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.
Aircraft
United Airlines Places $10 million Deposit on Archer eVTOLs
A $10 million cash deposit by United Airlines on 100 eVTOL air taxis provides a major financial boost for Archer Aviation.
Regulations and Government
Brazil Official Signals Strong Support for UAM
Ronei Glanzman, Brazil's secretary of civil aviation believes that the country "has the DNA for eVTOLS."
Aircraft
C&L Aviation Expands FMS STC to Europe, UK
Bangor, Maine-based C&L specializes in modifying and upgrading Embraer regional jets into business class and private aircraft.
Aircraft
Hermeus Conducting Engine Tests of Mach 5 Quarterhorse
Hermeus is checking off ground engine test milestones for its Quarterhorse Mach 5 scaled demonstrator in preparation for first flight next year.
Aircraft
Boeing Resumes 787 Deliveries after 14-month Pause
American Airlines takes the first delivery of a Boeing Dreamliner since the end of May 2021.
Aircraft
Airbus Aims To Bring ACJ TwoTwenty to Brazil
Airbus Corporate Jets sees an opportunity to eventually deliver the efficient ACJ TwoTwenty to Brazil.
Aircraft
How Bombardier’s EcoJet Could be a Foundation For Green Private Aviation
How Bombardier’s EcoJet Could be a Foundation For Green Private Aviation
Aircraft
GAMA Grows by Six, Nearing 150 Members
Six new member are expanding GAMA at every membership level.
Aircraft
Gulfstream Aerospace Lands at Latin American Bizav Show
Gulfstream Aerospace has added a new field service representative and two local maintenance providers to expand support in Brazil.
Aircraft
Italy's Air Corporate To Add Challenger 3500 to Fleet
Air Corporate SRL is to become the first operator in Europe to offer the Bombardier Challenger 3500 for charter.
Aircraft
Are Boeing’s Max 10 and 777X Still The Right Aircraft For the Post-Covid Air Transport Market?
Are Boeing’s Max 10 and 777X Still The Right Aircraft For the Post-Covid Air Transport Market?
Aircraft
Bombardier Challenger 3500 Deliveries To Begin Shortly
Bombardier's president and CEO Eric Martel said deliveries of the Challenger 3500 is on pace for this quarter with all key certifications in hand.
Aircraft
Orders Boost Bombardier Backlog to $14.7 Billion
Bombardier is planning for a 15 to 20 percent increase in production next year, but Martel says ramp-up will be a caution pace given supply chain concerns.
Aircraft
Plane Aviation Back at LABACE, and So Is Cirrus
Among the returning LABACE exhibitors this year is Cirrus Aircraft distributor Plane Aviation.
Aircraft
Business Jet Performance Boosts Embraer 2Q Results
Embraer's business jet division shined in the second quarter of 2022, the OEM noted in its earnings call.
Aircraft
American Airlines Plans Hydrogen-powered Regional Fleet
American Airlines is investing in hydrogen pioneer ZeroAvia and may buy up to 100 of its hydrogen-electric propulsion systems to convert regional jets.
Aircraft
L3Harris Sky Warden Selected for Armed Overwatch Program
The missionized agricultural Sky Warden will be used in support of U.S. special forces in areas such as Africa.
Aircraft
Falcon 8X and 2000LXS Fly into LABACE
Dassault is bringing a Falcon 8X and 2000LXS to the LABACE 2022 static display.
Aircraft
Pilot Report: Dassault Falcon 6X
AIN flies the Falcon 6X, the largest jet in the manufacturer's lineup.
Aircraft
Flashback: Business Aviation Brings Help and Comfort to Katrina Victims
We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
Aircraft
Textron Renews Focus on Nexus
Textron's eAviation division is aiming for a first flight of its Nexus eVTOL prototype in a couple of years.
Aircraft
Boom Says It Can Deliver Supersonic Flight Fit For 21st Century Air Travel
Boom Says It Can Deliver Supersonic Flight Fit For 21st Century Air Travel
Aircraft
Pratt & Whitney Teams With Hybrid-Electric Specialist VerdeGo Aero
Raytheon's investment in VerdeGo Aero launches a hybrid-electric propulsion collaboration between the start-up and aircraft engine maker Pratt & Whitney.
Aircraft
Poland Turns To South Korea’s FA-50 Fighter/Attack Jet
The new fighters are required urgently to complete the replacement of the air force’s Soviet-era hardware.
Aircraft
Backlog Up at Gulfstream Despite $1.2B Frax Order Loss
A “backlog clean-up” during the second quarter resulted in Gulfstream purging its backlog by $1.2 billion, but funded orders still rose 38.9 percent YOY.
Aircraft
Cirrus Closes In on 9,000 Aircraft Deliveries
Cirrus marks three decades at EAA AirVenture with enhanced aircraft and services while approaching the delivery of 9,000 aircraft.
Aircraft
Iran To Support Russian-operated Airbus and Boeing Jets
The CAAs of Russian and Iran agreed on July 26 to a pact calling for the supply of Iranian parts and services for Russia’s Western jets.
Aircraft
G500/600 Issue Snarls Deliveries, G700 Certification
The airworthiness directive limiting Gulfstream G500/600 runway crosswind operations is causing delays in aircraft deliveries and for G700/800 approvals.
Aircraft
Supply Constraints Force Boeing to Cut 737 Output Target
Boeing sees production of 737 Maxes reaching the “low 400s” this year while Airbus projects 700 A320neo deliveries.
