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Air Astana finalizes order for up to 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets

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 doubli...

Barbers Point Flight School goes “All with Tecnam” becoming US launch customer for Tecnam P2006T NG

Tecnam announced a significant fleet expansion for Barbers Point Flight School, a premier flight training organization located on Oahu, Hawaii. Already operating two Tecnam P2010aircraft, BPFS is expanding its fleet with two P-Mentors (scheduled for delivery in Q1 2026) and the&n...

AirMobility signs MoU with Skyportz, to introduce the Aeroberm vertipad solution to Japan

AirMobility and Skyportz have signed a MoU to advance the introduction of Skyportz patented modular vertipad, the Aeroberm, into the Japanese market. As the commercial launch of eVTOL  aircraft and large industrial drone approaches, the development of vertiport infrastructure is accelerating worldwide. Managing downwash generated during take-off and landing, reducing noise, and...

Neste extends relationship with World Fuel Services ensuring the availability of SAF at over 100 airports in Europe

Neste and World Fuel Services extended their existing relationship with a five-year agreement that will expand the availability of Neste-supplied sustainable aviation fuel at more than 100 airports across World Fuel’s UK and European network. The extended agreement helps support World Fuel's ability to secure SAF supply and comply with regulatory requirements, including the ReFuelEU...

Dassault announces 2026 Falcon Regional M&O Seminar schedule

Dassault Aviation 2026 Falcon Regional Maintenance & Operations seminar series will kick off March 24-25 in Paris, France. The series will move to Charlotte, North Carolina; Dallas, Texas; and Toluca, Mexico; before concluding in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 14-15. All the M&Os, except Toluca, will feature two days of sessions designed to provide more in-depth information to operators an...

United Airlines selects GE Aerospace GEnx engines to power new 787 Dreamliners

GE Aerospace announced that United Airlines has selected 300 GEnx engines to power their new Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The agreement also includes additional spare engines and brings United Airlines' 787 fleet to more than 200 GEnx powered aircraft. Mohamed Ali, President & CEO, GE Aerospace Commercial Engines & Services, commented: "GE Aerospace has an enduring relatio...

Safran establishes a new landing gear facility in Morocco

Safran announced, under the chairmanship of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco and in the presence of Ross McInnes, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Safran, the establishment of a new manufacturing facility for landing-gear equipment within the Casablanca airport zone. This new facility is part of Safran’s strategy to support the ramp-up of Airbus A320 production by deploying a mod...

Technip Energies awarded a substantial contract for SkyNRG’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel project in the Netherlands

Technip Energies has been awarded a substantial1 contract by SkyNRG for the DSL-01 project, a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel production facility to be developed in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The award covers Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning for Europe’s first standalone greenfield SAF production facility. It follows the successful completion of the Front-End Engin...

Garmin adds additional service integrations to automate aircraft flight logging with PlaneSync

Garmin announced three new integrations for the flyGarmin aircraft flight logs. Brazos Safety Systems, Navi and Jet-Care have joined the growing list of aircraft analysis services, enabling pilots to automatically share aircraft flight logs from their Garmin avionics and receive customized reports on engine health, maintenance updates, flight analysis and more. These service integrations, coupled...

Air Canada discloses order for eight Airbus A350-1000s

Air Canada disclosed a firm order for eight Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, marking a pivotal upgrade to the airline’s long-haul fleet strategy with an additional commitment to Airbus widebody aircraft. The order was listed as undisclosed in November 2025. The A350-1000’s economics and lower operating costs will deliver a significant competitive advantage to Air Canada. With an industry-lea...

Electra secures additional patents protecting its advanced hybrid-electric architecture for ultra short takeoff and landing aircraft

Electra has been granted a series of U.S. patents that protect core components of its groundbreaking hybrid-electric propulsion and flight control architecture, a system designed to enable Ultra Short takeoff and landing operations while maintaining conventional aircraft performance and safety margins. These patents cover critical elements necessary to deploy electric blown lift practically, advan...

