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Essential news for 25 Mar 2026

Eve Air Mobility flies eVTOL prototype for authorities, marking progress in flight test campaign

Eve Air Mobility successfully conducted a flight of its full-scale engineering prototype at Embraer’s test facility in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, for Brazilian government authorities, including Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The milestone marks further progress in Eve’s flight test campaign toward the future certification pathway of its eVTOL aircra...

Deutsche Aircraft accelerates D328eco programme with integrated virtual engineering on Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Deutsche Aircraft advanced the development of its D328eco regional turboprop by deploying an integrated, model based digital engineering environment built on Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The move marks a significant programme milestone and strengthens the company’s strategy to industrialise the D328eco using a modern, data driven development and production...

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Tashkent introduces dedicated business aviation gateway

Effective 17 February 2026, all business aviation operators planning charter flights to Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan, are required to indicate Tashkent-Vostochny Airport (Tashkent-Humo International Airport / Tashkent-East, UZTP/TVT) as the destination aerodrome in flight applications and flight plans, replacing Tashkent International Airport (UZTT/TAS) for such operations. Tashkent-Humo&nb...

Vertical Aerospace advances piloted flight testing, manufacturing and demand for Valo

Vertical Aerospace released its 2025 Annual Report, including FY25 financial results and an update on its flight test programme, manufacturing progress and commercial momentum. Stuart Simpson, CEO of Vertical Aerospace, commented: “We’ve made strong progress across the business – achieving key piloted flight milestones, advancing transition testing and launching Valo to the...