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Drone Operator Areion Confirms Aero2 VTOL Order with Dufour Aerospace

Areion is the new name for Spright, which was formerly part of helicopter operator Air Methods

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

October 2, 2024

Textron Reverses Course, Plans Static Display at BACE

Company will bring a lineup of Citation jets to the NBAA-BACE static display

Aircraft

October 2, 2024

Lift, Near Earth Develop Casualty Evac Pod for U.S. Army

Modular payload container could be integrated with multiple air and ground vehicles

Aircraft

October 2, 2024

Bombardier Challenger 350 Flies Approach to TUPJ Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Latitude 33 Aviation shared this video with us

Aircraft

October 2, 2024

Videos

Airbus's ACJ TwoTwenty Airliner-Sized Business Jet Has All the Space You'll Ever Need

Traverse the globe in luxury with seventeen of your closest friends

Aircraft

June 24, 2024

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

Avionics

June 6, 2024

Dassault Pilots Fly Falcon 8X Into Geneva For EBACE Show

A short flight from France brought the trijet to the annual event

Aircraft

May 29, 2024

Bombardier Opens Its New Toronto Production Line for the Global 7500, 6500, and 5500 Jets

The site enables all Global production to be conducted under one roof

Aircraft

May 9, 2024

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Toyota Agrees to $500M Investment in Joby's eVTOL Aircraft

Cash for common stock payment will be made in two tranches later this year and in 2025

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 2, 2024

Regent Reveals Progress on Full-sale Seaglider Prototype

Viceroy's hardware and systems integration has begun

Aircraft

October 1, 2024

Jet Aviation Completes Pair of BBJs in Just 10 Months

Extensive interior work was conducted at the company's facility in Basel, Switzerland

Cabin Interior and Electronics

October 1, 2024

Flexjet Embarks on U.S. Tour with Embraer Praetor 600

Super-midsize jet will travel to eight cities in six states

Charter & Fractional

October 1, 2024

Pivotal Completes Blackfly Personal eVTOL Deliveries

Thirteen customers are flying the single-seat aircraft in the U.S.

Aircraft

October 1, 2024

Lilium Achieves Power On with First Full-scale eVTOL Aircraft

The MSN 1 airframe will be used as a ground testbed ahead of flight testing

Aircraft

October 1, 2024

Beta Unveils Design for Five-passenger Electric Aircraft

Passenger-carrying versions are expected to enter service in 2026

Cabin Interior and Electronics

October 1, 2024

Lilium Signs eVTOL Aircraft Infrastructure Deal in Houston

Galaxy FBO facilities will support Lilium Jet operations

Airports

September 30, 2024

NOAA Selects C-130Js as Next-generation Hurricane Hunters

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wants to increase storm forecast accuracy

Aircraft

September 30, 2024

MD Aircraft Steps Up Work on Nine-Seat MDA1 Electric Airplane

German company is building an iron bird test rig to start ground testing

Aircraft

September 27, 2024

Electra Set To Reveal Ultra Short Operations Hybrid-electric Aircraft

Former Boeing executive Marc Allen is now leading the Virginia-based company

Aircraft

September 26, 2024

Gulfstream G700 Type Rating Count Soars

More than 100 customer pilots, 80 pilots at Gulfstream, and 20 FlightSafety instructors qualified to fly the jet

Training and Workforce

September 26, 2024

Pipistrel Delivers First Electric Trainer to U.S. Flight School

Eco-Aviation Foundation receives first Velis Electro delivery

Training and Workforce

September 26, 2024

JetNet Survey Sees Bizav Industry Indecision

Many factors could be at play in the malaise

Aircraft

September 25, 2024

Embraer’s Eve Air Mobility Is Building Full-scale eVTOL Prototypes

Embraer is one of a few established aerospace manufacturers investing in eVTOL tech

Aircraft

September 25, 2024

Textron Aviation Pulls Out of NBAA-BACE

Decision comes amidst a 5,000-worker strike

Aircraft

September 25, 2024