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Aeropath launches global Instrument Flight Procedures training offering

Aeropath launched a comprehensive range of Instrument Flight Procedure training courses, drawing on its extensive experience in flight procedure design to support aviation organisations globally. A subsidiary of Airways International, Aeropath is a specialist provider of instrument flight procedures and aeronautical information management services – designing over 4,500 instrument flight pro...

General Aviation Service exhibiting debut at AERO 2026: positive results, facilitating business for BizAv industry

General Aviation Service team debuted as exhibitor at AERO Friedrichshafen 2026 show. Spainsh warm welcome, experience and commitment not only to assure excellent service, but to consider every client made  the booth a resounding success. According to show organizers, business aviation was the industry segment with the highest growth rate this year. Many first-time exhibitors highli...

SWISS teams up with Metafuels to further promote SAF

In a further confirmation of its commitment to using sustainable aviation fuels, SWISS has concluded a new collaboration with the Swiss-based Metafuels SAF technology company. The partners aim to jointly promote the development and scaling-up of viable SAF solutions. The collaboration should help SWISS secure long-term access to synthetic fuels and make further progress towards lower-emissions avi...

New Cessna Caravans to boost USDA’s fight against crop-damaging insects

Textron Aviation announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has ordered three Cessna Caravan aircraft to support its sterile insect release program protecting citrus crops along the Rio Grande River in southern Texas. The new aircraft are expected to be delivered in 2027. APHIS will use the Caravans to carry and releas...

MTU Maintenance Lease Services invests in TRecs to digitalise engine transition management

MTU Maintenance Lease Services, the engine leasing and asset management arm of MTU Maintenance, announced a strategic minority investment in TRecs . TRecs is a platform digitalising Open Item List management across the engine lifecycle, from initial technical review through transitions, shop visits, and beyond. Terms of the transaction are kept confidential. Through its deployment of TRe...

Safe and reliable urban air mobility in Tohoku - SkyDrive & Tohoku Air Service signs LOI for purchase of eVTOL

SkyDrive signed a Letter of Intent with Tohoku Air Service, a helicopter operator owned by Tohoku Electric Power Company, for the purchase of one SkyDrive eVTOL . Under this agreement, SkyDrive aims to deliver the aircraft in 2028. Tohoku Air Service hopes to leverage the numerous advantages offered by eVTOL aircraft including quiet operation, lower purchase and maintenance costs. eVTOL also...

WingsLeasing signs dry lease agreement with University of Nebraska-Kearney flight school

WingsLeasing announced the signing of a dry lease agreement of seven Tecnam P-MENTOR aircraft for the University of Nebraska-Kearney flight training program, marking a significant step forward in reshaping how flight schools access capital, scale operations and meet accelerating demand for pilot training. The agreement reflects a growing shift in aviation training: moving away from traditiona...

Lufthansa Group orders ten Airbus and ten Boeing long-haul aircraft

The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG approved the order for a total of 20 new long-haul aircraft at its meeting today. The Executive Board had previously decided to order ten Airbus A350-900s and ten Boeing 787-9s. Delivery is scheduled to take place between 2032 and 2034. The Airbus A350-900 and the Boeing 787-9 will replace older and therefore less efficient models starting in 203...

Disabled people to take to the skies from Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Up to 50 people with disabilities will get the chance to soar the skies of South Yorkshire thanks to a partnership between Doncaster Sheffield Airport and Aerobility - a charity making aviation more accessible. Later this month, Aerobility will operate two adapted light aircraft over four days from Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The charity, which transforms lives by enabling people with d...

Diamond Aircraft celebrates a landmark AERO Friedrichshafen 2026

Diamond Aircraft returned from a highly successful appearance at AERO Friedrichshafen 2026. Marked by multiple premieres, strong customer engagement, and important program milestones, AERO 2026 proved to be a standout event for the company. The show represented a commercial high point, with Diamond Aircraft reaching a new record for contracts signed during AERO, underscoring continued market...

Toronto Pearson enters a new era , launching one of Canada's largest airport infrastructure programs

A historic moment for Toronto Pearson and for Canada, as the airport launches Pearson Long–term Investment in Facilities and Terminals, one of the largest airport infrastructure programs in Canadian history. Toronto Pearson marked the start of construction on the first major program under Pearson LIFT with a ceremonial groundbreaking attended by senior government officials, including th...

