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TITAN Aviation Fuels addresses European fuel shortage and industry transition at AERO Friedrichshafen

Geneva-based TITAN Aviation Fuels is drawing urgent attention to the growing aviation fuel supply challenges across Europe, while outlining the company’s actions to support operators during a period of significant market strain, at AERO Friedrichshafen 2026. A large portion of Europe’s jet fuel supply is imported as refined product from the Middle East. Ongoing geopolitical a...

AERO 2026 is off to a strong start

AERO 2026 is set to open with a record number of exhibitors. Around 860 exhibitors will showcase their aviation-related products and services — more than ever before in the history of the trade show in Friedrichshafen. Manufacturers of aircraft and helicopters for general aviation, business aviation, and recreational aviation are enjoying high delivery volumes and continue to invest in...

RECARO Aircraft Seating and Air India launch retrofit program with Premium and Economy class seating solutions for B787-8

RECARO Aircraft Seating and Air India have launched a retrofit program for the airline’s Boeing 787-8 fleet. As part of the program, RECARO is equipping Air India’s B787-8 aircraft with its PL3530 seats in Premium Economy Class and CL3710 seats in Economy Class. Both seat models are customized to Air India’s requirements and offer enhanced comfort, refined ergonomics, improv...

Norway takes next step as an international test arena with Bristow Group and Electra

Bristow Group , Electra, Avinor, and the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority announced the launch and contract signing of a second international test project for zero‑ and low‑emission aviation. The project builds on Norway's established international test arena and aims to generate operational, regulatory and market knowledge supporting the introduction of electric and hybrid‑electric aircraft...

Gogo showcases high-performance Galileo connectivity for aircraft from light to large-cabin and industry-leading privacy protection at AERO Friedrichshafen 2026

Gogo is making its AERO Friedrichshafen debut, marking a significant milestone in its reinforced presence in the international market. Gogo will highlight its growing Gogo Galileo portfolio, which now brings high-speed, reliable and low-latency inflight connectivity to a broader range of aircraft – including light jets and turboprops – that previously had limited or no viable high perf...

KC-390 Millennium visits 11 countries and flies more than 140 hours during global demonstration tour

After flying more than 47,000 nautical miles, completing 54 flights, and operating across 11 countries over a period of more than 70 days, the KC-390 Millennium finished it most recently world tour, with 100% mission accomplishment in its international demonstration campaign. The aircraft returned to Brazil following its latest appearance at FIDAE (Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio) in Ch...

Smartflyer and H55 advance electric aviation with first delivery of certifiable battery modules for SFX1 aircraft

Smartflyer announces successful delivery of the first batch of Adagio battery modules from H55, marking not only a key milestone in the development of the Smartflyer SFX1 aircraft, but also a significant step in the industrialisation and commercial deployment of H55's certified electric propulsion technologies. ​For Smartflyer, the delivery represents a critical step forward in...

Bombardier and Vista sign service agreement focused on Smart Parts programs

Bombardier and Vista announced a long-term services agreement focused on Bombardier’s Smart Parts programs for the aviation company’s recent order of Challenger 3500 aircraft and a large portion of its existing fleet. The bespoke agreement will provide Vista with an essential cost-per-flight hour framework to maximize convenience and cost protection for parts. Celebrating 40...

RECARO Aircraft Seating R2 Economy class selected for Japan Airlines new Boeing 737 Max-8 fleet

Japan Airlines revealed on 23rd March 2026 at an event held in Tokyo, the RECARO economy class seat R2 as part of its new B737 MAX 8 fleet. New Japan Airlines Boeing 737 MAX-8 fleet will be equipped with R2 seats in economy class. Each seat features well-positioned USB Type A & C ports, enabling every passenger to stay connected and conveniently charge their personal d...

Thales and Air India sign 10-year FlytCARE agreement for IFE maintenance

Air India has signed a 10-year agreement with Thales for its FlytCARE services package. This agreement provides a full turn-key maintenance approach, covering line maintenance, spares, repairs and logistics management support for Thales’ inflight entertainment systems on 57 Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Under the FlytCARE agreement, repair and maintenance will be delivered from Thale...

SkyDrive becomes Japan’s first eVTOL developer to earn “Approved Design Organization” certification

SkyDrive has officially received Approved Design Organization (ADO) certification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. SkyDrive is the first dedicated eVTOL developer in Japan to achieve this prestigious certification. The ADO status serves as official public proof that SkyDrive possesses rigorous quality control and safety m...

Glenorchy Air to operate New Zealand first Tecnam P2012 Traveller

Glenorchy Air will be the launch customer for the Tecnam P2012 Traveller in New Zealand. Following the official validation of the P2012 by the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand last month, the acquisition of this state-of-the-art, Continental-powered aircraft marks a major milestone in the Queenstown-based company’s fleet expansion. The introduction of the P2012 Travelle...