Aircraft Cockpit

Manufacturer aims to start flight testing full-scale prototype by the end of 2024

Avionics

April 2, 2024

Flight ‘Century’ in the Making Takes off This Week

'Century Mission' honors 100th anniversary of global flight

Aircraft

April 1, 2024

Pilot Report: Diamond DA50 RG

The diesel-powered single packs a lot of performance into a sleek-looking package

Aircraft

April 1, 2024

Hermeus Steps toward Hypersonic with Quarterhorse Mk 1

Quarterhorse Mk 1 will be the first Hermeus flying prototype

Aircraft

March 29, 2024

Globe-girdling Gulfstream G700 Gets FAA Greenlight

Approval clears the way to begin deliveries of the 7,750-nm twinjet

Aircraft

March 29, 2024

Lange To Help Lyte with Hybrid-hydrogen Powertrain for VTOL Aircraft

Lyte Aviation also aims to recruit Cranfield University PhD students to support the program

Engines

March 28, 2024

Electron Unveils All-electric Five-seat Utility Aircraft

The Dutch start-up aims to be ready to start deliveries in 2028

Aircraft

March 27, 2024

Jefferies: Bizjet Inventories Up 26% from Last Year

Used inventory is still below the five-year average of 5.1 percent of the total fleet

Aircraft

March 26, 2024

AAM To Take Center Stage at EBACE 2024

Geneva event to highlight electric, hybrid, and hydrogen aircraft solutions

Aircraft

March 26, 2024

Nasdaq-listed XTI Advances Turbine-powered VTOL Aircraft

The company says hybrid-electric propulsion does not deliver sufficient payload and range

Aircraft

March 26, 2024

Private Equity Group Buys UK Airframer Britten-Norman

New investment promised for the Islander family of utility aircraft

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

March 25, 2024

Last Downsview Global 7500 Rolls Off Line

Bombardier has manufactured Globals in Downsview since the mid-1990s

Aircraft

March 25, 2024