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Bombardier to provide six multi-role aircraft to support the Royal Canadian Air Force

Electra applies for FAA type certification for EL9 Ultra Short aircraft

Electra submitted an application to the Federal Aviation Administration for Part 23 type certification of its nine-passenger EL9 hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft. Part 23 establishes the FAA’s airworthiness standards for airplanes with 19 passengers or fewer and is the regulatory path...

Archer completed first phase of transactions to acquire control of Hawthorne Airport

Archer Aviation completed the first phase of its Hawthorne Airport transactions that includes the acquisition of the master lease from the City of Hawthorne and the associated subleases, giving it control of the real estate that makes up the airport. In early November, Archer signed a series of defi...

Boeing and United Airlines test advanced digital communications for the future of flight

Boeing and United Airlines conducted flight tests to evaluate a modernized data communication system designed to improve information flow between the flight deck, air traffic control and airline operation centers. With a United 737-8 jet serving as Boeing's 2025 ecoDemonstrator Explorer, the airline's pilots conducted test flights to assess Internet Protocol Suite standards. The internet-b...

Thales and Aireon partner to enhance airspace management and collaboration across Asia-Pacific region

Asia-Pacific aviation market is projected to grow by up to 72% by 2030. Thales and Aireon are partnering to identify, evaluate and develop operational concepts that will help Air Navigation Service Providers, airlines and airports across the APAC region improve traffic flow across the. airspace. This collaboration aims to help the industry prepare for rapid traffic growth and address the increasin...

Vertical Aerospace signs Héli Air Monaco to open up French Riviera routes

Vertical Aerospace and Héli Air Monaco announced a Memorandum of Understanding for the pre-order of Vertical’s Valo aircraft, opening a new chapter for sustainable air mobility along the Côte d’Azur. Valo - unveiled in London and offering a premium cabin experience - is targeting concurrent regulatory certification with the European Union and UK aviation regulators in...

First Australian Airbus H160 order secured by Linfox

Airbus has secured first order for its H160 helicopter in Australia, with Australia’s privately-owned logistics and supply chain enterprise, Linfox, placing the purchase. The new aircraft, which will be used for passenger transportation missions across Australia, marks Linfox’s first purchase with Airbus.The order follows a four-week demonstration tour in Australia, during which the H1...

Eve Air Mobility and SkyGrid publish joint white paper on advanced air mobility at Airspace Asia Pacific 2025

Eve Air Mobility announced joint publication of a landmark white paper titled “Enabling Advanced Air Mobility – Automated Traffic Management Services for Low-Altitude Operations” unveiled during the CANSO Airspace Asia Pacific conference in Hong Kong, reinforcing their commitment to sustainable and scalable Advanced Air Mobility. The paper provides a roadmap for airspac...

Bombardier celebrates entry-into-service of Global 8000 aircraft

Bombardier celebrated entry-into-service of its Global 8000 business aircraft during a special event held at its state-of-the-art Aircraft Assembly Centre in Mississauga, Ontario in the presence of employees, government officials, suppliers, media and special guests. Patrick Dovigi, buyer of the first Global 8000 aircraft, accepted the keys to his brand-new private jet, while C...

GACA signs MoU with Archer to accelerate air taxi deployment

The General Authority of Civil Aviation announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Archer Aviation to accelerate the deployment of eVTOL aircraft across the Kingdom. The agreement forms part of GACA’s ongoing efforts to advance the Advanced Air Mobility ecosystem in line with the AAM Roadmap and the objectives of the Aviation program under the National Transport and...

Vertical Aerospace partners with Syensqo to support industrialisation plan for VX4 aircraft

Vertical Aerospace and Syensqo, a global leader in advanced materials, today announced a new long-term supplier partnership. Syensqo’s high-performance composite and adhesive materials - already used in Vertical’s prototype programme - have been selected for the VX4 aircraft, which is targeting certification in 2028 before entering into commercial service. This comes after multiple yea...

Pilot Training Center modernizes fleet with delivery of four Tecnam P92 Echo MkII aircraft

Tecnam delivered four P92 Echo MkII aircraft to Pilot Training Center, a premier FAA Part 141 and Part 61 approved flight school based in the United States. This fleet expansion marks a significant milestone in Pilot Training Center’s commitment to providing students with the most advanced, safe, and sustainable training platforms available. Kamal Patel, Chief Flight Instructor at Pilot T...

Embraer develops artificial intelligence solution to increase data-driven operational efficiency

Embraer and Aquarela Analytics conducted a ten-month detailed evaluation of more than two terabytes of information with the aim of promoting greater integration of processes within the supply chain. By combining the use of two methodologies – Agile by Embraer and the Data Culture Methodology by Aquarela Analytics – the project was divided into two main phases over a total duration...

New super-midsize Gulfstream G300 takes flight

Gulfstream G300 has made its first flight, demonstrating significant program maturity and officially launching its rigorous flight test program. Introduced on Sept. 30 in Savannah as the latest addition to Gulfstream’s visionary fleet, the G300 represents a new standard in its segment and is poised to redefine the super-midsize category. The first G300 took off from Ben Gurion International...

JEKTA unveils PHA-ZE 100 electric amphibious aircraft scale model as it continues flight testing in Italy

JEKTA has revealed photographs of the 1:9 scale model of the PHA-ZE 100 amphibious flying boat that it is using to gather test data representative of the full-size aircraft. While the final aircraft configuration will evolve based on data generated by operating the model in the air and on the water, the model is closely representative of the definitive PHA-ZE 100 design. Details inc...

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