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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 satell...

At VERTICON 2026, Daher will spotlight the Kodiak 100 and Kodiak 900 as "force multipliers" for helicopter fleets

Daher Aircraft will make its first exhibitor appearance at the annual VERTICON show for vertical flight, highlighting the company’s Kodiak 100 and Kodiak 900 as highly capable fixed-wing airplanes to complement helicopter fleets in support of law enforcement, public safety and government opera...

Samson Sky and AIR Tashkent strike deal to bring Switchblade Flying Car to Uzbekistan

AIR Tashkent of Uzbekistan and Samson Sky completed a Memorandum of Understanding to bring the Switchblade Flying Car to the country of Uzbekistan, in Central Asia. The MOU was signed at AIR Tashkent's Grand Opening of the Easy to Fly Academy, where a new generation of aviation professionals will be trained. A key point in the MOU provides for AIR Tashkent to work with Samson Sky in facil...

Embraer redefines private flight experience with New Praetor 600E and Praetor 500E

Embraer unveiled the next‑generation Praetor 600E and Praetor 500E, marking the first evolution of the Praetor family. The new aircraft introduce fully reimagined cabins that transform the private flight experience, maximizing the longer missions these aircraft are capable of flying. With these enhancements, the new Praetors represent the next era for private aviation as aircraft become tools to e...

Everdrone launches next-generation medical drone for emergency medical transport

Everdrone, headquartered in Gothenburg, develops drone services for emergency medical purposes. The previous generation, E2, was a development platform based on commercial components. Everdrone is now launching the next generation, E3, which has been entirely developed in-house. The drone’s performance has been substantially improved. The E3 drone is developed using both OEM products and...

Ascendance reaches structural milestone in the development of its hybrid-electric ATEA aircraft

Ascendance ATEA aircraft has entered its final integration phase, with the completion of the demonstrator's structure at its Toulouse facility. Engineered under the direction of Ascendance's teams and manufactured by DUQUEINE Group - an industrial partner specializing in aeronautical composite structures - this strategic milestone marks the culmination of years of design wor...

Evolito to develop electric motors for electric wheel taxi system under UK Government funded program

Evolito announced a collaboration with Airbus, supported by the Aerospace Technology Institute and Innovate UK, to develop an on-aircraft, electric wheel taxi system. The system will enable aircraft to taxi independently from ground support equipment with the main engines switched off, resulting in considerable reductions in operating costs, noise and emissions. The project aims to decrease t...

JobsOhio powers Hartzell Propeller's new innovation center with $2M grant

Hartzell Propeller builds upon its decades of investment in Ohio and unwavering commitment to the local community with the grand opening of the Hartzell Propeller Innovation Center today at the company's current headquarters in Piqua, Ohio. The center is another example of how Ohio is driving both the general aviation and burgeoning advanced air mobility industry. Hartzell is setting the p...

Adani Defence & Aerospace and Embraer propose E175 Final Assembly Line in India

Adani Defence & Aerospace have exchanged an enhanced MoU regarding the establishment of a Final Assembly Line for the E175 regional jet for India’s Regional Transport Aircraft program. This advancement from the initial MoU signed in January 2026 represents a significant step forward and forms part of a broader roadmap to develop an integrated RTA ecosystem in India. The Mo...

European Aviation Academy introduces Tecnam P2006T NG at Pilot Expo

European Aviation Academy selected the Tecnam P2006T NG to expand its fleet. This acquisition marks a key milestone for the Rome-based academy, representing a significant step forward in providing advanced, airline-oriented multi-engine pilot training. Operating in the aviation training sector for over 13 years, European Aviation Academy has built a solid reputation for delive...

Microflite Aviation welcomes a third Airbus five-bladed H145

Airbus delivered a third five-bladed H145 to Melbourne-based Microflite Aviation, marking the 21st Airbus helicopter to join the operator's robust fleet. This addition reinforces Microflite’s position as Airbus’s largest civil customer in Australia and the country's first H145 operator. New aircraft joins a diverse lineup, ranging from single-engine H120s, H125 and H130, t...

Phenom 300 series dominates light jet market for 14th consecutive year

Embraer Phenom 300 series maintains its position as the world’s best-selling light jet for the 14th consecutive year, according to data released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association during its press conference in Washington, D.C. The data also confirmed the light jet as the most delivered twin-engine jet for the sixth year in a row. In 2025, Embraer delivered 72 Phenom 300 se...

Vertical Aerospace brings Valo to Miami, showcasing the future of electric inter-city travel

Vertical Aerospace announced that its next-generation electric aircraft, Valo, will be on public display in Miami on 24-25 February at the Bass Museum in Collins Park. Valo is being developed to bring the future of urban and inter-city travel to life - quieter, greener and more efficient than traditional transport. Designed to fly up to 100 miles at speeds of up to 150 mph, the aircraft featu...

Electra joins Virginia Smart Airspace Program to establish national blueprint for advanced air mobility instrument flight rules

Electra announced a new partnership with the Virginia Advanced Air Mobility Smart Airspace Program to design, implement, and test a first-of-its-kind, low-cost instrument flight rules network for Ultra Short and other advanced air mobility aircraft complete with new, FAA-certified access points. Nearly all commercial aviation services operate ...

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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...

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PC-12 PRO receives Safety Autoland certification

Progressive. Proven. Professional. The all-new PC-12 PRO introduces a completely redesigned cockpit built around the Garmin G3000 PRIME Integrated Flight Deck. Equipped with advanced technologies...

40 years, 40 aircraft: Piaggio Aerospace celebrates a landmark double achievement

The year of the P.180 Avanti’s 40th anniversary has brought a second reason for celebration at Piaggio Aerospace: the sale of more than 40 P.180 Avanti EVO aircraft since the model entered servi...

Ten years of growth, expertise and excellence at Dassault Falcon Service Mérignac

Located alongside Dassault Aviation’s flagship manufacturing facility, Dassault Falcon Service Mérignac is celebrating a decade of dedicated support to Falcon operators around the world....

Electra demonstrates revolutionary airport operations with Ultra-Short Takeoff aircraft using helicopter-style procedures

Electra announced the successful completion of first-of-its-kind flight operations from a heliport located on the commercial airport ramp at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport. The demonstration high...

Flexjet receives first-ever Embraer Praetor 600E as fleet launch customer

Embraer delivered the first Praetor 600E to Flexjet, marking the operator as the launch fleet customer for Embraer’s latest-generation super-midsize business jet. The inaugural aircraft joins Fl...

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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...