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Bombardier Marks Progress on Sustainability Goals

GHG emissions are down by 23% over 2019, and employee engagement exceeded target

Sustainability and Environment

Bombardier Global 7500 with new livery

NBAA Schedules 2026nRegional Forums in Miami, New York

2026 Events will be held on February 25 in Miami and June 3 in White Plains

NBAA Schedules 2026 Regional Forums in Miami, New York

2026 events will be held on February 25 in Miami and June 3 in White Plains

2024 Miami regional forum

Otto Selects Mecaer Landing Gear and Flight Controls

Aircraft won’t have fly-by-wire flight controls or cabin windows

Otto Aviation's Phantom 3500 business jet

Videos

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

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

Demonstrating Aircraft in Flight on the Airshow Circuit Tests Pilots and Aircraft to the Max

Air show demonstrations and test flying have a lot in common

Dassault Falcon 6X business jet flying with landing gear down

Embraer Chases Military Export Orders for Versatile C-390 Millennium Multirole Aircraft

It is offered to replace aging C-130 aircraft

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EASA Issues Innovative Air Mobility Rules Covering eVTOL Aircraft

New means of compliance intended to support operations of new aircraft in Europe

Regulations and Government

Volocopter eVTOL aircraft

Joby Flies Hydrogen-powered UAS for 9 Hours

Hybrid-electric JAI30 aircraft remains shrouded in secrecy

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FlightAware ADS-B tracking data for Joby’s N30FR aircraft

Joby Flies Hydrogen-powered UAS for 9 Hours

Hydrogen-electric JAI30 aircraft remains shrouded in secrecy

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FlightAware ADS-B tracking data for Joby’s N30FR aircraft

Global 7500 Sets 135th City-pair Speed Record

Bombardier jet holds the most speed records of any business aircraft

Bombardier

Dassault Selects Honeywell Aspire 350 Satcom for Falcons

Certifications are complete for Falcon 2000 and Falcon 6X

Cabin Interior and Electronics

Dassault 6x

As Trade Wars Intensify, Embraer Evaluates Impact

U.S. and Brazil traded 50% tariff threats

Embraer Praetor 600 in flight

Cambodian Airline Will Connect Coastal Towns with Elfly’s Noemi

Start-up has committed to buy five of the nine-passenger electric amphibious aircraft

Eric Lithun, CEO of Elfly (left) and Neak Oknha Suo Vireak, CEO of Vet Airways’ parent company, Vireak Buntham Express

ERC Prepares To Fly Multi-role Romeo Demonstrator Aircraft

Twin-boom lift-and-cruise design will be available in both all-electric and hybrid-electric versions

ERC System's Romeo technology demonstrator aircraft

DARPA Selects Bell for Next Phase of HSVTOL Development

Helicopter manufacturer will build an X-plane for Phase 2 of Pentagon’s SPRINT program

Bell Textron's SPRINT high-speed VTOL aircraft concept

King Air Operator Plans Hybrid-electric Conversion with Dovetail

Zeusch Aviation flies medical, surveillance, mapping, and broadcast missions

King Air hybrid electric propulsion system

Business Aircraft Flight Activity Sees Boost in June

Global business aircraft activity up 4.8% YOY in June

Phenom 300 (Photo: NetJets)

Archer Aviation Launches eVTOL Aircraft Flight Trials in Abu Dhabi

Rival eVTOL developer Joby recently began flying its four-seat air taxi in Dubai

Archer Midnight eVTOL mockup at Paris Air Show 2025

Railway Companies Back SkyDrive’s Plans for eVTOL Air Taxis

Flight networks could connect train stations with other parts of Japanese cities

Charter & Fractional

SkyDrive SD-05 eVTOL aircraft in Japan

New Aircraft and Flight Booking Technology Could Reinvent Regional Air Services

Startups are finding new ways to reintroduce regional air transport.

Rendering of Vaeridion aircraft in flight

Ascendance Steps Up Assembly of Atea Hybrid-electric VTOL Prototype

French company is now offering Sterna propulsion system to other aircraft developers

Ascendance Atea eVTOL aircraft

Textron Aviation Plans Record AirVenture Static Display

Oshkosh exhibit to span jets, props, and electric aircraft

SkyCourier freighter variant in flight

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