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MEBAA Show 2026 in Dubai Marks Association’s 20th Year

Bombardier, Dassault Aviation among confirmed exhibitors

The show draws on the success of MEBAA Show 2024, which welcomed 10,000 attendees from over 100 countries; 145 exhibitors and 30 aircraft on static display.

Embraer’s Commercial Backlog Soars as E-Jet Output Climbs

OEM expects smoother E-Jet delivery cadence in 2027

Three E-Jets in hangar with open door

Swapping Metal for Thermoplastics Speeds Prototyping

Greene Tweed says reworkable tooling cuts lead times in half

Greene Tweed thermoplastics

Composite Specialist Toray Marks 100th Anniversary

Founded in 1926, Toray has more than 60 years of aerospace experience

Sustainability and Environment

Toray composite materials

Videos

TBM 980: Daher Has Unveiled The Latest Member of Its Aircraft Family

Aircraft features G3000 Prime avionics suite and upgraded cabin features.

January 21, 2026

Daher TBM 980 flying near mountains

For eVTOL Pioneers Like Joby, the Gulf Region Is a Land of Opportunity

Joby Aviation has already been testing its aircraft in the region.

December 16, 2025

Joby eVTOL aircraft flying in the United Arab Emirates

Bombardier’s Latest Global 8000 Business Jet Enters Service

Bombardier claims the aircraft sets a new bar.

December 11, 2025

First Bombardier Global 8000 at Toronto assembly plant

China’s Comac C919 and CBJ Offer Alternatives to Western Airliners and Business Jets

We go inside the C909 based CBJ.

December 9, 2025

Comac CBJ at Dubai Airshow 2025

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The Thin End of the E-7 Wedge(tail)

Early warning system arriving late

Maintenance and Modifications

E-7 Wedgetail arrives at Scotland’s RAF Lossiemouth

Autoland Makes New Phenom 300EV Even More Phenomenal

Latest refresh of light jet adds more safety, range, and payload

Embraer Phenom 300EV

Sweden’s Air Force Marks 100 Years of Service

NATO newcomer rearms against resurgent Russia

Swedish Air Force GlobalEye

U.S. Aerospace Chases Supply-chain Stability

AIA chief warns budget swings still threaten suppliers

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Lockheed Martin F-35

777X Changes Force Boeing to Relearn Hard Lessons

777X change issues is a crisis four decades in the making

Boeing 777 assembly line

Trump Holds off on Aero Tariffs but Directs Negotiations

Proclamation cites national security concerns

GE9X engine

Sora Aviation Completes Subscale S-1 eVTOL Testing

UK start-up says 30-passenger all-electric aircraft could enter service in 2031

Subscale demonstrator with proprotors on fuselage-mounted booms

AircraftExchange Listing Platform Teams Up with CJP

IADA’s AircraftExchange and CJP will link to each other on their respective websites

Cessna Citation Sovereign business jet

AINsight: Can You Trust an Aircraft Management Company?

Conducting due diligence is essential in finding a firm to operate your business aircraft on your behalf

Winglet

Beta Flies Manufactured Organs in First eIPP Mission

Electric airplane carried United Therapeutics’ organ products

N336MR

Japanese Air Charter Group Plans To Operate SD-05 eVTOLs

Japan Biz Aviation fleet includes HondaJets and Bell 429 helicopters

Charter & Fractional

Japan eVTOL services

GKN-backed Start-up Focuses on Electric Motors

A joint venture with the University of Nottingham is a product of the H2Gear program

Sustainability and Environment

GKN Global Technology Center

CubCrafters Adds Turbine Power to Carbon Cub

Jet fuel is easily available worldwide for the turboprop light airplane

CubCrafters Carbon Cub turbine-powered light airplane

Collins Advances Electric Thrust Reverser Technology

UK engineering center of excellence is focused on ElecTRAS improvements

Collins Aerospace engineering center of excellence

Global 8000 To Mark Flightline Debut at Farnborough Show

Aircraft entered service in late 2025

Bombardier Global 8000

Used Business Jet, Turboprop Inventories Continue Slide

Available inventories of large business jets are down by 40% YOY

Gulfstream G550

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