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Essential news for 28 Feb 2026

Airbus unveils new ACH145 Mercedes-Benz edition

Airbus Corporate Helicopters and Mercedes-Benz have unveiled the new ACH145 Mercedes-Benz Edition helicopter at a showcase event in Sao Paulo, the city with one of the highest concentrations of private and business helicopters in the world. In collaboration since 2010, this pioneering automotive and aviation partnership has delivered 26 unique examples of the previous ACH145 Mercedes-Benz Style to...

Industry-first: Archer to bring Starlink onboard Midnight air taxis

Archer Aviation will work with Starlink to bring stable, reliable and high-speed connectivity to its air taxis, marking Starlink’s entry into the emerging air mobility category and an industry-first collaboration. Under the agreement, Archer will install Starlink’s low-Earth-orbit satellite internet system into its Midnight aircraft and conduct testing. The system is designed...

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Odys Aviation and Motion Applied announce engineering collaboration to deliver flight-ready hybrid-electric propulsion

Odys Aviation announced a strategic engineering collaboration with Motion Applied to advance a next-generation hybrid-electric propulsion architecture for advanced flight applications. Under the terms of the partnership, Motion Applied’s proven silicon carbide inverter platform, the AMPEX MCU-600, will be integrated with Odys’ family of high-speed generator units to form a ce...

Blue Skies opens Tecnam-based flight training academy

Tecnam partnership with Blue Skies Aviation Solutions marks the launch of a newly formed Approved Training Organization in Sri Lanka. To build a world-class pilot training capability from the ground up, Blue Skies Aviation has selected an all-Tecnam fleet, acquiring three P-Mentors and one P2006T NG. Purpose-built to deliver structured professional pilot tra...

Luxaviation UK welcomes third Praetor 600 to fleet

Luxaviation UK is welcoming a third Embraer Praetor 600 into its fleet. The aircraft will be available for charter from February 28 and will be based in Luton. With a range of 4,000 nautical miles (4,600 miles), the Praetor 600 travels at speeds of 863 km/h and can fly from a runway as short as 3,000 feet, facilitating non-stop flights on popular routes, such as London-Ibiza over the summer b...