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Supernal and Clay Lacy Aviation partner to prepare FBO network for advanced air mobility operations

Supernal and Clay Lacy Aviation announced a partnership to prepare Clay Lacy's FBO locations for eVTOL operations. This marks Supernal's first official FBO partnership, which will benefit future operators of the company's eVTOL vehicles. As part of the five-year...

Bombardier Global 8000 speeds forward as manufacturing begins

Bombardier announced that manufacturing of major structural components for the 1st Global 8000 production jet is underway across Bombardier facilities in Saint-Laurent (Québec), Red Oak (Texas) and Querétaro (Mexico). Set to enter into service in the second half of 2025, the&...


Airbus, Kansai Airports, Kawasaki Heavy Industries to accelerate readiness of hydrogen aircraft operations

Airbus, Kansai Airports, and Kawasaki have signed a MoU to study the feasibility of hydrogen infrastructure at three airports operated in the Kansai region - Kansai International Airport, Osaka International Airport, and Kobe Airport. With this MoU, the three parties will conduct an initial feasibility study for the introduction and operation of hydrogen aircraft as part of the “Hy...

ATR optimizes inventory management with Syncron

ATR has selected Syncron's Parts Planning software to improve the reliability, accuracy, and consistency of its inventory management. ATR is known for its innovative, efficient, and low-emission aircraft, which are flown by 200 airlines in over 100 countries. Maintaining resiliency in a challenging global context, with supply chain instability across the industry, required a modern soluti...

Introducing Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3, CJ3 Gen3 and M2 Gen3

On the eve of NBAA-BACE 2024 Textron Aviation announced the future of its Cessna Citation lineup with the next generation of light jets — the Cessna Citation M2 Gen3, CJ3 Gen3 and CJ4 Gen3. In addition to  Garmin Emergency Autoland technology to be used in all three new aircraft, the Citation CJ4 Gen3 features new, next-generation Garmin G3000 PRIME avionics for...

Saft introduces new 28 V lithium - ion battery for aviation

Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, launches innovative, smartnew lLi-ion battery for aviation.The 28-volt lithium-ionbattery is a game-changing development for the aviation industry in terms of weight saving, energy density,total cost of ownership and CO2emissions. The new Li-ion batterystoresover twice the energy in the same weight and one...

Daher Kodiak 100 multi-role aircraft is now available with Hartzell five-blade composite propeller for operation on floats

Daher announced the latest enhancement to its Kodiak 100 aircraft by integrating Hartzell Propeller’s five-blade composite propeller with a pitch latch function for water operations on floats. The five-blade propeller for Kodiak 100s was introduced by Daher in 2023, and its new pitch latch function enables float-equipped aircraft to be easily maneuvered on water with greater control and safe...

Toho Air signs for an additional AW139 helicopter to enhance shuttle service in Japan

Toho Air Service, Mitsui Bussan Aerospace and Leonardo signed a contract for the supply of an additional Leonardo AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter for Tokyo-Ai land shuttle services. The aircraft is expected to be delivered in 2025.Toho Air, headquartered in Tokyo and with over 60 years of experience, operates commuter helicopter service linking together the six major Izu islands. Th...

AURA AERO selects Volusia County for 500,000 square foot manufacturing & assembly plant facility

AURA AERO announced its intent to build a 500,000-square-foot manufacturing and assembly plant in Volusia County at Daytona Beach International Airport. To meet the needs of the important American market, developing its presence in the United States is an essential step for AURA AERO which is also continuing its industrial roll-out in Europe, notably with the AURA Factory project at Toulouse-Franc...

Garmin unveils its new integrated flight deck: G3000 PRIME

Garmin introduced G3000 PRIME, its most advanced integrated flight deck yet. Setting a new standard in integrated avionics, Garmin’s G3000 PRIME redefines the flight deck experience with sleek, intuitive, all-touchscreen displays and a highly flexible open system architecture that seamlessly adapts to serve a broad and dynamic market. With a state-of-the-art user interfac...

Sustainable materials for Pilatus PC-24 cabin interior

Pilatus is committed to sustainability – as demonstrated by the use of environmentally friendly materials in the cabin interior of the PC-24, including natural oils instead of synthetic varnishes. PC-24 also offers passengers the highest level of comfort: a bright, spacious cabin, a flat floor, first-class workmanship and a wide choice of materials. At the 2024 NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas...

Embraer to invest up to $70 million in new MRO facilities for commercial jets at Perot Field Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas

Embraer announced the expansion and investment in the United States of its MRO services network to support the growing fleet of E-Jets with the opening of a new Embraer owned service center at the Perot Field Alliance Airport, in Fort Worth, Texas. In partnership with the City of Fort Worth, Denton County and the State of Texas, Embraer expects to begin operations in an existing hangar in the...

The D328 Uplift flying testbed becomes the first large aircraft to successfully fly with 100% synthetic zero aromatics fuels

Deutsche Aircraft has successfully operated the first-ever test flight using 100% synthetic zero aromatics fuel in both engines of the D328 UpLift flying testbed. This is the first time a CS-25 aircraft has operated solely on a fuel that is chemically identical to Power-to-Liquid fuel. The flight, which was conducted at Oberpfaffenhofen Airport on 9 October 2024, is the starting point of the...

Wisk partners with Airservices Australia to incorporate autonomous air taxi network into national airspace

Wisk Aero has signed a Memorandum of Understanding Airservices Australia. This government-owned organization provides air traffic management and associated services in Australia. The MoU lays the foundation for incorporating safe, autonomous air taxi travel into Australia’s airspace.Australia is an important market for Wisk’s testing and evaluation program and for future commercial ser...

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Archer announces air taxi networks across Houston, Dallas and Austin

Archer Aviation has unveiled plans to develop three air taxi networks across Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, aiming to improve connectivity between major airports, business centers and key regi...

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

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has certified the Boeing 737-10, the newest and largest member of the 737 MAX family, paving the way for Boeing [NYSE: BA] to begin customer deliveri...

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...

HALO-Flight expands Texas Air Med fleet with additional Bell 407GXi helicopter order

HALO-Flight is set to further expand its South Texas air medical capabilities following the order of an additional Bell 407GXi announced by Bell Textron at AMTC 2026. The new aircraft will bring the o...

Embraer reports record US$35.7 billion backlog in Q3 2026, marking a new all-time high

Embraer reported a record backlog of US$35.7 billion in the third quarter of 2026, surpassing its previous all-time high by 3% quarter-over-quarter and increasing 14% compared with the...

PAL-V and Nobleo partner to industrialise FlyDrive production facility and scale manufacturing readiness

PAL-V has appointed Nobleo Manufacturing as its strategic industrialisation partner for the world’s first FlyDrive production facility. Following the achievement of both automotive and aviation...

Electra demonstrates runway-free operations with ultra-short takeoff and landing at Manhattan Heliport

Electra has successfully completed the takeoff and landing of its hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft at Downtown Skyport in Lower Manhattan, in what is believed to be the first time a fixed-wing air...