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Tecnam P-Mentor deliveries begin in United States

Tecnam Aircraft began customer deliveries for P-Mentor Single Engine IFR Part 23 certified two seat platform. This aircraft is equipped with the latest Garmin G3X Touch Screen avionics suite, providing students and instructors with a modern and intuitive interface to enhance the flight tra...

Pilatus and Synhelion launch partnership for fuels produced from solar energy

Pilatus and Synhelion are launching a strategic cooperation aimed at accelerating the scaling of solar fuels for the aviation industry. Pilatus intends to use Synhelion solar fuels for its own operations and also offer them to its own customers in the medium-term. With that in mind, Pilatus has...


Lilium and eVolare confirm the signing of sale and purchase agreements for 4 Lilium Jets

Lilium and eVolare signed binding sale and purchase agreements for the acquisition of 4 Lilium Jets. The purchase agreements include delivery schedules, guarantees, and warranties along with deposits and pre-delivery payments. The parties have also agreed on terms for the reservation of up to an additional 12 Lilium Jet production slots for eVolare and its customers. Based in O...

Airbus next-generation H160 gets CASA approval

Airbus has received certification from the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority for the twin-engine H160, heralding a new chapter for helicopter operations in Australia. The H160 has already been certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, the US Federal Aviation Administration, Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, Transport Canada Civil Aviation, Civil Aviation Authority of Ma...

Mexicana de Aviación orders 20 Embraer E2 aircraft

Mexicana de Aviación, Mexico state-owned carrier, has ordered 20 Embraer E2 aircraft. The deal is for 10 E190-E2 and 10 E195-E2 jets. Deliveries will begin in 2Q25. Mexicana will configure the E190-E2 with 108 seats, and the E195-E2 with 132 seats – both in a single class layout. Mexicana will be the first E2 operator in Mexico, benefitting from the E2's low operati...

Rolls-Royce expands business aviation services network for its growing CorporateCare customer base

Rolls-Royce is further strengthening its business aviation services infrastructure in Europe by adding Airline Support Baltic to its global network of Authorised Service Centers. Authorised Service Centers are an essential element of the Rolls-Royce services portfolio and add to the existing global service capabilities for its expanding CorporateCare customer base. Growing in the business avi...

Leonardo launches new localised maintenance service capabilities in the UK

Leonardo continues to expand the level of service proximity and capabilities in the helicopter market by launching new projects in the UK through a long-term partnership with Aldenham Aviation Ltd. Starting with an existing building and infrastructure at London Elstree Aerodrome, operations target Part 145 maintenance capabilities to be in place within autumn this year. Further projects planned wi...

Milestone 400th Cessna Citation Latitude production rollout

Textron Aviation has rolled out of production and is expected to be delivered later this year. Certified in 2015, the Citation Latitude has been the world’s most-delivered midsize business jet for eight consecutive years and has proved a hit with customers due to its reliability, versatility and impressive 2,700-nautical mile range. Assembly of the Citation Latitude features a variety o...

Focused on operations and ground infrastructure Lilium and Luxaviation take partnership to next phase

 Lilium and Luxaviation Group are expanding partnership. The expansion will unlock and leverage ExecuJet network of FBOs—together with newly developed locations—to create electrified ground infrastructure for the Lilium Jet in key markets across Europe initially, with further sites in the Middle East planned. Part of the Luxaviation Group, ExecuJet is an industry leader in gr...

EHang secures RMB113 Million order for 50 units of EH216-S eVTOLs from Xishan Tourism

EHang has signed a MoU with Xishan Tourism to jointly develop the low-altitude economy in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, China. Concurrently with the signing of the MoU, Xishan Tourism has placed a purchase order for 50 units of EHang’s EH216-S pilotless eVTOL aircraft, and has paid the total contract price of RMB113 million (USD15.6 million) to EHang. Meanwhile, Xishan Touris...

KakaoMobility selects Archer Aviation as its eVTOL partner

Archer Aviation and KakaoMobility signed an agreement to partner for joint participation in the K-UAM Grand Challenge and covers the planned purchase by KakaoMobility of up to 50 of Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft worth up to an approximate value of $250M, including pre-delivery payments. KakaoMobility plans to own and operate Archer Midnight aircraft in Korea, offering ele...

ATR unveils advanced design of new All-Business Interior

ATR unveiled an advanced design for its new All-Business Class configuration. With a unique 1-1 layout, the All-Business Class interior features spacious individual business seats with direct window view and aisle access, offering exceptional personal space and privacy. Named ‘ETEREA’, these new tailor-made seats have been designed and crafted by Geven and prov...

Leonardo strengthens its role in VIP-CORPORATE helicopter market with new AW09 single engine distributorship agreements

Leonardo announced new progress in introducing modern rotorcraft technologies and capabilities to deliver the best service and safety in their respective markets meeting diverse emerging requirements. Léman Aviation and Sloane have been appointed official distributors for next generation AW09 single engine helicopter. In February of this year Sloane and Leonardo announced a major reinf...

Electra hybrid-electric test aircraft achieves first ultra-short eSTOL takeoff and landing in piloted test flights

Electra.aero  announced the first high-performance ultra-short flight operations of its piloted blown-lift hybrid eSTOL demonstrator aircraft (EL-2 Goldfinch).The test flights, piloted by Cody Allee, took place through April and May 2024 at the Manassas Regional Airport and Warrenton-Fauquier Airport in Virginia. The longest flight lasted 1 hour 43 minutes. During the...

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Piper M700 FURY achieves TCCA type certification

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Pilatus to expand footprint in the United States

The Swiss manufacturer of the popular PC-12 single-engine turboprop and PC-24 Super Versatile Jet inks deal to develop a factory-owned flagship sales, design, and service center in Bradenton, Florida....

XB-1 completes second flight

Boom XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft successfully executed its second flight at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California. Following its first flight in March 2024, XB-1 co...

ATR celebrates milestone 1700th delivery

ATR delivered its 1,700th aircraft since the inception of the programme to longstanding customer Air Corsica. The delivery of this ATR 72-600 to the French airline c...

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Britten-Norman is taking the next step on its journey towards sustainable aviation with the introduction of the Unleaded Fuel Modification for its BN2B-26 piston engine Islander aircraft. The thr...

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Condor selects Cirium as its strategic partner for aviation analytics

Cirium is now Condor new partner for aviation analytics, with the new agreement making Cirium the airline’s single source of external aviation data, providing end-to-end data services. The...

Bell delivers customized Bell 505 to All Motors Brazil

Bell Textron successfuly delivered customized Bell 505 to All Motors Brazil, a Brazilian luxury automotive dealership. For over 30 years, All Motors Brazil has imported luxury cars from...

Thales to lead DECOR research project to test solutions for lowering the environmental impact of flight operations

The air transport industry has put in place a far-reaching plan to eliminate carbon emissions and achieve net zero by 2050. To support this environmental transformation in France, the French Civil Avi...

Archer surpasses 400 test flights this year, achieving company milestone four months ahead of schedule

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JEKTA signs first lessor deal with Solyu for 30 PHA-ZE 100 aircraft

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