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GM Aviation becomes Tecnam Aircraft exclusive distributor for Germany and Austria

Boeing partners with Norsk e-Fuel to advance SAF production

Boeing became a key project development partner of Norsk e-Fuel, supporting one of Europe’s first industrial scale Power-to-Liquids facilities. Boeing investment will accelerate the production and availability of sustainable aviation fuel in the Nordics and globally. It is also inten...

Hunch Mobility selects Electra ultra short hybrid-electric aircraft for on-demand regional air travel across India

Electra signed a MoU to use EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric aircraft to expand on-demand regional air travel to communities across India, bringing affordable, sustainable, and quiet on-demand air travel to one of the world's fastest growing and most congested transportation markets.&nb...

Embraer begins its largest global solar energy generation project at Executive Jets headquarters in Melbourne, FL

Embraer is working with Florida Power & Light Company to expand the use of renewable energy at its U.S. facilities with an onsite solar installation at its campus in Melbourne. The project is Embraer's first and largest onsite solar energy generation project across its global operations. Being developed in Melbourne, Florida, at the headquarters of Embraer Executive Jets, this new, st...

EHang launches UAM exhibition experience center in Shenzhen

EHang launched its exhibition experience center in Shenzhen’s Luohu Sports and Leisure Park. It is the world’s first EH216-S takeoff and landing site featuring a fully automated vertical lift vertiport. It also marks a new smart infrastructure in Shenzhen dedicated to the commercial operations of the EH216-S pilotless passenger-carrying aerial vehicle, establishing a groundbreakin...

High-speed internet takes flight on ATR aircraft

ATR continues to elevate the standards of regional air travel by introducing Starlink high-speed internet connectivity onboard its aircraft. After successful test flights carried out on ATR 72-600 test aircraft in the past months, the solution has been certified by EASA. Long-standing partner Air New Zealand is poised to be the launch customer, bringing inte...

Japan’s National Police Agency becomes new Airbus H160 operator

The National Police Agency of Japan has taken delivery of two Airbus H160 helicopters, making it the first para-public operator of the type in Japan. The first H160 was delivered at the end of last year, with the second delivery in January. Jean-Luc Alfonsi, Managing Director of Airbus Helicopters in Japan commented: “We are very proud of the delivery of the first public service...

Daher’s commitment to its North American industrial presence is confirmed with a long-term lease agreement for the Stuart, Florida aerostructures facility

The approval for Daher long-term lease of its U.S. aerostructures facility at Witham Field in Stuart, Florida is a new milestone for the company’s presence in the strategic North American marketplace. With this extended-duration lease at Stuart, Daher is able to continue the current production of large airframe components – called aerostructures – as a Tier 1 supplier to maj...

Cyient expands strategic partnership with Deutsche Aircraft, secures multi-year deal for D328eco technical publication

Cyient has expanded its strategic partnership with Deutsche Aircraft, a leading German regional aircraft manufacturer. Cyient has been awarded a multi-year contract to manage the advanced technical documentation to support the product lifecycle of safety-critical aviation systems for the 40-seater regional turboprop the D328eco. The solution will support Deutsche Aircraft's glob...

Piper Aircraft announced fleet agreement with Air India Aviation Academy

Piper Aircraft announced new fleet agreement with the Air India Flight Training Center. The center has placed an order for 93 Archer DX aircraft, with 31 firm orders for delivery in 2025 and 62 additional options for 2026 and 2027. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2025. Air India decision to acquire the Archer DX aircraft is in line with their strategic vision to...

Tecnam P2012 innovates aviation in Guyana

Two P2012 Traveller Continental delivered to RORAIMA Airways in Guyana. Upon performing the aircraft acceptance in the Tecnam premises in Capua, Italy, the first aircraft has been transferred to Guyana in a ferry flight that has been performed by a joint team including RORAIMA Airways’ Director of Aviation and Chief Pilot Gerald Gouveia Jr., that flew the aircraft from Canada to the new...

EHang EH216-S eVTOL completes debut flight in downtown Shanghai

EH216-S completed its inaugural demo flight in downtown Shanghai. It served as an excellent backdrop to demonstrate the exceptional capabilities in convenience, safety, and eco-friendliness within the operational environment of UAM in metropolises. It has also officially launched the regular trial operation of the eVTOL sightseeing routes by the Huangpu River at Longhua Airport in Shanghai, in pre...

Capgemini and Ascendance extend their partnership to accelerate industrialization of decarbonized air transport

Capgemini and Ascendance announced the extension of their strategic partnership. Within this new phase of collaboration, Capgemini will help the start-up to pivot from technology demonstrations to industrialization, to accelerate sustainable aviation at scale, powered by hybrid electric propulsion technology. With its dual positioning as a manufacturer of both aircraft and hybrid electric propu...

Rolls-Royce wins Trent XWB-97 engine order from STARLUX Airlines

Rolls-Royce signed an agreement with STARLUX Airlines for 10 Trent XWB-97 engines to power five Airbus A350F aircraft, firming up the options it made at the Singapore Airshow in February 2024. This brings STARLUX Airlines freighter fleet to a total of ten and will make them one of the largest purchasers of the A350F. Ewen McDonald, Chief Customer Officer, Rolls-Royce – Civil Aerospac...

Daher Aircraft stepped up its delivery pace in 2024 with the total of 82 TBMs and Kodiaks provided to international customers

Daher delivered a combined total of 82 TBM and Kodiak aircraft during 2024 – marking a nearly 11 percent increase from the previous year, while also expanding the customer base for these single-engine, turboprop-powered airplanes with owners, operators and public service agencies. Daher also logged a total of 100 new orders for TBMs and Kodiaks during its 2024 business activity, reinforcing...

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FAA certifies Boeing 737-10, bringing the largest 737 MAX variant to market

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Airbus expects global freighter fleet to nearly double by 2045

Airbus 2026 Cargo Global Market Forecast, unveiled at the Cargo Facts Symposium, predicts that the global fleet of dedicated freighter aircraft will expand by 46%, rising from 2,360 aircraft in 2026 t...

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

Cirrus Aircraft is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Collier Trophy-winning Vision Jet at NBAA-BACE 2026, marking a decade of innovation that has continuously advanced the world&r...

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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Embraer and Austrian Airlines strengthen E-Jets fleet support with new component pool agreement

Embraer and Austrian Airlines have signed a Component Pool Program agreement to support the carrier’s fleet of 13 E195 aircraft. Under the agreement, Austrian Airlines will gain access to Embrae...

Airbus and Air France-KLM finalize joint venture for A350 component support

Airbus has launched Alpha Component Solutions, a 50:50 joint venture with Air France dedicated to delivering comprehensive A350 component support services. Jointly operated by Airbus and Air Fran...

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...