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First Medevac Configuration Installation on a HondaJet Elite

The first installation of a medevac configuration on the HondaJet Elite is announced!  The medevac configuration was installed on a HondaJet Elite owned by Wing Spirit, an air ambulance and charter company based in Hawaii. A mockup of the HondaJet Elite medevac configuration will be displayed a...

1.4 billion business jet deal with Praetor Fleet Launch Customer

An amazing announcement was made today at NBAA-BACE 2019 - 1.4 billion business jet deal! Flexjet has placed a $1.4 billion order with Embraer Executive Jets for the Praetor mid- and super midsized aircraft and Phenom 300 light jets. With this purchase agreement, Flexjet becomes Embraer...

Industry with interactive 3D technical manuals

What do you know about 3D technology? How it is used in aviation industry? Most probably the first answer will be - 3D printed aicraft parts. Guess what, Textron Aviation advances the industry with interactive 3D technical manuals! The industry’s first interactive, 3D full-color technical library unveiled today following the Cessna Citation Longitude’s entry into serv...

World's first Gulfstream G600 for charters

Are you dreaming to finally fly on Gulfstream G600? There is a solution, as the first Gulfstream G600™ of Solairus Aviation is available for charter operations or for use in Part 135. The aircraft will be based at San Francisco International Airport. “Solairus is thrilled to have the world’s first G600 available for charter flights,” said Dan Drohan, chief executive offi...

Tamarack Aerospace Group Files Plans to Emerge from Chapter 11

Tamarack Aerospace Group announced that it has filed a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization with the Eastern District of Washington. The filed Plan includes repayment of all creditors in full and, when approved, the Plan will allow Tamarack to emerge from bankruptcy. Tamarack sought bankruptcy protection on June 1st of this year when the timing for resolving Airworthiness Directives (ADs...

Entire Embraer’s NBAA-BACE 2019 fleet came fueled by SAF

The time has come when important steps are made in order to move forward sustainability in aviation. From discussions manufacturers are passing to actions. This is very important, as every step is meaningful in order to reduce carbon emissions, in order to fly on Sustainable Aviation Fuel.  Embraer is more than determined in this matter - the entire NBAA-BACE 2019 static display and demons...

First Carbon-Neutral Flights of Gulfstream jets and Carbon Offsets To Operators

Gulfstream first carbon-neutral flight is done! Gulfstream G650ER™, Gulfstream G600™, Gulfstream G500™, Gulfstream G550™ and Gulfstream G280™ made it traveling from Savannah to the Las Vegas area for NBAA-BACE 2019! The five flights were made using a combination of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and carbon offsets. “Gulfstream already designs extre...

Diamond Aircraft DA62 MPP Survey Concept

Diamond Aircraft has introduced a new variant and concept based on the DA62 Special Mission Aircraft to attack the survey market where traditionally metal aircraft are established. Diamond follows its successful tradition to bring in the high efficient diesel powered composite twin engine aircraft. The design team in Austria will have completed the strong combination, certified as Major Change...

World first: Vertical Aerospace flies electric air taxi

The future is already here! Seraph, an electric air taxi , capable of carrying loads of up to 250kg, completed its maiden flight already back in August!  Now,  the first company in the world to do so, Vertical Aerospace has revealed flight footage of an eVTOL. The prototype, named Seraph, completed its maiden flight at Llanbedr Airfield in Wales on August 22....

Renowned Cessna and Beechcraft family aircraft will travel on sustainable jet fuel to NBAA-BACE

What you can expect from Textron Aviation at NBAA-BACE in LasVegas? Here you will have all information in details! Attention! Textron Aviation renowned Cessna and Beechcraft jet and turboprop aircraft are scheduled to travel to and from the show utilizing a sustainable alternative jet fuel mixture!  You will see the newly-certified super-midsize Cessna Citation Longitude jet, the comp...

Building urban air mobility ecosystem - EHang with Vodafone

EHang announced a strategic partnership with Vodafone to collaborate on building out an urban air mobility (UAM) ecosystem first in Germany and then Europe-wide. Under the agreement, Vodafone will become EHang's exclusive partner to provide connectivity to all EHang AAVs operating in Europe by equipping them with Vodafone SIM cards. EHang will become Vodaf...

10 City-Pair Speed Records and l’Opéra by Bombardier

As one of Key actors of business aviation industry, Bombardier is getting ready to impress during NBAA-BACE 2019, next week in Las-Vegas. Righr before the opening, Bombardier announced new 10 City-Pair Speed Records! Challenger 350 had set speed records for 10 key American city pairings in 20.5 hours. This impressive feat was completed as the aircraft flew a cross country ci...

