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Archer Midnight aircraft completes Phase 1 of flight test program advance towards FAA certification

Thales air data solution to enable the smooth and safe flight of Eve Air Mobility eVTOL aircraft

Eve Air Mobility selected Thales air data solution to equip its future eVTOL, providing pilots and onboard systems with critical information, such as airspeed, airflow and altitude, to ensure the safe and efficient flight of the aircraft, in all weather conditions. Electric Urban Air Mobility ...

Honda Aircraft Company delivers 250th HondaJet

Honda Aircraft Company delivered 250th HondaJet since it began customer deliveries in late 2015. The milestone underscores the aircraft's prominence in the business aviation market. The 250th HondaJet recently rolled off the production line and completed the Standard Certificate of Air...

Paving the way for hydrogen aviation in Sweden and Norway - Airbus, Avinor, SAS, Swedavia and Vattenfall

Airbus, Avinor, SAS, Swedavia and Vattenfall to investigate the feasibility of a hydrogen infrastructure at airports in Sweden and Norway. This cooperation will provide better understanding of hydrogen aircraft concepts and operations, supply, infrastructures and refueling needs at airports in order to help develop this hydrogen aviation ecosystem in both countries. The work will also id...

Rolls-Royce opens mtu remanufacturing and overhaul center in U.S.

Rolls-Royce Power Systems Division opened a new Remanufacturing and Overhaul Center on its mtu Aiken campus in South Carolina. The new facility is connected to the existing manufacturing operations and represents a low double-digit million dollar investment. It supports the company’s service initiative and sustainability approach. The new 69,000-sq.ft. (6,400 sqm) facility, whic...

Visionary eVTOL influencers seek joint venture partner for wingless personal aircraft using NASA-proven propulsion

The planned joint-venture in Urban Air Mobility space will complete current development work on the Epiphany Transporter, which has recently achieved crucial preliminary design review, then certify the aircraft under the FAA's new and friendlier Light Sport Aircraft category. In lieu of long, burdensome wings, the compact advanced, door-to-door vehicle configuration vaunts morph...

Turbotech and Safran test first hydrogen turboprop for light aircraft

On January 11, Turbotech and Safran successfully completed the first test of a hydrogen-fueled aero gas turbine engine with ultra-high performance regenerative cycle. The test was made possible by ArianeGroup’s resources and decades of expertise in preparing and performing tests with hydrogen fuels for space applications at its Vernon test facility in France. This initial trial was carr...

RECARO Aircraft Seating takes flight with Eve Air Mobility in historic eVTOL project

RECARO Aircraft Seating selected by Eve Air Mobility to design, certify, and produce seats for the company’s groundbreaking electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. This is a historic milestone for RECARO Aircraft Seating as it ventures into the world of eVTOL aircraft for the first time in its 51-year history, demonstrating its commitment to advancing aviation technology. T...

Lilium and AJW Group strategic collaboration on material management as part of Lilium’ Aftermarket Services

AJW Group and Lilium signed an agreement to develop global material services and distribution to support the Lilium Jet’s global aircraft operations and Lilium’s Aftermarket Services Business. The strategic collaboration between Lilium and AJW will include the management of Lilium’s eVTOL spares inventory, the delivery of unparalleled warehouse and logistics services, r...

Eve names suppliers for eVTOL sensors, guidance and navigation, seats and flight controls

Eve Air Mobility named four additional suppliers for its eVTOL aircraft. Thales will supply a proven air data solution, comprising sensors and a computer while Honeywell will supply guidance, navigation and external lighting for the aircraft. RECARO Aircraft Seating will supply the eVTOL seats and FACC will supply the horizontal and vertical tail including the rudder and elevator....

MightyFly unveils third generation autonomous hybrid eVTOL cargo aircraft

MightyFly unveiled third generation of Cento aircraft, an autonomous hybrid eVTOL cargo aircraft designed to carry one hundred pounds of cargo for six hundred miles. New eVTOL incorporates several novel features, including a sleek design that enables operational efficiency, the ability to accommodate a wide range of payload center of gravity, autonomous center of gravity determination, and a...

Applications due by February 12 for high school summer internships and K-12 educator externships

Textron Aviation is now seeking applicants for our highly sought-after high school summer internships. These exclusive internships are designed to provide young minds with hands-on experience and exposure to diverse skills within the aviation industry. We invite students between the ages of 16 and 19 to embrace this exceptional opportunity to explore potential career pathways and gain a competitiv...

Airbus partners with Tata Group to set up India first helicopter Final Assembly Line in the private sector

Airbus Helicopters is partnering with the Tata Group to establish a Final Assembly for helicopters in the country. The FAL will produce Airbus’ best-selling H125 helicopter from its civil range for India and export to some of the neighbouring countries. The FAL will be the first instance of the private sector setting up a helicopter manufacturing facility in India, provid...

Akasa Air orders more than 300 LEAP-1B engines

Akasa Air and CFM International announced an agreement to purchase CFM LEAP-1B engines to power 150 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes, the sale of which was announced last week. The agreement also includes spare engines and a services contract. The Mumbai-based operator launched its operations in August 2022 and had previously ordered a total of 76 LEAP-1B- powered 737-8 aircraft, of which 22 are curr...

Azorra delivers first two Embraer E195-E2 aircraft to Royal Jordanian Airlines

Azorra celebrated delivery of first two Embraer E195-E2 aircraft to Royal Jordanian Airlines. A ceremony at Embraer’s facility in São José dos Campos on Monday was followed today by an arrival celebration in Amman, Jordan, hosted by Royal Jordanian Airlines. The full agreement, announced in May 2023, is for eight aircraft in total – six aircraft from Azorra&rsqu...

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40 years, 40 aircraft: Piaggio Aerospace celebrates a landmark double achievement

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Aircalin signs Flight Hour Services contract for Airbus A350-900 fleet

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Malaysia Airlines renews longstanding Boeing IMM services agreement during MRO Asia-Pacific 2026

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Mexico expands C-130J Super Hercules fleet with second aircraft

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Half a thousand strong: Textron Aviation rolls out 500th Cessna Citation Latitude

Textron Aviation has reached a significant production milestone with the rollout of the 500th Cessna Citation Latitude from its Wichita, Kansas, facility. The achievement reflects the enduring popular...

Electra demonstrates revolutionary airport operations with Ultra-Short Takeoff aircraft using helicopter-style procedures

Electra announced the successful completion of first-of-its-kind flight operations from a heliport located on the commercial airport ramp at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport. The demonstration high...