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A new milestone for the TBM family : Daher Aircraft delivers the 1,300th airplane from this fast, efficient product line

Daher Aircraft delivered the 1,300th TBM family airplane, marking the latest achievement for this high-performance, efficient turboprop-powered product line. This announcement was made at AERO Friedrichshafen, where Daher Aircraft exhibited its latest TBM 980 version with Garmin’s G3000 PRIME avionics, and which incorporates further enhancements in passenger comfort. ...

Thales launches FlytEDGE Aura: the power of FlytEDGE with a future-ready IFE seat-end

Thales unveils at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2026 its new seat-end IFE for the award-winning cloud-native FlytEDGE platform, powered by the Onboard Data Center. Featuring many industry-firsts that set new standards for aviation, FlytEDGE Aura is the lightest, brightest and most powerful IFE solution on the market. Kurt Weidemeyer, Vice-President, Product Man...

AURA AERO scales up: Series B completed, first firm orders, and two industrial sites to be built in France and the U.S.

AURA AERO is entering a new phase. Thanks to a new €50 million funding round, grants secured in France and Europe, and financial support from the State of Florida for its U.S. plant, AURA AERO has now brought its total funding to €340 million. With the building permit secured for its future factory in Toulouse and firm orders already placed for its ERA hybrid-electric regional aircraft,...

Airbus brings digital technology to firefighting

Airbus has just successfully completed a unique first-of-its-kind trial in forest firefighting. By linking aircraft, helicopters, drones and ground personnel via communication and data processing systems, Airbus has demonstrated the ability to carry out highly accurate water drops and significantly reduce the time between fire detection and extinguishment.  The trial mobilised significant...

AURA AERO obtains building permit for AURA Factory at Toulouse-Francazal airport

AURA AERO reached a decisive milestone in its industrial development, with the granting of the building permit for AURA Factory, its future facility located at Toulouse-Francazal Airport. With 50,000 square meters of industrial infrastructure, this new production facility represents one of the most ambitious aerospace industrial hubs in France. Designed to meet the most demanding environmental and...

Amelia and Thales announce the successful large-scale deployment of their contrail-avoidance project

Amelia and Thales announced the successful large-scale deployment of their contrail-avoidance solution. This initiative, launched in 2024 on Amelia flights between Paris and Valladolid (Spain), optimizes flight plans by modifying aircraft altitude rather than lateral trajectory in order to avoid the formation of condensation trails (contrails). This reduces the climate impact of each flight while...

Dassault Aviation unveils Falcon 10X — new top-of-the-line Falcon

Dassault Aviation has rolled out the Falcon 10X—its most ambitious business jet ever. As the drape lifted at 8:00 p.m. CET, the aircraft emerged as a bold new benchmark for the future of long-range business aviation. The Falcon 10X introduces the largest, most comfortable and most versatile cabin ever designed in a purpose-built business jet—redefining what passengers can expect from t...

Edeis supports the development of tomorrow's quiet, carbon-free aviation at the pioneering Aix-Les-Milles aerodrome

A leading player in the engineering and operation of transport infrastructure, Edeis confirms its commitment to the ecological transition of the aviation sector.At Aix-les-Milles airfield, the group is actively supporting the emergence of carbon-free, silent aviation through a structured partnership with Fly Provence, a flight school focused on electric aviation and next-generation training. Ma...

Pan Européenne places first firm order for ERA, AURA AERO’s hybrid-electric aircraft that will decarbonize regional aviation

AURA AERO signed first firm order for its regional 19-seater hybrid-electric aircraft ERA, with Pan Européenne Air Service. French private airline has been supporting AURA AERO and the ERA program from the outset, demonstrating its unwavering confidence in the manufacturer's vision and progress. As the first airline to make a firm commitment for ERA, Pan Européenne confirms,...

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...

ATR reports strong 2025 demand, prepares 2026 ramp-up

ATR announced its 2025 full-year results, marked by strong commercial performance, stable revenues, and continued investment in its industrial system to support its long-term growth trajectory. ATR reported a gross order intake of 60 aircraft in 2025, from nine customers across nine countries, including double-digit commitments from Air Algérie&n...

Daher strengthens its strategic partnership with Airbus Atlantic at the Montoir-de-Bretagne West Hub

Daher announced the renewal and expansion of its contract with Airbus Atlantic for the logistics management of the West Hub in Montoir-de-Bretagne. This five-year partnership (2026-2031) comes with a major challenge: supporting the industrial ramp-up with a tripling of logistics volumes and a doubling of staff by mid-2027.  Aymeric Daher, Deputy CEO of the Daher Group, and CEO of Daher Log...