Vista places major Challenger 3500 order with Bombardier, securing capacity for the next decade

Vista announced a major fleet agreement with Bombardier, comprising 40 firm orders for Challenger 3500 aircraft and 120 additional purchase options. The agreement secures long-term capacity for Vista's ever growing Member base as global demand for premium private aviation continues to expand. Deliveries will begin immediately in 2026 and be phased over up to the next 10 years, aligni...

Horizon Aircraft partners with North Aircraft Industries to manufacture wings for Cavorite X7

Horizon Aircraft announces a partnership with North Aircraft Industries to manufacture and test the custom-engineered wings for company’ full-scale VTOL aircraft, the Cavorite X7. North Aircraft Industries is globally recognized for its expertise in complex aerospace composite engineering, manufacturing, and testing. Its highly skilled engineering and production teams and industry-...

Ryanair and CFM strengthen landmark partnership with long-term services agreement

Ryanair and CFM International announced the signing of a MoU for a long-term material services agreement to support Ryanair’s entire fleet of about 2,000 CFM56 and LEAP engines powering its Boeing 737 aircraft. The MoU, announced by Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, and Olivier Andriès, CEO of Safran, one of CFM’s two parent companies, will cover the provision of...

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ATR sees Vietnam as a key growth market for regional aviation in Southeast Asia

ATR highlighted Vietnam's significant potential as a market for modern regional aviation, pointing to strong underlying demand, an expanding airport network and a new generation of turboprop...

Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran and Tereos join forces to develop a Sustainable Aviation Fuel production project in France

Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran and Tereos entered into an agreement to create Rebound, a joint venture to develop a large-scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel production project at the Port of...

Bombardier & Elie Saab collaboration introduces the Haute Couture of aviation with Global 8000 cabin design

Bombardier and ELIE SAAB unveiled a new chapter in business aviation: a bespoke cabin design for the Global 8000 aircraft that redefines the onboard experience through the lens of haute cout...

Boosting East Frisian Island connectivity - Inselflieger takes delivery of its second Tecnam P2012 STOL

FLN FRISIA-Luftverkehr GmbH Norddeich (Inselflieger) took delivery of its secondTecnam P2012 STOL aircraft. This acquisition is direct result of the outstanding operational su...

World's longest-range aircraft, the Airbus A350-1000ULR takes to the skies

The A350-1000ULR (MSN 707), the first of 12 aircraft ordered by Qantas has completed its first flight in Toulouse, France. The aircraft, fitted with special flight test instrumentation, flew for three...

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Deutsche Aircraft and INERATEC demonstrate fuel-to-flight concept at ILA Berlin

Deutsche Aircraft and INERATEC are advancing their collaboration to demonstrate a fully integrated fuel-to-flight solution for sustainable and resilient aviation at ILA Berlin. At the centre...

Safran, MTU and Avio Aero welcome EU support for SHARP project focusing on technologies for next-gen helicopter engines

European Commission decided to support Safran Helicopter Engines, MTU Aero Engines and Avio Aero in their technological research project known as SHARP (Sovereign High-performance Architecture for Rot...

easyJet marks its 100th NEO delivery in Hamburg

easyJet took delivery of its 100th A320neo Family aircraft in Hamburg, underscoring the airline’s continued commitment to modernising its fleet and improving operational efficiency. The mil...

Otto Aerospace advances Phantom 3500 program with FAA certification basis milestone

Otto Aerospace announced a major regulatory milestone for its flagship Phantom 3500 program: closure of the G-1 Issue Paper, which establishes the aircraft's Certification Basis with the Federal A...

Electra unveils turbo-electric aircraft concept for next-generation airliner as part of NASA AACES 2050 program

Electra unveiled new conceptual aircraft design for next-generation airliners developed as part of NASA’s Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability 2050 program. The...

ATR sees Vietnam as a key growth market for regional aviation in Southeast Asia

ATR highlighted Vietnam's significant potential as a market for modern regional aviation, pointing to strong underlying demand, an expanding airport network and a new generation of turboprop...

H55 delivers certification-grade propulsion battery modules to Pratt & Whitney Canada, supporting demonstration of hybrid-electric aircraft technology

H55 announced the delivery of certification-grade propulsion battery modules to Pratt & Whitney Canada in support of the RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator — a milestone that further va...