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Essential news for 25 Mar 2025

Airbus showcases hydrogen aircraft technologies during its 2025 Airbus Summit

During the 2025 Airbus Summit, Airbus provided an update on its roadmap to pioneer the future of commercial aviation in the decades to come, outlining plans to prepare a next-generation single-aisle aircraft that could enter service in the second half of the 2030s, as well as its revised ZEROe project roadmap to mature the technologies associated with hydrogen-powered flight. At the S...

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Queensland Police Service to add three Bell 429s, taking its POLAIR Fleet to six Bell aircraft

At Avalon Australian International Airshow Bell Textron announced the Queensland Police Service has entered into a second service provision contract for QPS POLAIR services for three additional Bell 429s, which will expand the number of Bell helicopters in its current fleet to six. In 2022, contract provider Surf Life Saving Queensland signed for three Bell 429s, operating the QPS P...

Honda Aircraft Company reaffirms commitment to service excellence with fourth consecutive FAA AMT Diamond Award

Honda Aircraft Company celebrated its receipt of the William O’ Brien Aviation Maintenance Technician Award developed by FAA for the fourth year in a row. The AMT Employer Diamond Award represents the highest level of distinction awarded to aircraft maintenance employers, requiring that 100% of eligible employees have each individually earned the AMT Award of Excellence. Honda A...

TAG Aviation counts down to the arrival of Falcon 6X

TAG Aviation is excited for the arrival of their brand-new Falcon 6X which is currently in Dassault Aviation’s completion facility in Little Rock. This will be the first UK-registered Falcon 6X and will be available for charter.  This aircraft type will fit perfectly into an already varied and established charter fleet at TAG.  The onboarding team at TAG Aviation for this brand-...

New Zealand Search and Rescue Services order four Airbus H145 helicopters for emergency medical services

New Zealand Search and Rescue Services has placed an order for four Airbus H145 helicopters to bolster its emergency medical services operations. These state-of-the-art helicopters will join SRSL’s existing fleet of H145 and BK117 aircraft, further enhancing its ability to serve communities across the country. Christian Venzal, Managing Director of Airbus Helicopters in Australi...