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First aero-medical Cessna SkyCourier to be delivered to Tassili Travail Aérien in Africa, launching new era of medieval services

Paris Air Show 2025: MTU Aero Engines secures record orders worth $1.75 billion

The 2025 Paris Air Show has brought MTU Aero Engines AG record orders: engine orders worth around US$1.75 billion were placed at the aerospace industry event.Of the orders received at the show, the large majority were for the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine that powers the A320neo family. The largest...

Daher TBM airplane family: delivery of the 600th aircraft in the TBM 900-series, and counting!

Daher Aircraft turboprop-powered TBM airplane family marked a new milestone with the delivery of the 600th aircraft in the TBM 900-series, which was provided to its customer at the Paris Air Show. The TBM 900-series is the best-seller in the TBM’s history, and underscores the continu...

Norway’s Elfly Group signs contract with EASA for development of Noemi conceptual prototype aircraft

Norway's Elfly Group signed a contract at the Paris Air Show with EASA for the development of the conceptual prototype model of its Noemi (No Emissions) clean sheet, all-electric commercial seaplane. The contract signed by Elfly's Founding CEO Eric Lithun and EASA’s David Solar reinforces the company's commitment to work closely with EASA towards eventual certification...

Bridges Air Cargo to be first operator of Embraer E-freighter

Embraer announced with lessor, Regional One, that Bridges Air Cargo will be the launch customer of the new passenger-to-freight, E-Freighter E190F conversion. This jet, the first of two conversions, is expected to start operating in Bridges’ fleet in Q3/2025. Bridges Air Cargo is part of Bridges Worldwide, a leading provider of solutions to the international logistics, courier and express co...

Norwegian Air Ambulance to continue fleet modernisation with Airbus H145

Norwegian Air Ambulance and Airbus signed a frame contract for up to eight H145 helicopters, including the firm acquisition of two helicopters. Today, Norwegian Air Ambulance operates all HEMS bases in Norway relying mainly on a fleet of 20 Airbus H135 and H145 helicopters. The organisation's parent company, the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, was the first operator in the w...

DHL Express France inaugurates its new gateway at Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport

DHL Express celebrated its 40th anniversary at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport by inaugurating a multi-service site to handle Time Definite International and Day Definite International shipments, the first of its kind in France. This hub, with direct access to the airport runways, will commence operations this summer. It will handle international, European, national, and local par...

LUMINAIR adds three new Falcon 900LX jets to growing charter fleet

German operator LUMINAIR announced a fleet expansion today at the Paris Air Show. It will add three brand new Falcon 900LX aircraft to be delivered before the end of the year. The charter company obtained its AOC in November 2024. Its founders are industry veterans David Bergold (CEO), Alexander Stevens (COO), Julia Feddern (CXO), and Algernon Trotter. LUMINAIR currently operates three Citation...

SkyWest places firm order for 60 Embraer aircraft

Embraer received a firm order from SkyWest for 60 aircraft with purchase rights on 50 additional aircraft. Deliveries of the aircraft will begin in 2027. The list price value of the firm order contract for 60 aircraft, which will be included in Embraer’s Q2 backlog, is US$3.6billion. With a fleet of 263 aircraft, and an existing backlog of 16 aircraft, SkyWest Airlines is the large...

MNG Airlines to order two Airbus A350F Freighters

MNG Airlines became the latest carrier to commit to the all-new A350F, following the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding for two aircraft. The A350F will become a central element in MNG’s future fleet, bringing all the benefits of an all-new freighter to the airline’s operations. CEO of Mapa Group and Chairman of MNG Airlines Murathan Doruk Günal commented: “T...

ATR and RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Canada collaborate on propulsion technology to advance next-generation regional turboprops

ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada intent to collaborate on the development of advanced propulsion technology for regional turboprop aircraft, shaping the future of low-emission regional aviation. This collaboration aims to leverage and extend the industry-leading performance of ATR aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127XT engines and explore technologies for the ne...

Neste extends sustainable aviation fuel supply to Ontario International Airport through deal with Amazon Air

Neste has reached an agreement with Amazon to provide 7,500 metric tons (2.5 million gallons) of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel for its Amazon Air cargo operations at San Francisco International Airport and Ontario International Airport in California, through to the end of 2025. This agreement makes Amazon the first company to purchase and use sustainable aviation fuel at O...

Lithuanian airline Jump Air orders 20 ERA aircraft to enhance its regional flight offering

At Paris Air Show, AURA AERO and Jump Air, a Lithuanian ACMI and charter airline, announced the signature of a Letter of Intent for ERA, the hybrid-electric regional aircraft, in its 19-seater and cargo versions. The agreement is for 10 aircraft plus 10 additional options. Established in 2020 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Jump Air services cover Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Ce...

magniX launches next generation Samson battery with 400 Wh/kg cell

magniX announced its next generation Samson battery will be powered by its new industry-leading 400 Wh/kg cell, developed in collaboration with its cell partner. The higher energy density will expand the scope of missions for electric aircraft and widen non-aerospace applications for magniX batteries in defense, industry, energy storage, and marine. magniX launched its Samson battery rang...

Daher will mark an important milestone for its aircraft family with the Paris Air Show delivery of the 600th TBM 900-series airplane

Daher will be highlighting company’s turboprop-powered TBM and Kodiak aircraft product lines during this month’s Paris Air Show, as well as reaching a new milestone with its delivery of the 600th airplane from the TBM 900 series. Delivery of this landmark TBM 900-series aircraft – which is a TBM 960 version – will be made on Daher Aircraft’s exhibit at Le Bourget Airp...

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Gulfstream Aerospace announced new on-site Gulfstream Customer Support in Singapore, further strengthening the company’s service capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region and reinfor...

Do228 NXT launch customer announced - NGO acquires versatile turboprop aircraft for humanitarian and special mission operations

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