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Ampaire Trials Hybrid-electric Flights in Utah

Company plans to convert Cessna Grand Caravans for freight and passenger services

Ampaire EEL hybrid-electric technology demonstrator

AstroAero Unveils A200C Cargo Turboprop Single

Plans call for single-pilot operations and flight into known icing approval

AstroAero A200C cockpit

UAE's Al Fursan Flying Display Team Paints the Sky at Farnborough Airshow 2026

The first formation display team performing an aerobatic routine at Farnborough in 12 years.

UAE Al Fursan Flying Display Team at Farnborough Airshow 2026

Brazilian Entrepreneur Stepping Up to Daher TBM 980

Contract signed at the LABACE business aviation show in São Paulo

Cesar Augusto Olsen buys TBM 980

Videos

How Daher’s Kodiak 900 Aircraft Got Involved in Las Vegas Police Car Chases

Daher shows the Las Vegas Police Department how a Kodiak 900 can beat a helicopter.

Daher Kodiak 900 with surveillance hardware installed

Aura Aero Builds Aircraft Family of Two-seat Trainers and Regional Airliners

It already has one aircraft certified with EASA, and two more on the way.

Rendering of Aura Aero family of aircraft in flight

Tecnam’s P2012 Traveller Piston Twin Aircraft Gets the VIP Interior Touch

Less expensive than a turboprop, the P2012 VIP is a niche within a niche.

Tecnam P2012 VIP at Aero Friedrichshafen 2026

Piaggio Aero Is Rolling Out Plans for the NX Version of Its P.180 Avanti Aircraft

New avionics and cabin upgrades are in the works.

Piaggio Aerospace P.180 Avanti Evo at Aero Friedrichshafen 2026

More Articles

Joby Ends Second Quarter with $2.3 Billion in Cash

Losses climb as R&D spending for certification and production accelerates

Joby eVTOL aircraft

Aeromedical Evacuation Vehicle Can Deploy in Large Aircraft

Brazilian developer sees equipment as a response to the Ebola outbreak

VaeVam Autonomous Aeromedical Evacuation Vehicle

Challenger 3500 Stops at LABACE on Latin American Tour

Demonstration tour includes stops in Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Panama

Attendees line up to see the Challenger 3500 at LABACE 2026

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

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

Archer eVTOL Completes California Round Trip

Midnight prototype flew from Salinas to Monterey and back

Archer’s Midnight eVTOL prototype touches down at Monterey Regional Airport

HondaJet Elite II Notches ANAC Nod, First Brazil Delivery

Very light jet has a maximum cruise speed of 422 knots

HondaJet Elite II

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

Noemi Details Firefighting Role For Amphibious Aircraft

Manoeuvrable multi-mission concept could carry up to four tons of water

Yellow and red Noemi rendering scooping water from lake

FAA Finally Issues Type Certificate For Boeing 737 Max

Approval of the Boeing narrowbody has come around seven years later than expected

Boeing 737 Max 7 single-aisle airliner

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

Leonardo CEO Eyes Expedited GCAP Entry Into Service

Accelerated timeline would likely impact initial air combat capabilities

Edgewing/GCAP

Project SEAN Trials Electric Flights For Scotland

Government-funded consortium to aims to connect remote communities

Sustainability and Environment

Supply-chain Woes Persist, but Critical Delays Ebbing

JetNet webinar analysts see supply-chain progress, but parts issues still pervade

A Gulfstream G700 in flight at twilight

IAI Joins Merlin’s Push To Automate Cargo Aircraft

Condor program gains a freighter conversion partner

Maintenance and Modifications

Four blue-and-white IAI converted freighters parked on an airport ramp, with a Boeing 777-300ERSF in the foreground

AINsight: The Fuzzy Math of Preowned Business Jet Values

Some seven-year-old jets have not depreciated at all

Elevate Jet Challenger business jet

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