World’ most rewarding flying experiences by ACH & ACJ

Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) and Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) are jointly exhibiting an ACJ319 and ACH145 at the NBAA show, giving potential customers the chance to appreciate their benefits at first hand. ACJ and ACH are part of the only manufacturer to offer both corporate jets and helicopters, which are marketed as Business Aviation by Airbus in a partnership which began in 2017. The...

“The NeXt Big Thing” and more from Pilatus

The business aviation industry is getting ready for NBAA-BACE 2019 in Las Vegas, it is lke big star of the theater waiting for the step to go from backstage to the scene lights. Pilatus Aircraft reserved some surprizes at a special event on the eve of the convention opening. Stay tuned to “The NeXt Big Thing”! Right before the convention, Pilatus celebrates the 50TH d...

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SkyDrive signs Australia’s first eVTOL agreement with Gold Coast Helitours

SkyDrive signed a Letter of Intent with Gold Coast Helitours, a premier helicopter operator based in the Gold Coast, Australia. This milestone agreement represents SkyDrive's first LOI w...

Textron Aviation celebrates 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 delivery as Gen3 era advances

Textron Aviation delivered the 500th delivery of a Cessna Citation CJ4 series business jet, underscoring more than a decade of customer confidence in the company’s largest light jet an...

New high-tech composite center for 300 employees in central Switzerland begins operations

With its striking new “Schwarzhorn” building, Pilatus has officially opened an ultra-modern center of advanced composite competence in canton Nidwalden: effective immediately, the developm...

Heart Aerospace completes first flight off World's largest electric aircraft

Heart Aerospace announced the successful first flight of the company's X1 demonstrator aircraft. Spanning 106 feet, measuring 76 feet nose to tail, and weighing more than 25,000 pounds at takeoff,...

NOEMI Aerospace and Pawan Hans sign strategic MoU to explore electric seaplane operations in India

NOEMI Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Pawan Hans, India's leading helicopter operator, to explore the introduction of electric amphibious aircraft for regional air tra...

Archer to shape physical AI future of aerospace & defense with acquisition of Boeing’s Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid subsidiaries

Boeing and Archer Aviation have signed definitive agreements in which Archer will acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries. The deal will combine complementary capabilities de...

EH216-S completes Central Asia’s first pilotless human-carrying eVTOL flight in the heart of Kazakhstan’s capital

EHang flagship EH216-S successfully completed Central Asia’s first pilotless human-carrying flight of an eVTOL aircraft in Astana, Kazakhstan. During the Games of the Future 2026, the...

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EHang launches Global Fast Track Program to accelerate international commercialization of pilotless eVTOL; Sri Lanka first to adopt

EHang launches its Global Fast Track Program — a structured and accelerated pathway for the assessment and introduction of pilotless eVTOL operations in international markets. Sri Lanka is...

ATR identifies demand for 209 new domestic air routes in Indonesia

ATR identified 209 new domestic air routes in Indonesia that would be economically viable if served by regional turboprop aircraft. Total demand for these routes is 16 million passengers per...

Do228 NXT makes its African debut at El Alamein Airshow in Egypt and AAD 2026 in South Africa

In September 2026, General Atomics AeroTec Systems will put a major focus on Africa. With two trade show appearances, the German aircraft manufacturer is highlighting the strategic importance of...

Horizon Airways doubles down on fleet modernization with order for second Tecnam P2012 STOL

Queensland-based Horizon Airways has signed an order for a second Tecnam P2012 STOL aircraft. Slated to join the Australian fleet by the end of 2026, this subsequent order rapidly...

SkyDrive signs Australia’s first eVTOL agreement with Gold Coast Helitours

SkyDrive signed a Letter of Intent with Gold Coast Helitours, a premier helicopter operator based in the Gold Coast, Australia. This milestone agreement represents SkyDrive's first LOI w...

Textron Aviation celebrates 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 delivery as Gen3 era advances

Textron Aviation delivered the 500th delivery of a Cessna Citation CJ4 series business jet, underscoring more than a decade of customer confidence in the company’s largest light jet an...

Eve Air Mobility and RV Connex sign MOU to advance urban air mobility regulatory framework in Thailand

Eve Air Mobility and RV Connex Co., Ltd., a leading Thai engineering and aerospace company, are signing a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on regulatory development that will hel...