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Boeing and Air Cambodia announce airline's largest single-aisle order for up to 20 737 MAX jets

Norway completes its first electric aviation test project

Norway reached an important milestone last Wednesday, January 28 in its transition to low- and zero-emission aviation with the completion of its first electric aviation test project, conducted as an international test arena. After roughly six months of operational testing, Bristow pilot Jeremy Degag...

Australian Government invests in air taxi vertipad patent - Aeroberm

Australian Government has awarded $250,000 to Skyportz Australia Pty Ltd to advance development of its revolutionary patented elevated Aeroberm vertipad, designed to enable safe and scalable operations for electric air taxis in urban and regional environm...

Singapore to establish world’s first airport testbed for next generation propulsion technologies

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, CFM International and Airbus signed a MOU to establish Singapore as the world's first airport testing ground for operations of CFM’s next generation Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines technologies, with a focus on Open Fan engine architecture. The partnership will study the impact of Open Fan and other RISE programme technolog...

Dassault Aviation brings Falcon 6X to Singapore Airshow 2026

Dassault Aviation will feature its new Falcon 6X at the Singapore Airshow 2026, highlighting the aircraft’s growing fleet in service worldwide since its entry into service in late 2023. The twinjet which offers the largest cabin cross-section of any purpose-built business jet before the Falcon 10X entry into service— will be on static display throughout the week at Changi Exhibiti...

Air India orders 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets to expand single-aisle fleet

Boeing and Air India announced today the airline has ordered 30 more fuel-efficient 737 MAX jets, expanding its Boeing order book to nearly 200 airplanes across the company's single-aisle and widebody airplane families. The airline finalized an incremental purchase of 20 737-8 jets this month and an order for 10 737-10 airplanes was previously unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Del...

ATR and Fly91 sign new eight-year global maintenance agreement

ATR and Fly91, one of India’s newest regional carriers, have signed an eight‑year Global Maintenance Agreement, reinforcing the strong collaboration established since the airline’s launch in 2024. Fly91 currently operates four ATR 72‑600s, with two more arriving in early 2026, and the extended agreement is designed to support this next phase of g...

Hexagone Aviation School selects Tecnam P-Mentor and P2006T NG

Hexagone Aviation School, based in Beauvais, France, has selected Tecnam for its fleet modernization. The ATO has placed an order for two aircraft: a P-Mentor and a P2006T NG. This acquisition represents represents a major milestone for Hexagone Aviation School, aligned with their vision of innovation. By choosing Tecnam, the school is investing in a future-proof...

Boeing: Indian, South Asian airlines will need nearly 3,300 new airplanes by 2044

India and South Asia passenger air traffic will rise an average of 7% annually over the next 20 years, spurred by a growing middle class, economic growth and airport and connectivity investments, Boeing said. That demand for air travel means airlines will need nearly 3,300 new airplanes by 2044 as projected in company’ Commercial Market Outlook for South Asia. Single-aisle jet...

Thales and Air India debut region’s first new 787-9 aircraft flying with Thales’ AVANT Up Inflight Entertainment System

The future of Indian aviation takes flight with the entry into service of Air India’s new 787-9 aircraft equipped with Thales’s AVANT Up inflight entertainment platform on 1 February 2026. Air India, the country’s leading global airline and largest international carrier, continues to elevate its passenger experience with 6 new 787-9 aircraft equipped with AVANT Up. Rajesh Dogr...

India’s regional mobility boom points clearly to turboprops

ATR released a new white paper demonstrating that India’s fast-expanding regional connectivity demand is fundamentally a turboprop market. Based on ATR’s MobilityMonitor platform, a backcast model built on the observation of tens of millions of actual journeys across all modes, the study finds that over 90% of India&rsquo...

Delta Air Lines grows Airbus fleet with order for 31 additional widebody aircraft

Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 31 latest generation aircraft including 16 A330-900s and 15 A350-900s. Once delivered, Delta’s widebody fleet will have grown to 55 A330neo and 79 A350s. Delta Air Lines currently operates more than 500 Airbus aircraft from all of the Airbus product families from the A220 to the A350-900. Delta Air Lines’ current Airbus backlog is...

GA-ATS introduces new Do228 NXT aircraft as a solution for maritime surveillance at Navy Tech 2026 in Sweden

General Atomics AeroTec Systems is exhibiting at Navy Tech 2026, Scandinavia's leading conference for naval and defense technology. With its new Do228 NXT, the company offers a versatile and high-performance solution for maritime missions. The event will be held from February 3-5, 2026, in Gothenburg, Sweden. As naval forces worldwide adapt to an era of highly dynamic, complex threats, t...

Volatus advances Dufour Aerospace partnership to develop runway-independent cargo capabilities for Arctic, defence and commercial operations

Volatus Aerospace provided a strategic update on its previously announced partnership with Dufour Aerospace, highlighting continued progress toward the deployment of runway-independent cargo capabilities aligned with Arctic, defence, and commercial operating requirements. Since announcing the partnership in February 2025, Volatus and Dufour Aerospace have advanced their collaboration from ini...

RECARO Aircraft Seating and Air India prepare for the first linefit B787-9 to enter service

RECARO Aircraft Seating partnered with Air India to bring a new experience to passengers around the world. Originally announced in 2024, the first of Air India’s newly linefit B787-9 multiclass cabins will take to the skies on February 1 2026, featuring PL3530 Premium seating and the award-winning CL3710 Economy Class seating options from RECARO. Rajesh Dogra, Chief Customer Experience Of...

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FAA certifies Boeing 737-10, bringing the largest 737 MAX variant to market

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Airbus expects global freighter fleet to nearly double by 2045

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Dassault brings EASy IV upgrade to Falcon 2000 series, extending its latest standard to the best-selling family

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Celebrating 10 years of the Vision Jet, the aircraft that changed personal aviation

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Archer showcases electric air taxi operations in historic San Francisco Bay flights

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Norway unveils five sites for landmark hybrid-electric aircraft demonstrations in 2027

Bristow Group Inc., in partnership with Electra, Avinor and the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority (CAA Norway), will undertake a series of demonstration flights across five locations in Norway using...

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...

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Western Aircraft marks dual Pilatus milestones with 300th PC-12 delivery and 30 years of authorized sales & service excellence

Western Aircraft, an Authorized Pilatus Center and Greenwich AeroGroup company, is celebrating a trio of significant achievements in 2026 that underscore its enduring partnership with Pilatus. The mil...