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Aircraft

Eve 100 Demonstrator Makes Partial Transition Flight

Embraer spin-off estimates engineering prototype is around 30 flights away from full-speed
Eve prototype hovering above runway
Aircraft

Colombia 13th Nation To Select KC-390 Millennium

Two-unit contract represents first Latin American order beyond Brazil
KC-390 with two Gripen receiving fuel mid-air
Aircraft

HondaJet Elite II Notches ANAC Nod, First Brazil Delivery

Very light jet has a maximum cruise speed of 422 knots
HondaJet Elite II
Aircraft

King Airs, Light Jets Anchor Textron Aviation in LatAm

Brazil alone has more than 760 King Airs in operation
A King Air at LABACE 2026
Aircraft

Daher Delivers First TBM 980 for a Brazilian Customer

Entrepreneur will use the six-seat single turboprop to fly between ranches
Daher Aircraft TBM 980
Accidents

Grand Caravan Crash at Heritage Site in Peru Kills 13

Aerodiana confirms it operated the sightseeing flight over the Nazca Lines archaeological site
Operations

Air Ambulance Crew Reunites with Toddler They Rescued

Crew flew 6,300 miles to retrieve her in January
A toddler patient on a bed in a medevac business jet, with a woman and baby visiting with her and smiling
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Moya Begins Building Full-scale Autonomous Cargo eVTOL

Brazilian start-up expects to fly the Moya 760 by year-end
Moya’s 256 eVTOL, registered PP-AZM, lifts off during flight testing near São José dos Campos, Brazil.
Aircraft

Eve 100 Starts Next Phase of Flight Testing

Two new customers sign deals for 46 provisional aircraft
Eve 100 at FIA 2026
Aircraft

KC-390 Orders Push Embraer To Boost Output

Geopolitics accelerates military airlifter procurement
Embraer KC-390