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Canavia welcomes first Tecnam P2006T NG aircraft

IndiGo places firm order for 30 additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft

IndiGo has finalised a commitment for 30 Airbus A350 aircraft, converting a MoU signed in June into a firm order. This brings the airline's total A350 orders to 60 aircraft. The expanded order marks a strategic shift for IndiGo as it prepares to enter the long-haul international market...

Eve Air Mobility and InvestSP hold summit to accelerate regulation and infrastructure for eVTOL flights in Brazil

Eve Air Mobility in partnership with InvestSP, held a strategic meeting in São Paulo that brought together authorities, representatives from regulatory, environmental and safety agencies, as well as operators, to discuss and align the next steps for implementing eVTOL in Brazil. The init...

Binter signs strategic maintenance agreement to strengthen ATR fleet support

ATR and ATAVIS, Binter entity in charge of technical procurement and supply chain management, have signed a Global Maintenance Agreement to provide tailored support for 26 ATR 72-600 aircraft, operated by CANAIR and NAYSA. The Global Maintenance Agreement is ATR flagship service offering, designed as a strategic enabler to help airlines focus on their core mission: connecting communities...

Pratt & Whitney PW800 turbofan engine surpasses 600,000 flying hours powering Gulfstream and Dassault aircraft

Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800 engine has exceeded 600,000 hours of flight powering aircraft from two of the business jet industry's leading OEMs. The PW800-powered Gulfstream G500 entered into service in 2018, the G600 in 2019, and the Dassault Falcon 6X in 2023. The engine family is the most modern and efficient engine in its class. It offers double-digit improvements in fuel bur...

Avionics 2000 named Tecnam P2012 Service Centre

Avionics 2000 was appointed as an official Tecnam P2012 Service Centre, reinforcing its commitment to excellence in avionics and aircraft support across Australia. This development builds on the 30-year partnership between Avionics 2000 and Hallmarc Aviation, official Tecnam dealer, both based at Essendon Fields, Melbourne’s premier business aviation airfield. Together, they offer Tecn...

Dassault Aviation celebrates grand opening of Melbourne facility

Dassault Falcon Jet marked the opening of a major new maintenance facility at Melbourne Orlando International Airport (KMLB). This facility represents a significant expansion of Dassault’s presence in the Americas and reflects the company’s long-term commitment to customer support, operational excellence, and regional investment. It is one of the recent additions to Da...

Bombardier unveils Comlux as Global 8000 aircraft customer, delivery confirmed for 2026

Bombardier announced Comlux will take delivery of the industry-defining Global 8000 aircraft in 2026. Renowned for its expertise in long-range operations with aircraft such as the Bombardier Global 6000 and Global 6500, Comlux is strategically enhancing its charter offering with Bombardier’s flagship jet. With its industry-leading ultra-long-range capabilities a...

TrueNoord places firm order for 20 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft and secures purchase rights for up to 30 additional jets

TrueNoord has signed a firm order agreement with Embraer to acquire twenty factory-new E195-E2 aircraft. The agreement also includes purchase rights for up to twenty additional new E195-E2 aircraft and up to ten new E175-E1 aircraft. At list price, the firm order is valued at USD 1.8 billion. Anne-Bart Tieleman, CEO of TrueNoord commented: “This landmark agreement represents TrueNoor...

Daher Aircraft’s Kodiak 100 deploys to the Pacific Northwest’s backcountry in support of U.S. Forest Service operations

Daher Aircraft has flown its “go anywhere” Kodiak multi-role airplane into some of the most remote and challenging backcountry airstrips across the Pacific Northwest while delivering critical support for the U.S. Forest Service as part of a collaborative effort with the Recreational Aviation Foundation. The airlift utilized a Daher Aircraft-owned Kodiak 100 to transport equipment...

German Armed Forces receives first PC-12

Pilatus has handed over a PC-12 to the Technical and Airworthiness Center for Aircraft and Aeronautical Equipment of the German Armed Forces (WTD 61). This versatile single-engine turboprop will be stationed at the Ingolstadt/Manching air base in Germany, where it will be used for training test pilots and transporting personnel and material. Cost-effective to operate and flexible in use,...

First ACJ equipped with Gogo Galileo HDX satellite connectivity system

ACJ Connect Link has become a reality with the first customer aircraft – three ACJ319s – now fitted with the Gogo Galileo HDX satellite connectivity system, with more customer installations to follow later this year. This milestone follows EASA’s STC approval in March, which enables Gogo Galileo’s Half-Duplex terminals to be installed on Airbus’ ACJ319 and A...

Honda Aircraft Company becomes first twin-turbine very light business jet manufacturer to fly HondaJet on 100% SAF

Honda Aircraft Company has become the first twin-turbine very light business jet manufacturer to utilize the HondaJet on a successful test flight running a 100% blend of SAF. A production-model HondaJet was fueled with a mix of Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene (HEFA-SPK) and Hydrodeoxygenated Synthetic Aromatic Kerosene (HDO-SAK) fuels and flew over the Greensbor...

EHang introduces VT35, a next-generation long-range pilotless passenger eVTOL

EHang announced the launch of its new-generation long-range pilotless eVTOL aircraft, the VT35. Building on the foundation of the earlier VT30 prototype, VT35 is an upgraded lift-and-cruise model designed for medium- to long-range applications including intercity, cross-sea, and cross-mountain transportation. With its autonomous flight capability, point-to-point efficiency, and eco-friendly e...

Gulfstream fleet surpasses 3 million nautical miles flown on sustainable aviation fuel

Gulfstream Aerospace fleet of corporate, demonstration and support aircraft has surpassed 3 million nautical miles flown on sustainable aviation fuel blends. In addition, the Gulfstream G800, Gulfstream G700, Gulfstream G600 and Gulfstream G400 flew to this week’s NBAA-BACE 2025 in Las Vegas using SAF blends. Those aircraft and a mock-up of the newly announced Gulfstream G300 will...

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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

Dassault will introduce the fourth-generation EASy IV flight deck on newly built Falcon 2000LXS aircraft, while also making the upgrade available as a retrofit across the entire Falcon 2000 EASy fleet...

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

Archer Aviation all-electric Midnight air taxi successfully completed several days of piloted flights across the San Francisco Bay Area as part of the company’s “No Roads” flight tou...

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...