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RECARO Aircraft Seating BL3710 puts comfort in the spotlight on IndiGo’s brand-new A321neo

RECARO Aircraft Seating BL3710 has entered into service on IndiGo’s A321neo. This seat program marked the first time that IndiGo selected RECARO as a seating solution partner since the airline’s founding in 2006. Deliveries of the BL3710 will be installed on a fleet of 75 A321/A320neo ai...

Bombardier Iridium Certus connectivity service will now be baseline feature on Challenger 3500

Bombardier Challenger 3500 aircraft will now be equipped with Iridium Certus connectivity as a baseline feature, providing clients with a highly reliable internet service. Collaborating with Collins Aerospace for fleetwide connectivity services, this new offering will support the aircraft&rsquo...

EASA publishes world’s first proposal on assessment and limitation of air taxi noise

EASA has published the first proposal world-wide for the assessment of the noise generated by air taxis, addressing one of the top societal concerns concerning this new mode of urban transport. The Environmental Protection Technical Specifications are applicable to eVTOL aircraft powered by multiple, vertical, non-tilting, evenly distributed rotors. The EPTS document...

Airbus Perlan Mission II back in air to set World Altitude Record

After COVID-19 delays, Airbus Perlan Mission II stratospheric research glider returns to the skies to set 90,000-foot world altitude record. The Nevada-based nonprofit The Perlan Project will collect climate science and aerospace engineering data en route to the edge of space above El Calafate, Argentina. Airbus Perlan Mission II, the world’s first initiative to pilot an engineless...

Lilium announced capital raise for up to $250 Million, with $100 Million funded at close

Lilium announced a capital raise for up to $250 million, with $100 million funded at close. A Form 6-K has been filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2023.  This capital raise enables Lilium to continue the development of its Lilium Jet at full pace and would cover most of the estimated capital required to achieve first manned flight of the type-conforming...

Driving innovative passenger network - Tecnam partners with flyvbird

Tecnam partners with an innovative airline  flyvbird, that will use smaller regional airports and an innovative algorithmic approach to provide an alternative to traditional modes of transport. Launched under the brand name flyvirtual, its focus today is on decentralised regional markets that have the potential to significantly impact the future of sustainable ai...

RECARO post-pandemic record growth of almost 55% in 2022

RECARO announces record growth of almost 55% in 2022 and outlines a plan for continued double-digit growth. In 2022, RECARO generated a revenue of nearly 425€ million and employed 2,500 personnel across its business divisions, which include RECARO Aircraft Seating, RECARO Gaming and Growag. In 2022, RECARO explored brand expansion opportunities. Key parts of the future growth strate...

Alaska Airlines and ZeroAvia developing world largest zero-emission aircraft

Alaska Airlines presented a Dash 8 Q400 regional turboprop to ZeroAvia that will be retrofitted with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system in an effort to expand the reach and applicability of zero emissions flight technology. At an event, held at ZeroAvia’s Paine Field research and development site, the companies were joined by high school students from Raisbeck Aviation High Scho...

Simplifying individual and fleet aircraft ownership - Garmin introduces PlaneSync connected aircraft management system

Garmin announced PlaneSync connected aircraft management, a system that automatically update1 avionics databases, logs flight and engine data and allows aircraft owners and operators to remotely check fuel and systems status via the Garmin Pilotapp. Available for both forward-fit and retrofit applications, PlaneSync technology is designed to bring new levels of connectivity and convenien...

Pilatus PC-12 fleet surpasses Ten Million flight hours

With almost 2,000 PC-12s delivered, the global fleet of the popular single-engine turboprop has officially accumulated more than ten million flight hours. The fleet leader, based in Canada, has flown more than 35,000 hours, while 71 PC-12s have logged over 20,000 hours of flight time. As a whole, the PC-12 fleet has recorded more than 9.3 million landings, with four aircraft reporting over 50...

Boeing expands ecoDemonstrator flight testing with 'Explorer' airplanes

Boeing is expanding its ecoDemonstrator flight-test program to further accelerate innovation for sustainability and safety. The company announced 2023 plan to assess 19 technologies on the Boeing 777 ecoDemonstrator, while also adding "Explorer" airplanes that will focus tests on specific technologies. The first ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a 787-10 Dreamliner, will conduct flight tests in...

