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JetZero selects Greensboro, North Carolina for first U.S. factory

JetZero announced Greensboro, North Carolina as the location for its first advanced manufacturing and final assembly facility. The state-of-the-art factory, located on the Piedmont Triad International Airport grounds, will produce JetZero’s Z4 airplane, designed to transform commerci...

Turbotech and Ansys: collaboration to advance hydrogen-powered light aviation

Turbotech, a provider of efficient and sustainable aeronautical solutions, relies on Ansys simulation to develop the first truly viable hydrogen-powered turbine engine for light transport aircraft, VTOL vehicles, drones and more. In partnership with the BeautHyFuel project, Turbotech is the fir...


UNI Air Signs Order For 19 ATR 72-600s

ATR announced that UNI Air has placed a firm order for 19 ATR 72-600s, along with three additional purchase rights. This marks the largest ATR order since 2017, and the second direct order from UNI Air since 2011, when the Taiwanese airline purchased 10 ATR 72-600s. It serves as a clear testament of UNI Air’s and affiliated company EVA Air’s trus...

Liebherr strengthens assembly capabilities in Europe

Liebherr will realign and further increase its activities at Liebherr-Transportation Systems Marica EOOD in Bulgaria by establishing a new and larger production site in the vicinity of the existing location, which eventually will be vacated. The new site is expected to be fully operational in 2026. On a surface of 20,000 sqm Liebherr will further develop its existing activities for the r...

First Indonesian A400M rolls out of paintshop in Seville

The first A400M military transport aircraft for the Indonesian Air Force has successfully rolled out of the paintshop at the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Seville, Spain, marking a major industrial milestone ahead of its delivery later this year. The roll-out marks the aircraft’s transition into the final stages of production before its first flight, with the aircraft currently undergoing gro...

Embraer bringing a strong presence to the Paris Air Show supported by sales momentum and positive results

Embraer once again keeps its strong presence at the Paris Air Show showcasing its cutting-edge portfolio for commercial aviation, defense, services & support and Urban Air Mobility market driven by a strong sales momentum in all business. The biennial event, which takes place from June 16 to 22, at the Paris-Le Bourget airport, will have among its highlights on static display the E19...

Ryanair purchases 30 CFM LEAP-1B spare engines

Ryanair and CFM International signed a purchase agreement for 30 CFM LEAP-1B spare engines. The engines will support Ryanair’s growing fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Ryanair has been a CFM customer since 1998, operating the largest fleet of CFM-powered Boeing airplanes, including the largest CFM56-powered Next-Generation 737 fleet in Europe. The Ireland-based airline currently operates 18...

Aviation Sans Frontières and Médicaéro unveil an innovative project: the hospital airplane

Faced with the rapid deterioration in access to healthcare in remote areas, Aviation Sans Frontières and Médicaéro are launching an unprecedented, practical response: a hospital aircraft that can be deployed in a matter of hours to provide medical care, emergency evacuations and the transport of humanitarian supplies. Presented as a world premiere at tParis International Air S...

Pratt & Whitney’s iconic 747SP test bed to soar into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 will feature a unique version of one of the world’s most popular airliners as RTX’s business Pratt & Whitney brings a Boeing 747SP test bed aircraft to Boeing Plaza during the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration. The 72nd edition of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s fly-in convention is July 21-27 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkos...

JEKTA begins flight testing of scaled PHA-ZE 100 amphibious aircraft

JEKTA has begun flight trials with a 1:9 scaled prototype of the PHA-ZE 100 amphibious flying boat. Using a distributed electric powerplant to draw energy from onboard batteries, testing will verify the aerodynamic and hydrodynamic configurations of the production aircraft. The remotely controlled model will generate data representative of the full-size aircraft to ve...

Finavia's Helsinki Airport operations reach net-zero carbon emissions – Neste MY Renewable Diesel a key solution

Finavia Helsinki Airport has achieved net-zero carbon emissions targets in its own operations and has received an international Airport Carbon Accreditation program’s net-zero certification. Neste MY Renewable Diesel, powering the machinery and emergency power generators at the Helsinki Airport since 2024, has played a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Fin...

Skyportz offers vertipad to USA companies at no fee to support White House eVTOL pilot programme

Skyportz offered its IP at no fee to companies in the USA seeking to tap into the Trump initiative to dominate the electric air taxi market globally. The award winning modular vertipad patent addresses two of the standout issues for Advanced Air Mobility in urban locations – amelioration of downwash/outwash and fire suppression. Downwash and outwash have been highlighted by the FAA...

Air bp unveils new customer support features introducing Enhanced Self-Service Help Centre on myairbp

Air bp announces the launch of an upgraded self-service Help Centre on myairbp, its online account management platform. The new features are designed with cutting-edge technology to make support easier to access for customers and enhance the overall user experience. Based on customer feedback, the most frequent helpdesk enquiries received and platform usage data, Air bp has launched a...

Gulfstream G700 earns Brazilian type certificate

Gulfstream G700 has been certified by Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC), clearing the way for in-country deliveries to begin. The certification coincides with Gulfstream’s fourth straight appearance at the Catarina Aviation Show at São Paulo Catarina International Executive Airport in Brazil. Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream commented: &ld...

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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...

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

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

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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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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Bombardier to showcase its exquisite Challenger 3500 at LABACE 2026 as part of extensive multi-city Latin American tour

Bombardier Challenger 3500 will be on display at LABACE 2026 at Campo de Marte Airport in São Paulo, revealing its impressive design and performance attributes for clients in region.&...

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

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