Choosing the right aircraft for the patient, not the route

By Adam Mikulski, General Director at Medical Air Service In most areas of aviation, aircraft selection begins with the route. Distance, payload, fuel stops, and speed tend to define the conversation. In medical aviation, that sequence is reversed. The starting point is the patient. The route is then built around what the patient needs in the air. This shift in priorities has a significant impa...

Shaping a new standard for regional air mobility in the Caribbean - Tecnam P2012 STOL begins scheduled operations with St Barth Executive

A blend of private aviation standards with scheduled efficiency, is it possible? The answer is an definitive yea. April 30 became the official launch date of new  premium connection between Sint Maarten and St Barth. Tecnam and St Barth Executive announced expansion of scheduled operations in the Caribbean, with the introduction of the Tecnam P2012 STOL aircraft on the high-dem...

LanzaTech selects North Sea Port, Ghent as site for Europe’s first commercial alcohol-to-jet SAF facility

LanzaTech selected North Sea Port, Ghent, Belgium as the permanent site for what will be Europe’s first commercial-scale Alcohol-to-Jet Sustainable Aviation Fuel facility using the LanzaJet ATJ Process. LanzaTech has simultaneously confirmed the imminent submission of the Environmental Impact Assessment scoping notification with Belgian authorities, marking a major de-risking...

Inside EAMS: how FL Technics turns aging aviation assets into market opportunities

As airlines continue to face engine shortages and extended repair timelines, demand for serviceable material is rising, pushing the market to increasingly rely on dismantled aircraft as a faster and more cost-effective source of components. Within FL Technics, Engines, Airframes & Materials Services functions as a one-stop shop that handles all aspects of spare parts trading, repairs...

Britten-Norman delivers BN2T-4S Islander to Xen Aviation for operations in Guyana

Britten-Norman delivered a BN2T-4S Islander to Xen Aviation, marking the operator’s introduction of its first Islander aircraft as it prepares to launch regional operations in Guyana. The aircraft was completed at Britten-Norman’s UK facility and will support Xen Aviation’s planned commuter services in Georgetown, becoming the first BN2T-4S Islander to operate in the country...

Alaska Airlines signs for Boeing Virtual Airplane Training Platform

Alaska Airlines has signed a formal license agreement for Boeing's Virtual Airplane during the World Aviation Training Summit held in Orlando, Florida. Alaska Airlines has been a key development partner throughout the creation and development of Virtual Airplane, providing valuable feedback that helped shape the innovative training platform. Virtual Airplane is a device-agnostic, modular train...

Uzbekistan Airports signs landmark SAF and e-SAF MOU with Allied Biofuels Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Airports JSC and Allied Biofuels signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the supply of Sustainable Aviation Fueland electro-synthetic Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Uzbekistan. Under the MOU, Uzbekistan Airports and Allied Biofuels will work together to establish a cooperation on SAF and e-SAF supply, which is planned to begin by 2030. The signing marks an important step in the stre...

Bombardier Global 8000 makes its South American debut at Catarina Aviation Show in Brazil, joins the exquisite Global 6500 and Challenger 3500 on site

Bombardier Global 8000 will be on display at the Catarina Aviation Show in São Paulo, Brazil from May 21-23, marking the tradeshow debut of this incredible business aircraft. Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft and Challenger 3500  business jet will also be on display at the show, revealing their impressive design and performance attributes for clients in the region. Bombard...

SkyDrive and partners launch Japan’s first consortium for vertiport operations

SkyDrive Inc. announce the formation of Japan’ first consortium for the commercial operation and joint usage of an eVTOL vertiport. The new consortium, which brings together the Osaka prefectural government, Osaka municipal government, Osaka Metro Co., Ltd., Soracle and Marubeni Corporation will support the commercialization of Osakako Vertiport, a dedicated eVTOL takeoff and landing si...

Gogo debut AERO Friedrichshafen - positive customer feedback, goals achieved, connectivity trends

The debut of Gogo team at AERO Friedrichshafen was the perfect moment not only to share news regarding growing Gogo Galileo portfolio, but also just discuss with the team their first impressions of the show and get fresh feedback from customers during the event. Main point highlighted at AERO 2026 is that now Gogo now brings high-speed, reliable and low-latency inflight connectivity to a...