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Vertical Aerospace advances Japan commercialisation with Marubeni via electric air taxi routes

Vertical Aerospace announces a major acceleration of its commercial roadmap in Japan, working in partnership with Marubeni Corporation. Together, the companies are advancing plans for a future Advanced Air Mobility route network across the country, marking a significant step toward the commerci...

Tecnam “Direct Factory” strategy pays off at Wings India 2026

Following its recent announcement to transition to Direct Factory Representation in India, Tecnam Aircraft has concluded a highly successful edition of Wings India 2026. The event served as the first major validation of this new strategic approach, resulting in record engagement with...

AirBorneo chooses ATR to modernise Rural Air Service fleet in East Malaysia

AirBorneo and ATR announced a strategic partnership to modernise Malaysia’s Rural Air Services (RAS) fleet, with AirBorneo confirming a firm order for eight ATR aircraft. The agreement comprises five ATR 72-600s and three ATR 42-600s, with purchase rights for four additional aircraft.Deliveries are scheduled between 2027 and 2029. This marks a significant milestone in AirBorneo&rsq...

Boeing and Air Cambodia announce airline's largest single-aisle order for up to 20 737 MAX jets

Boeing and Air Cambodia announced the airline's largest single-aisle order for up to 20 737 MAX airplanes in an agreement unveiled at the Singapore Airshow. This marks the Southeast Asian carrier's first purchase of fuel-efficient Boeing airplanes. With the 737 MAX, Air Cambodia will renew and grow its fleet as air travel serves an increasing role in connecting people and places throu...

Norway completes its first electric aviation test project

Norway reached an important milestone last Wednesday, January 28 in its transition to low- and zero-emission aviation with the completion of its first electric aviation test project, conducted as an international test arena. After roughly six months of operational testing, Bristow pilot Jeremy Degagne landed the BETA Technologies ALIA aircraft in Stavanger, bringing the project to a close and deli...

Australian Government invests in air taxi vertipad patent - Aeroberm

Australian Government has awarded $250,000 to Skyportz Australia Pty Ltd to advance development of its revolutionary patented elevated Aeroberm vertipad, designed to enable safe and scalable operations for electric air taxis in urban and regional environments. The funds will be matched by Skyportz to create a $500 000 research and development pool...

Singapore to establish world’s first airport testbed for next generation propulsion technologies

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, CFM International and Airbus signed a MOU to establish Singapore as the world's first airport testing ground for operations of CFM’s next generation Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines technologies, with a focus on Open Fan engine architecture. The partnership will study the impact of Open Fan and other RISE programme technolog...

Dassault Aviation brings Falcon 6X to Singapore Airshow 2026

Dassault Aviation will feature its new Falcon 6X at the Singapore Airshow 2026, highlighting the aircraft’s growing fleet in service worldwide since its entry into service in late 2023. The twinjet which offers the largest cabin cross-section of any purpose-built business jet before the Falcon 10X entry into service— will be on static display throughout the week at Changi Exhibiti...

Air India orders 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets to expand single-aisle fleet

Boeing and Air India announced today the airline has ordered 30 more fuel-efficient 737 MAX jets, expanding its Boeing order book to nearly 200 airplanes across the company's single-aisle and widebody airplane families. The airline finalized an incremental purchase of 20 737-8 jets this month and an order for 10 737-10 airplanes was previously unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Del...

ATR and Fly91 sign new eight-year global maintenance agreement

ATR and Fly91, one of India’s newest regional carriers, have signed an eight‑year Global Maintenance Agreement, reinforcing the strong collaboration established since the airline’s launch in 2024. Fly91 currently operates four ATR 72‑600s, with two more arriving in early 2026, and the extended agreement is designed to support this next phase of g...

Hexagone Aviation School selects Tecnam P-Mentor and P2006T NG

Hexagone Aviation School, based in Beauvais, France, has selected Tecnam for its fleet modernization. The ATO has placed an order for two aircraft: a P-Mentor and a P2006T NG. This acquisition represents represents a major milestone for Hexagone Aviation School, aligned with their vision of innovation. By choosing Tecnam, the school is investing in a future-proof...

