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RTX hybrid-electric flight demonstrator program achieves full power test milestone for propulsion system and batteries

Riyadh Air places firm order for 25 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft

Riyadh Air has placed a firm order for 25 A350-1000 aircraft. The agreement, which can potentially increase to 50 A350-1000 was signed at the Paris Air Show, with the ceremony attended by H.E Yasir Al-Rumayyan, The Governor of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Christian Scherer,...

Safran and Bombardier announce defense technology innovation partnership

At the Paris Air Show Safran and Bombardier Inc. signed a letter of intent this morning to explore new opportunities for collaboration and foster the joint development of innovative, high-performance and reliable technologies for defense. This initiative will enable the two companies to leverage the...

Frontier Airlines selects RTX Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power 91 Airbus A321neo aircraft

Frontier Airlines selected Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power 91 Airbus A321neo aircraft, with the first of these aircraft currently scheduled for delivery in Q4 2026. Pratt & Whitney will also provide Frontier Airlines with engine maintenance through a long-term EngineWise Comprehensive service agreement. This latest order will bring the airline's total commitment to...

A design milestone for the EU technology project HEROPS

Preliminary design completed: The Clean Aviation technology project HEROPS (Hydrogen-Electric Zero Emission Propulsion System) has reached a significant milestone: “We have successfully concluded the initial design phase for the megawatt-class powertrain,” explains Dr Dominik Wirth, Chief Engineer of HEROPS. “This marks a substantial step towards confirming th...

Deutsche Aircraft unveils new Garmin G5000 PRIME Flight Deck for the D328eco at Paris Air Show

At the Paris Air Show 2025, Deutsche Aircraft unveiled the New Garmin G5000 PRIME Flight Deck for the D328eco : the integration of Garmin’s G5000 PRIME integrated flight deck into the next-generation 40-seater D328eco regional turboprop. This announcement marks a significant advancement in regional aviation, combining proven avionics expertise with a sustainable aircraft platf...

Archer raises $850M following White House Executive Order to accelerate U.S. eVTOL rollout

Archer Aviation raised an additional $850M following the White House announcement of an Executive Order by President Trump to implement an eVTOL Integration Pilot Program in the United States. This program is focused on accelerating the deployment of eVTOL aircraft in the U.S. Archer intends to closely coordinate with the White House, Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation...

AURA AERO ERA hybrid regional aircraft passes the 650 pre-order mark with 6 new customers for more than 100 new orders

During 55th Paris Air Show, AURA AERO announced it has secured more than 650 pre-orders for ERA, its hybrid 19-seater, scheduled for entry into service by 2030. Five new customers has just signed Letters of Intent with the French manufacturer, to add ERA to their fleet by the start of the new decade: Marathon Airlines, a Greek ACMI airline (20 firm and 20 options), Solyu, a South Ko...

Britten-Norman marks 60 years of the Islander and looks ahead to a bold new future

Britten-Norman celebrates a major milestone, today, 60 years since the maiden flight of the first variant of the iconic Islander aircraft. First flown on 13 June 1965 from Bembridge Airport, the Islander was the result of a bold vision by John Britten and Desmond Norman to create a reliable, rugged aircraft that could go where others couldn’t. That same pioneering spirit is alive in the comp...

Eve Air Mobility and Revo accelerate urban air mobility with $250M contract

Eve Air Mobility signed its first binding framework agreement with Revo, a UAM operator headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, and its parent company, Helicopters International SA. The contract includes the purchase of up to 50 eVTOL aircraft, associated entry into service and aftermarket services. This milestone marks Eve’s transition from development to executi...

VoltAero unveils the production configuration of its Cassio 330 electric-hybrid aircraft for regional transportation

VoltAero presented the production version of its Cassio 330 electric-hybrid aircraft for sustainable regional transportation. The production configuration represents an evolution of the Cassio 330’s design that reflects VoltAero’s close working relationship with EASA airworthiness certification agency throughout the aircraft’s development, applying the company’s Design...

Tecnam appoints St Barth Executive as authorized P2012 service center in the Americas

Day 3 of Caribavia 2025 was special as Tecnam announced the appointment of St Barth Executive – Air Inter Isles as an Authorized Service Center for the Tecnam P2012 series. Based in Saint-Barthélemy, St Barth Executive will provide in the “heart” of the Caribbean market factory-authorized maintenance, technical support, and parts, for the expanding fle...

TARMAC Aerosave and Constellium achieve breakthrough in full-circular aluminum recycling for end-of-life aircraft

TARMAC Aerosave and Constellium SE are proud to jointly announce a major milestone in sustainable aerospace innovation: the successful recycling and remelting of aluminum from end-of-life aircraft into new, high-performance material suitable for future aerospace applications. This milestone highlights the potential of aluminum to support circular economy goals in aerospace, wit...

JetZero selects Greensboro, North Carolina for first U.S. factory

JetZero announced Greensboro, North Carolina as the location for its first advanced manufacturing and final assembly facility. The state-of-the-art factory, located on the Piedmont Triad International Airport grounds, will produce JetZero’s Z4 airplane, designed to transform commercial aviation through fuel efficiency, cutting-edge engineering and an elevated passenger and flight c...

Turbotech and Ansys: collaboration to advance hydrogen-powered light aviation

Turbotech, a provider of efficient and sustainable aeronautical solutions, relies on Ansys simulation to develop the first truly viable hydrogen-powered turbine engine for light transport aircraft, VTOL vehicles, drones and more. In partnership with the BeautHyFuel project, Turbotech is the first company to successfully demonstrate a hydrogen-powered turboprop engine, underlining the crucial...

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

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Gulfstream announced new on-site customer support in Singapore strengthening Asia-Pacific service network

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

Following the successful first flight and Roll-Out of the demonstrator aircraft of the Do228 NXT series, German aircraft manufacturer General Atomics AeroTec Systems announced the sale of the first Do...