Rotortrade released its North America Helicopter Market Report 2025, providing an in-depth analysis of the world’s largest and most mission-intensive helicopter market. The report examines the structural forces shaping helicopter activity across the United States and Canada, where demand is underpinned by EMS, utility, firefighting, and public-service operations. North America...
The future of Indian aviation takes flight with the entry into service of Air India’s new 787-9 aircraft equipped with Thales’s AVANT Up inflight entertainment platform on 1 February 2026. Air India, the country’s leading global airline and largest international carrier, continues to elevate its passenger experience with 6 new 787-9 aircraft equipped with AVANT Up. Rajesh Dogr...
ATR released a new white paper demonstrating that India’s fast-expanding regional connectivity demand is fundamentally a turboprop market. Based on ATR’s MobilityMonitor platform, a backcast model built on the observation of tens of millions of actual journeys across all modes, the study finds that over 90% of India&rsquo...
STARLUX Airlines partnered with visionary Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama to launch AIRSORAYAMA, turning two Airbus A350-1000 aircraft into flying masterpieces. This innovative project marks the first time Sorayama’s iconic metallic aesthetic has been realized on a full-scale commercial aircraft. The two AIRSORAYAMA aircraft are scheduled to enter service in Q3 2026. AIRSORAYAMA...
Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 31 latest generation aircraft including 16 A330-900s and 15 A350-900s. Once delivered, Delta’s widebody fleet will have grown to 55 A330neo and 79 A350s. Delta Air Lines currently operates more than 500 Airbus aircraft from all of the Airbus product families from the A220 to the A350-900. Delta Air Lines’ current Airbus backlog is...
General Atomics AeroTec Systems is exhibiting at Navy Tech 2026, Scandinavia's leading conference for naval and defense technology. With its new Do228 NXT, the company offers a versatile and high-performance solution for maritime missions. The event will be held from February 3-5, 2026, in Gothenburg, Sweden. As naval forces worldwide adapt to an era of highly dynamic, complex threats, t...
FAA has approved FlightSafety’ new Gulfstream G700 Level D Full Flight Simulator, located at the company’s Singapore Learning Center. The approval expands access to G700 training to the Asia-Pacific region. Gulfstream G700 training is now in operation at the Singapore Learning Center, joining existing training programs in Farnborough, UK, and Savannah, GA. The G700 FFS, engin...
Midwest Corporate Air, based in Ohio, has selected ALSIM for its training needs with the acquisition of an ALSR G7 simulator. ALSIM ALSR G7 is a replica of the Cirrus SR Series G7 aircraft, including the SR20, SR22, and SR22T, offering a robust and reliable training solution for various pilot certificates, as well as Cirrus aircraft familiarization training. Simu...
RECARO Aircraft Seating partnered with Air India to bring a new experience to passengers around the world. Originally announced in 2024, the first of Air India’s newly linefit B787-9 multiclass cabins will take to the skies on February 1 2026, featuring PL3530 Premium seating and the award-winning CL3710 Economy Class seating options from RECARO. Rajesh Dogra, Chief Customer Experience Of...
Honda Aircraft Company announced an update to its Authorized Service Center network for the HondaJet. Starting January 25, 2026, Straight Flight will serve as the ASC for HondaJet aircraft based out of the Northwest service region, including Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah. Straight Flight LLC is based out of Centennial Airport, in Denver, Colorado and has over three decades of experience a...
Already since 2022, Pilatus has been planning to expand its presence in the United States in order to supplement capacity in Switzerland, which is now close to maximum. At a groundbreaking ceremony held at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (KSRQ), Pilatus executives as well as representatives of regional authorities and organizations marked the official construction start of a new, state-of...
Airbus Helicopters logged 544 gross orders (net: 536) in 2025, highlighting a strong market growth with a solid performance this year across the entire civil and military range. The orders came from 205 customers in 50 countries. The Company also saw a strong market momentum for its Uncrewed Aerial Systems in 2025. In terms of unit bookings, Airbus Helicopters secured a market share of 51% o...