Embraer Ipanema 203 agricultural aircraft maintains a strong sales performance

Embraer agricultural aviation division sold 33 Ipanema 203 model aircraft in the first quarter of 2023, maintaining strong commercial activity in this business segment. This volume of transactions is 38% higher than in the same period last year. Brazilian manufacturer business unit expects to end the year with a sales volume similar to or better than 2022, when 66 aircraft were sold...

Safran to lead Open Fan demonstration program with European partners under Clean Aviation OFELIA project

Safran Aircraft Engines is coordinating the demonstration of new Open Fan engine technologies within the frame of the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking project OFELIA, which stands for Open Fan for Environmental Low Impact of Aviation. French engine manufacturer will be working with 26 industry European key partners, including Airbus, Avio Aero, GKN Aerospace, as well as research lab such as ONERA...

airBaltic receives its 41st Airbus A220-300 aircraft

On April 29, 2023, airBaltic welcomed its 41st Airbus A220-300 jet, registered as YL-ABO, in Riga. This was the second Airbus A220-300 delivery for airBaltic in 2023. It is a part of the 50 Airbus A220-300which airBaltic has ordered. In addition, airBaltic holds 30 options and purchase rights for the same aircraft type...

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Jungheinrich & Deutsche Aircraft set a new standard in aerospace logistics with automated warehouse for next-generation regional aircraft production

In a landmark step towards next-generation regional aircraft manufacturing, Jungheinrich has delivered an advanced automated logistics centre to Deutsche Aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Supporting...

SkyDrive eyes Osaka’s rooftops for a new generation of eVTOL vertiports

Following the successful public flight demonstrations at Expo 2025 Osaka, SkyDrive announced plans to undertake a feasibility study exploring the conversion of Osaka City’s existi...

Airbus A350F freighter successfully performs its maiden flight

The Airbus A350F freighter (MSN 700), the first of two flight test aircraft, has successfully completed its maiden flight. Equipped with dedicated flight test instrumentation, the aircraft spent 4 hou...

German aviation reaches new milestone as Deutsche Aircraft opens D328eco® Final Assembly Line

A new era for German aerospace began today as Deutsche Aircraft officially opened its Final Assembly Line (FAL) at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Joined by senior government representatives Christian Hirte an...

RAF 2026 - RTU opens new pathways for European aerospace collaboration

Speaking during the Riga Aviation Forum 2026, Pauls Irbins, Head of the Aerospace Direction at the RTU Innovation Office, presented a compelling vision of how Riga Technical University (RTU) can becom...

Heart Aerospace unveils ES-36, announces JSX purchase agreement for up to 100 aircraft

Heart Aerospace has unveiled the ES-36, its new 36-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner and planned production aircraft. Concurrently, award-winning air carrier JSX announced a deposit-backed agreem...

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Aeroberm and Foster Aviation forge strategic partnership to accelerate vertiport infrastructure development in UAE

Foster Aviation, the Dubai-based provider of Advanced Air Mobility and aviation solutions, and Aeroberm, a Skyportz company and developer of the patented modular vertipad system, have announced a...

Jungheinrich & Deutsche Aircraft set a new standard in aerospace logistics with automated warehouse for next-generation regional aircraft production

In a landmark step towards next-generation regional aircraft manufacturing, Jungheinrich has delivered an advanced automated logistics centre to Deutsche Aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Supporting...

Cessna Skyhawk Veris VR flight training device set for NBAA-BACE debut in Las Vegas

TRU Simulation + Training Inc. will showcase its Veris Virtual Reality Flight Training Device (FTD) for the Cessna Skyhawk at NBAA-BACE 2026, marking the simulator's first appearance at the indust...

Tecnam unveils the FAR Part 23-certified P2008JC NG in the United States, redefining efficiency in next-generation pilot training

Tecnam introduces the P2008JC NG to the United States market, bringing flight schools a certified, next-generation training aircraft designed to dramatically reduce operating costs while maximizing fl...

PAL-V, AVION and FLYVE announce strategic partnership to scale global FlyDrive training infrastructure

PAL-V has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AVION, a specialist in advanced flight training devices, and FLYVE, a developer of FlyDrive ecosystems for professional and government operator...

FACC unlocks new growth opportunities through strategic funding

Rising production rates and the launch of new aircraft programs are driving increased demand for manufacturing capacity across the aerospace industry. To support this growth, FACC plans to i...

Tecnam expands U.S. presence with Finnoff as exclusive Western Region distributor for the P2012

Tecnam has announced a landmark strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the growth of its P2012 aircraft family across the United States. Under the agreement, Finnoff has been appointed the exclus...

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