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Textron Aviation calls on Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker owners to transport athletes to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

H55 soars into TIME's Top GreenTech companies of 2025

H55 has earned a place on TIME's World's Top 250 GreenTech Companies of 2025 list. Selected from over 8,000 global firms, H55 is one of only four Swiss companies recognized, underscoring the company's strengths and&nb...

Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet eclipses 1 billion passengers

Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet has surpassed 1 billion passengers faster than any widebody commercial airplane in history, accomplishing the feat in less than 14 years since entering service. The global 787 fleet of more than 1,175 airplanes has flown nearly 5 million flights covering more than 30 mill...

Deutsche Aircraft lays cornerstone for D328eco Final Assembly Line at Leipzig/Halle Airport: first regional aircraft built in Germany in 20 years

With cornerstone ceremony for the final assembly line of the D328eco regional aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Deutsche Aircraft has reached a significant milestone on the path to serial manufacturing of this innovative turboprop in the heart of Germany. Since the groundbreaking ceremony back in May 2023, which also featured Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer, extensive groundwo...

Greece orders eight Airbus H215 helicopters to combat forest fires

Airbus Helicopters signed a contract with the Hellenic Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection for the purchase of eight H215 helicopters (with an option for two additional aircraft) to support the combat of wildfires in the country following a tender conducted by the Project Preparation Facility of Growthfund (the National Fund of Greece) on behalf of the Ministry. This contract is suppor...

ATOBA, easyJet, and World Fuel sign a MoU to develop long term supply of sustainable aviation fuel

easyJet and ATOBA Energy, in partnership with World Fuel Services, signed a MoU for the development of long-term supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel for easyJet’s operations in Europe and the UK. The agreement supports the airline’s decarbonisation strategy and is expected to unlock the SAF value chain through the combination of ATOBA’s SAF aggregation, enabling managem...

Bell announced signed purchase agreement for first Bell 505 in the Netherlands

Bell Textron announced the first Bell 505 sale in the Netherlands to Gerrit Verwijs, owner of Verdegro Group, a Dutch public safety infrastructure manufacturer. With its newly acquired Bell 505, the Verdegro Group plans to use the helicopter for its company travels, including meetings with their international customer base and representation of their facilities near Breda. R...

Joby achieves testing landmark with piloted aircraft

Joby Aviation has reached a landmark moment in its aircraft test program, successfully completing flights with a full transition from vertical to cruise flight, and back again, with a pilot onboard. Transitioning from vertical to horizontal flight is a key design attribute of the Joby aircraft, allowing it to take-off and land vertically like a helicopter, while maintaining the efficiency and spee...

Garmin unveils Garmin Pilot Web, an online flight planning tool

Garmin introduced Garmin Pilot Web, its new powerful flight planning website that complements the Garmin Pilot mobile app. Garmin Pilot Web offers an expansive set of free features for all pilots, including at-a-glance flight planning with high-resolution maps and charts, airport information, weather and aeronautical data overlays for an information rich experience. Garmin Pilot mobile u...

Collins Aerospace and Thomas Global Systems team for long-term Pro Line 4 Display support

Thomas Global Systems and Collins Aerospace announced a strategic partnership to deliver long-term product support for Collins’ Pro Line 4 Electronic Flight Displays, ensuring continued reliable service for customers worldwide. Under this new supply agreement, Collins will transition EFD-4076 and EFD-4077 maintenance and repair support responsibilities to Thomas Global Systems. Thomas Glo...

New Airbus H160/H175 simulators for Brazil

Airbus has committed to providing full flight H160/H175 simulators for training in Brazil in 2028. The simulators will support the training needs for the growing energy sector in Latin America, demonstrating Airbus’ commitment to customer proximity and aviation safety. The H160/H175 full-flight simulators will have Level D training capabilities and will be qualified by ANAC, the Brazili...

Archer secures design approval for UAE’s first hybrid heliport

The General Civil Aviation Agency approved the design for the planned transformation of an Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal helipad into a hybrid heliport for both helicopter and eVTOL aircraft operations. Archer is working to transform this helipad alongside its infrastructure partner Falcon Aviation in close coordination with the GCAA. Once complete, this location is targeted to be the first...

Textron Aviation raises the bar for workforce development with career & learning center

Textron Aviation new Career & Learning Center is complete and fully operational serving prospective, current and future Textron Aviation employees. Strategically located on the company’s East Wichita Campus, this state-of-the-art facility expands the training footprint to more than 75,000 square feet and provides a world-class employee experience during the application, hiring, onb...

Sikorsky and Bristow sign long-term agreement supporting world’s largest S-92 helicopter fleet

Sikorsky announced a long-term agreement to provide enhanced support for Bristow's S-92 helicopter fleet. This agreement deepens the decades-long collaboration between the two companies and provides enhanced support for Bristow’s more than 60 S-92 aircraft operating in key markets around the world, including offshore energy and search and rescue. The long-term package extending into...

Safran opens new engineering and support facilities in Gloucester, UK

Safran Landing Systems has opened a new engineering and support centre in Gloucester. The inauguration of this building is part of a three-phase investment project at the Gloucester site. It includes the renovation of existing facilities, the construction of new buildings and the creation of a showroom. The event underlines the Group's ongoing commitment to technological innovation, economic d...

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Airbus expects global freighter fleet to nearly double by 2045

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

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Daher highlights expanding business aviation role of TBM and Kodiak at NBAA-BACE 2026

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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...