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Indonesian Ministry of Defense selects the PC-24 with an order for twelve aircraft

Daher Aircraft delivers a TBM 980 to Dr. Ian Fries, marking this loyal customer’s sixth TBM family aircraft

Daher Aircraft delivered new TBM 980 to Ian Blair Fries, M.D., representing the sixth consecutive TBM family aircraft acquired by this long-time owner during a relationship that spans more than two decades. Dr. Fries is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and an FAA-qualified Senior Human Inte...

The first Tecnam P2006T NG lands in Colombia

Tecnam announce a significant fleet expansion for the Colombian aviation and technology company, AVIATEK Group. Already successfully operating a highly capable Tecnam P2012 Sentinel in South America, AVIATEK is now acquiring two new Tecnam P2006T NG Special Mission Platform aircraft to enh...

Vertical Aerospace selects Isoclima as strategic transparency partner for Valo

Vertical Aerospace has selected Isoclima S.p.A., a global leader in high performance transparent solutions, as a strategic supplier for the Valo aircraft. Under the agreement, Isoclima will design and manufacture the full transparency suite for Valo, including pilot and passenger canopies and glazing systems. This long-term partnership provides supply stability and technical continuity as Ver...

Bombardier celebrates first delivery of Global 8000 aircraft to NetJets

Bombardier celebrated the delivery of the first Global 8000 aircraft to fleet launch customer NetJets. The delivery took place at Bombardier’s Laurent Beaudoin Completion Centre in the presence of employees, NetJets leadership, and special guests. With its range of 8,000 NM (16.75 hours) and a top speed of Mach 0.95 (627 miles per hour), the Bombardier Global 8000 busines...

Honda Aircraft Company receives fifth consecutive FAA AMT Diamond Award

Honda Aircraft Company has earned the William (Bill) O'Brien Aviation Maintenance Technician Award for the fifth straight year from the Federal Aviation Administration. The AMT Employer Diamond Award represents the highest level of distinction available to aircraft maintenance employers, requiring that 100% of eligible employees earn the AMT Award of Excellence by completing at least 12 hours...

Cirrus delivers strong 2025 performance

Cirrus Aircraft delivered 691 SR Series aircraft – SR20, SR22, SR22T – and a record-breaking 106 Vision Jets in 2025. Following GAMA annual report, the SR Series is the best-selling high performance single-engine piston aircraft for 24 years in a row, and the Vision Jet is the best-selling jet in general aviation for eight years in a row, leading the business jet market. Cirr...

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...

Eve Air Mobility flies eVTOL prototype for authorities, marking progress in flight test campaign

Eve Air Mobility successfully conducted a flight of its full-scale engineering prototype at Embraer’s test facility in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, for Brazilian government authorities, including Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The milestone marks further progress in Eve’s flight test campaign toward the future certification pathway of its eVTOL aircra...

Vertical Aerospace advances piloted flight testing, manufacturing and demand for Valo

Vertical Aerospace released its 2025 Annual Report, including FY25 financial results and an update on its flight test programme, manufacturing progress and commercial momentum. Stuart Simpson, CEO of Vertical Aerospace, commented: “We’ve made strong progress across the business – achieving key piloted flight milestones, advancing transition testing and launching Valo to the...

Deutsche Aircraft accelerates D328eco programme with integrated virtual engineering on Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Deutsche Aircraft advanced the development of its D328eco regional turboprop by deploying an integrated, model based digital engineering environment built on Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The move marks a significant programme milestone and strengthens the company’s strategy to industrialise the D328eco using a modern, data driven development and production...

RDW approves PAL-V as certified automotive manufacturer

PAL-V has reached a major milestone for its production readiness. The RDW, the Netherlands Vehicle Authority responsible for the approval and oversight of vehicles, has granted PAL-V its Initial Assessment, officially recognizing PAL-V as a certified automotive manufacturer. This approval enables PAL-V to produce type‑certified, road‑legal vehicles at its manufacturing facility in the Netherlands...

Gulfstream completes 200th G600 delivery

Gulfstream Aerospace announced the 200th customer delivery of the award-winning Gulfstream G600. This aircraft was outfitted at Gulfstream’s facility in St. Louis and delivered to a North America-based customer. To date, the G600 fleet has logged more than 197,000 flight hours and completed over 87,000 landings. The aircraft has amassed 95 city-pair speed records, including recently surpa...

Liebherr-Aerospace plans site expansion

Liebherr-Aerospace is planning to invest again in its site in Lindenberg. The expansion, which was planned years ago, is set to begin in 2026. The company sees the need to meet the rapidly increasing demands of the aviation market and is therefore preparing to expand its customer service and assembly areas by around 6,000 m². The current administration building, the oldest building on the sit...

Finnair selects Embraer E195‑E2, ordering up to 46 aircraft

Embraer and Finnair have signed an agreement for up to 46 E195-E2 aircraft, comprising 18 firm orders, 16 options, and 12 purchase rights. The E195-E2 will replace Finnair’s older aircraft, supporting the airline’s strategy for profitable growth. Selected for its superior efficiency, reliability, and passenger appeal, the E195-E2 is the quietest single aisle jet available today , a...

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Daher highlights expanding business aviation role of TBM and Kodiak at NBAA-BACE 2026

Daher Aircraft will present its TBM and Kodiak aircraft families at next week’s NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), showcasing how their combination of performance, e...