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.
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UK Indefinitely Detains Two Russian-owned Private Jets
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that a Global 6500 and a Citation Latitude owned by Eugene Shvidler have now been seized by the UK government.
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Eve's Post-merger Capital Expected To Near $600M
Eve Urban Air Mobility now expects to raise nearly $600 million from its pending merger with Zanite Acquisition Corp. and subsequent IPO.
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EFW’s A320 Passenger-to-freighter Conversion Earns EASA STC
Elbe Flugzeugwerke gains certification for its A320P2F less than four months after first flight.
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Recorder Recovered from Doomed China Eastern 737
Search crews have yet to determine whether the heavily damaged recorder recovered from the destroyed China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 is an FDR or CVR.
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Amid Bizav Surge Fractional HondaJet Operator Volato Takes Off
Amid Bizav Surge Fractional HondaJet Operator Volato Takes Off
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Air Greenland To Acquire Vertical Aerospace VX4s from Avolon
Avolon and Air Greenland partner to bring zero-emissions air travel to the region.
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Electric Aviation Pioneers Like Joby Want to Transform Air Travel With eVTOL Aircraft
Electric Aviation Pioneers Like Joby Want to Transform Air Travel With eVTOL Aircraft
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Large Used Bizjets Lead 12-month Increases in Values
A Sandhills Global report also shows year-over-year valuation increases across all other bizjet categories.
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Textron Buying Pipistrel To Boost Electric Aviation Plans
Textron will make further investments in European electric aircraft maker Pipistrel, which will be the foundation for its new eAviation division.
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Delta Air Lines, Airbus To Partner on Hydrogen Power
An MOU announced Thursday calls for Delta and Airbus to collaborate on the introduction of a hydrogen-powered airliner in the U.S. by 2035.
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Novakovic: Gulfstream Will Weather Russia Sanctions
Gulfstream Aerospace will be able to manage through the Russia sanctions, but sister company Jet Aviation will be slightly more affected.
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Deutsche Aircraft’s 328eco Gets Boost from Norway
Norway’s North Energy Cluster will create the SAF infrastructure to help realize Deutsche Aircraft’s ambitions to develop a new D328 regional airliner.
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Dassault Wraps Up Falcon 6X Cold-weather Testing
Dassault Aviation remains on track for 6X certification later this year.
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Unleaded Avgas Effort Kicks Into Gear
The Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions initiative held a meeting March 16-17 to advance the elimination of lead from avgas.
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Eve Steps Up Miami UAM Plans, Nets 200-unit Order
Embraer Eve has announced plans to prepare the way for urban air mobility flights in the Miami area with local operator Global Crossing Airlines.
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Germany to Buy F-35 Fighters for Nuclear Sharing Role
Having earlier discarded the U.S. F-35 fighter, Germany is once again looking to the aircraft to carry out its nuclear commitment to the NATO alliance.
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Brazil Frax Amaro To Take 12 More Pilatus T-props, Jets
Brazil-based fractional aircraft provider Amaro Aviation has inked a $98 million deal with Synerjet for eight Pilatus PC-12NGXs and four PC-24s.
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RAF Selects Falcon 900LX for BAe 146 Replacement
Two Dassault Falcon 900LX tri-jets will transport UK senior defense and government officials, and occasionally members of the Royal family.
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RAF Selects Falcon 900LX for BAe 146 Replacement
Two Dassault Falcon 900LX tri-jets will transport UK senior defense and government officials, and occasional members of the Royal family.
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Cessna SkyCourier Receives FAA Type Certification
First deliveries of the Cessna SkyCourier are expected soon to launch customer FedEx Express.
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Bermuda Suspends Russian Airlines’ Airworthiness Certificates
Russian airplanes registered in Bermuda lose their airworthiness certificates.
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First Batch of Chinese J-10 Fighters Delivered to Pakistan
China has delivered six J-10 multirole fighters to Pakistan just eight months after contract signature.
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Aviation Industry Mum on Russia’s Veiled Manpad Warning
Russia fails to provoke a reaction from the West on warning about the transfer of U.S.-made manpads to “terrorists or illegal armed groups.”
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Gulfstream Continues To Invest in G280
Gulfstream has launched an upgrade to the G280 and pledged its commitment to the 10-year-old super-midsize business jet.
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Hermeus Secures $100 Million for Hypersonic Development
Hermeus's latest round of funding will be used to complete its Quarterhorse remotely piloted hypersonic vehicle.
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CAE to Develop Simulators for Joby's eVTOL Aircraft
CAE will develop flight training equipment, including a full-flight simulator, for Joby's five-seat eVTOL aircraft that is due to enter service in 2024.
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FlightSafety To Train Lilium eVTOL Pilots
FlightSafety International will provide mixed-reality training devices and training services for pilots who will be flying the Lilium Jet.
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NetJets Set to Offer Fractional Shares in Lilium's eVTOL
The proposed partnership with NetJets marks a shift in business model for eVTOL aircraft developer Lilium, which is recruiting operating partners.
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Jaunt's eVTOL Plans Boosted by LTTS Engineering Alliance
Jaunt, which is working to certify its five-seat Journey eVTOL aircraft by 2026, is establishing design and production facilities in Canada.
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First flights in the past 50 years (March and April)
These aircraft took to the skies for the first time during March and April, from 1972 through 2021
