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Cessna SkyCourier expands global reach with two aircraft order from AIR Marshall Islands

Sustainable Future Aviation 2025-2045: trends, technologies, forecasts

It is no secret that the weight of batteries makes building electric planes an engineering challenge. It might be a surprise then that IDTechEx’s report “Sustainable Future Aviation 2025-2045: Trends, Technologies, Forecasts” predicts that almost one-quarter of planes sold in 2045...

Deutsche Aircraft selects Honeywell to provide high frequency radio system for the D328eco

Honeywell has been selected by Deutsche Aircraft to supply its Primus HF-1050 high-frequency radio system for the recently debuted 40-seater D328eco turboprop. The HF-1050 is designed to deliver global voice communications, leveraging its unique features to enhance reliability and performa...

SkyDrive & SAI Flight unveil plans for commercial electric air taxi routes in South Carolina, confirm pre-order of 10 eVTOL aircraft

SkyDrive, SAI Flight and Greenville Downtown Airport, the state's busiest general aviation hub, have signed a MOU to jointly develop innovative business opportunities utilizing the cutting-edge SKYDRIVE eVTOL aircraft. The collaboration will focus on advancing air-cargo, air-taxi, and emergency service use cases, paving the way for a new era of efficient and versatile intra-community...

LCI acquires and leases seven new Leonardo AW169 helicopters to Babcock Canada

LCI has purchased a fleet of seven, new emergency medical services configured Leonardo AW169 helicopters. The helicopters are being placed in LCI’s joint venture with SMFL: SMFL LCI Helicopters Limited. The joint venture has acquired the aircraft and will be leasing them to Babcock Canada. Babcock has been subcontracted by Ascent Helicopters, who will be provid...

Successful Training & Onboarding: FACC Academy starts operations

As an international aviation company, FACC has a high demand for highly qualified employees. In order to counteract the shortage of skilled workers, the company is therefore relying on a training concept in which existing crew members receive the targeted training they need and new employees are prepared for their respective areas of work as part of a personalized onboarding program. After an 18-m...

VoltAero signs North American agreement with AltiSky for Cassio aircraft assembly, sales, training & support

VoltAero has signed a strategic partnership MOU with AltiSky for Cassio electric-hybrid airplane family’s local assembly and distribution across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, selecting a partner that brings proven capabilities in aircraft marketing, distribution, maintenance, training and support. Under terms of the new agreement, AltiSky will become a VoltAero partner, an...

Elevating future aviators with excellence - Tecnam & Redbird

With the delivery of the last four P-Mentors, Tecnam has completed the delivery to the renowned Indian flight school Redbird. With 5 bases in India (Baramati, Seoni, Gulbarga, Belgaum, Lilabari), Redbird is one of the largest training organization in India. To support this steady growth, they have chosen Tecnam's fleet solution to provide excellent platforms for the training of over 500 studen...

Cessna Citation Ascend continues to progress through certification program

Cessna Citation Ascend continues to progress through its certification program and will be equipped with the latest enhancements to the Garmin G5000 avionics suite. This flight deck will provide pilots with significant technological advances when it enters into service, expected to be in 2025. The Ascend program includes two test articles – Prototype and P1 – which have...

RECARO Aircraft Seating retrofits Finnair Embraer E190 aircraft with R1 and R2 seats

RECARO Aircraft Seating was selected by Finnair for a cabin retrofit of 12, Embraer E190 aircraft with the RECARO R1 and R2 Economy Class seats. This will be the second Embraer program to feature the R1 and R2. Cabins will feature a hybrid layout, with R2 in the first 9 rows, typically used for business class and R1 in the rest of the cabin. Seats utilize high-quality materials and embody Fin...

Airbus delivers first of up to 82 H145M helicopters to the German Armed Forces

Less than a year after the contract was signed, Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of up to 82 H145Ms ordered by Germany at its Donauwörth site. The Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) have named their new H145Ms “Leichter Kampfhubschrauber” (light combat helicopter), or LKH for short. The helicopter's missions include training, reconnaissance, special forces operations a...

EHang partners with Sunriver to expand Chinese cultural tourism market with purchase plan for 50 EH216-S

EHang has signed a cooperation framework agreement with Zhejiang Sunriver Culture and Tourism Co. to explore an industrial model that integrates low-altitude economy with cultural tourism in China. Under the Agreement, Sunriver plans to purchase 50 units of EH216-S or similar pilotless passenger-carrying aircraft from EHang for its cultural tourism projects based on market development needs....

Embraer and Indonesia’s PTDI sign MoU to foster collaboration in commercial aviation

Embraer and PT Dirgantara Indonesia have signed a MoU aimed at growing collaboration in commercial aviation. The MoU was signed at the Indonesia-Brazil CEO Forum, chaired by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Brazil in the presence of several Indonesian figures including Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Special Presi...

VantageSOLO takes flight for Iberia on very first A321 XLR

Thompson Aero Seating VantageSOLO took flight with Iberia on the very first A321 XLR. The entire vision behind Iberia A321 XLR is to enable the airline to use a single-aisle aircraft for long-haul flights, whilst maintaining the same premium service enjoyed on their twin-aisle aircraft – thus making VantageSOLO the perfect choice of seat. The VantageSOLO was initially dev...

Piper Aircraft Inc. achieves AS9100 certification

Piper Aircraft, Inc. has achieved AS9100 Rev D certification, awarded by Dekra Certification, Inc. This milestone underscores Piper’s dedication to manufacturing excellence within the aerospace industry. AS9100 is an internationally recognized quality management system standard in aerospace. This certification not only enhances Piper Aircraft’s 88+ year legacy in general avia...

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Deutsche Aircraft highlighted sustainable aviation progress and D328eco at ILA Berlin 2026

At ILA Berlin 2026, Deutsche Aircraft showcased its continued progress in sustainable regional aviation, highlighting the research‑driven achievements supporting the development and industrialisa...

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...