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Diamond DA50 RG Gets FAA Nod

Diamond Aircraft delivers the first DA50 RG to a U.S. customer.

Diamond DA50 RG

AIN Launches New Website

The AIN team has been working on its new website for the past two years, and now it's ready for action.

laptop with new AINonline

Textron Aviation Denali Debuts at EAA AirVenture

Textron Aviation is featuring its new Denali turboprop, Pipestrel models this week at EAA AirVenture.

Beechcraft Denali

Electric Flyers Might Soon Fly Velis Electro

The Velis Electro is the world' first certified electric aircraft to make it into commercial production, and most buyers are using it for flight training.

Pipistrel Velis Electro

Videos

Bombardier Global 7000 Program Update as Flight Testing Continues

Bombardier Global 7000 Program Update as Flight Testing Continues

Lockheed Martin Debuts Civil LM-100J Hercules Transport at Paris Air Show 2017

Lockheed Martin Debuts Civil LM-100J Hercules Transport at Paris Air Show 2017

M600 Turboprop is Piper’s Top Performer

M600 Turboprop is Piper’s Top Performer

Dassault’s Rafale Fighter Flying Display at Paris Air Show 2017

Dassault’s Rafale Fighter Flying Display at Paris Air Show 2017

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Boeing Extends Platinum Sponsorship of EAA AirVenture

A new three-year agreement extends Boeing's Platinum-level sponsorship of EAA AirVenture and will help continue funding of important programs.

Boeing ecoDemonstrator at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022

Dassault Aviation Sees Slowdown in First Half of 2023

Dassault Aviation recorded orders for 12 Falcon in the first half, down from 41 in the year-ago period.

Dassault Falcon 8X in flight over clouds

Hangar Foam Discharges Still an Industry Problem

An FBO at Florida's Palm Beach International Airport was the latest to suffer an accidental fire foam discharge.

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HondaJet Elite II Landing at LABACE 2023

Líder Aviação is exhibiting the HondaJet Elite II at LABACE 2023

HondaJet Elite II

Paris 2024 Olympics Could See First eVTOL Passenger Flights with Volocopter VoloCity

Passengers may have the chance to fly between a few sites in the Paris metro area

Rendering of Volocopter eVTOL aircraft flying above Paris with Eifel tower in background

Textron's Cessna SkyCourier Completes European Tour

Textron's Cessna SkyCourier tours Europe on the eve of its 2025 European certification.

Textron Cessna SkyCourier in Farnborough

Airavat Aviation Begins Air Charter Operations from Dubai

Airavat Aviation has launched charter flight operations from Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport with two Hawker 4000s and looks to expand its fleet.

Charter & Fractional

Hawker 4000 cabin

China Approves Amphibious Aircraft for Firefighting

AVIC's new AG600 Kunlong amphibious aircraft will also be used for emergency missions, including maritime search and rescue flights.

AVIC's AG600 Kunlong amphibious aircraft conducts water drop during firefighting trials.

Vref Ups Valuation for CitationPartners Excel Eagle

Based on Vref valuations, CitationPartners said its Excel Eagle now has an increased premium of $1.9 million over the standard Citation Excel.

CitationPartners Citation Excel Eagle with new paint on airport ramp

U.S. Charter Operator Orders SkyDrive's eVTOL Air Taxi

South Carolina-based Austin Aviation has committed to buying five of the three-seat eVTOL from Japan's SkyDrive, which also logged new sales in Vietnam.

SkyDrive's three-seat eVTOL aircraft.

FAA Proposes Modernizing Special Airworthiness Certs

FAA's Mosaic rule making is expected to bring performance-based standards to light sport aircraft certification as well as electric power.

Pipistrel Velis Electro electric-powered airplane

Bombardier Delivers Sixth Global 6000 for GlobalEye

Bombardier delivered a sixth Global 6000 to Saab for transformation into the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control platform.

Bombardier Global 6000 completed as Global AEWC platform (Photo: Saab)

Emirates Launches Regional Charter with Phenom 100s

The post-Covid period has seen interest in bizjet charter increase in the Middle East.

Charter & Fractional

Embraer Phenom 100EV

Vision Jet Gets New Radar and Cirrus IQ Mobile App

Garmin Auto Radar automatically tracks weather conditions for a defined range, while the Cirrus IQ app shows pilots aircraft readiness items.

Garmin Auto Radar

IADA Dealers 'Cautiously Optimistic' on Market Ahead

IADA predicts demand for midsize and super-midsize jets will be stable in the second half of the year.

A top-down view of a midsized jet in flight above clouds.

Solar Stratos Team Aims to Fly Emissions-free to Edge of Space

The team is showing that it can fly an aircraft without using any CO2

Wide view from tail of Solar Stratos Airplane flying high

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