Boeing: Indian, South Asian airlines will need nearly 3,300 new airplanes by 2044

India and South Asia passenger air traffic will rise an average of 7% annually over the next 20 years, spurred by a growing middle class, economic growth and airport and connectivity investments, Boeing said. That demand for air travel means airlines will need nearly 3,300 new airplanes by 2044 as projected in company’ Commercial Market Outlook for South Asia. Single-aisle jet...

Thales and Air India debut region’s first new 787-9 aircraft flying with Thales’ AVANT Up Inflight Entertainment System

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...

India’s regional mobility boom points clearly to turboprops

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...

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Honda Aircraft Company celebrates type validation of HondaJet Elite II in Brazil at LABACE 2026

Honda Aircraft Company announced first delivery of HondaJet Elite II in Brazil, marking a significant milestone in the company’s continued commitment to general aviation in South America. The de...

U.S. FAA certifies new Boeing 737-7 airplane

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has granted Boeing an amended type certificate for the new 737-7 airplane, clearing it for commercial service. The smallest...

Eve Air Mobility achieves first transition flight milestone, advancing eVTOL program toward wing-borne flight

Eve Air Mobility completed its first partial transition flight, marking an important milestone in the development and testing of the company' eVTOL aircraft. The flight involved the acti...

Introducing latest-generation TBM to a major business aviation market - Daher Aircraft delivers the first TBM 980 in Brazil

The first TBM 980 for a Brazilian customer delivered by Daher Aircraft, marking the introduction of this newest fast and efficient turboprop-powered airplane in a market where the TBM family continues...

Air India, SkyDrive and Suzuki sign MoU for feasibility study of medical air logistics in India

Air India, SkyDrive and Suzuki Motor Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding to conduct a joint feasibility study on the use of eVTOL aircraft for medical air logistics in India. In...

Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen3 achieves first flight, advancing next-generation light jet toward certification

Textron Aviation achieved a key milestone as the Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen3 prototype aircraft completed its first flight, advancing the next-generation light jet toward certification. With th...

The Arriel 2K, the engine powering the Leonardo AW09 helicopter, has received its EASA certification

The Arriel 2K engine that powers Leonardo’s AW09 helicopter, has received its type certificate from EASA. This marks an important milestone towards the entry into service of the AW09, Leonardo&r...

Daher Aircraft delivers the 400th Kodiak, underscoring this airplane family's expanding global reach and mission versatility

Daher Aircraft has delivered the 400th Kodiak, marking a significant achievement for the multi-role airplane family as its customer base continues to expand across government, commercial, business and...

Bombardier celebrates 200th delivery of its Challenger 3500 jet to Mr. Piero Ferrari

Bombardier delivered its 200th Challenger 3500 jet to Mr. Piero Ferrari, Vice Chairman of Ferrari. The aircraft will support Mr. Ferrari’s travel to Formula One races and other bu...

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Atoms and Joby Aviation form strategic partnership to build America's vertiport network

Atoms and Joby Aviation announced a strategic partnership to acquire and develop vertiport sites in the United States. The companies will initially focus on Florida, New York, and Texas, the markets w...

Bell's first 505 for aerial policing work in Asia Pacific commences operations

Bell Textron announced the Aichi Prefectural Police have officially commenced aerial policing operations utilizing the Bell 505, marking a landmark moment for aviation in the Asia-Pacific region. A ce...

Volatus Aerospace partners with Singular Aircraft to introduce FlyOx 1 heavy-lift autonomous aircraft for Canadian wildfire response

Volatus Aerospace announced the next phase of its national wildfire response initiative through a strategic partnership with Singular Aircraft, developer of the FlyOx 1 multi-mission heavy-lift autono...

Daher Aircraft expands its authorized service center Network in Brazil, reinforcing support for the country's growing TBM fleet

Daher Aircraft has strengthened its customer support coverage for Brazilian owners and operators of the fast, efficient TBM airplane family with the addition of two authorized service centers to the c...