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Textron Aviation Opens $40M Career & Learning Center

Facility has four zones for applicants, new hires, trainees, and students

Training and Workforce

Textron Aviation Career & Learning Center, Wichita, Kansas

Hexa eVTOL Aircraft Suffers Rotor Failure at Osaka World Expo

Single-seat multicopter landed safely after the incident

Lift chief pilot Jace McCown flies the Hexa electric multicopter VTOL aircraft in a demonstration flight at the 2025 World Expo event in Osaka, Japan.

Cormorant Prepares to Start Testing Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator

Dutch start-up aims to bring regional airliner to market in 2030

Cormorant aircraft

United Commits to JetZero's Blended-wing-body Airliner

Carrier could buy up to 200 of the 250-seat Z4 airliner

United Airlines JetZero Z4 airliner

Videos

Dassault’s Chief Test Pilot Provides a Glimpse into the Falcon 6X Testing Process

Dassault’s Chief Test Pilot Provides a Glimpse into the Falcon 6X Testing Process

Bombardier Launches Global 8000 and Flirts with Supersonic Speeds

Bombardier Launches Global 8000 and Flirts with Supersonic Speeds

Business Aviation Builds Back Better at the EBACE Show

Business Aviation Builds Back Better at the EBACE Show

Flying with Garmin’s G5000 Avionics in a Cessna Citation XLS

Flying with Garmin’s G5000 Avionics in a Cessna Citation XLS

More Articles

Embraer Executive Jets Reaches New Backlog High

Phenom and Praetor backlog now stands at $7.6 billion

Embraer Phenom 300

Textron Aviation 1Q Jet Deliveries Dip, T-props Surge

Aftermarket growth bolsters revenues as manufacturer continues post-strike recovery

Textron Caravan

Gulfstream Deliveries, Revenues, and Earnings Soar in Q1

Company hits on all cylinders as it ramps up G700 deliveries and prepares for G800 service entry

Gulfstream G700 at Savannah

Charter Operator Signs for More Atea Hybrid Electric VTOL Aircraft

Philippines-based company signed a letter of intent with France’s Ascendance

Charter & Fractional

Ascendance Atea aircraft

G700 Flight Brings Gulfstream Fleet to 700th Speed Record

G700 has already contributed 80 speed records to Gulfstream’s fleetwide 700 total

G700

Supernal Confirms First Flight of eVTOL Tech Demonstrator

A preliminary full-scale example of the planned S-A2 model achieved its first tethered flight on March 1

Supernal S-A2 eVTOL mockup

Prysm Leads $115 Million Funding Round for Electra Aero’s EL9 Ultra Short

U.S. company is aiming to have a full-scale prototype of its blown-wing design ready to fly in 2027

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Electra Aero's EL9 Ultra Short aircraft

Aura Aero’s Integral E Electric Aerobatics Model Achieves Inverted Flight

The electric-powered two-seater has made 15 flights since early December 2024

Aura Aero Integral E electric aircraft

Airbus Will Complete eVTOL Flight Tests Despite Program Pause

Flight testing has been moved to an undisclosed location to allow more space for the work

CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL prototype aircraft

Osaka World Expo Opens With SkyDrive eVTOL’s Debut Flight

It can carry a pilot and two passengers up to 25 miles.

SkyDrive SD-05 eVTOL flying

EASA OKs STC for Direct Current Plane Simple Antenna

Jet Aviation installed the unit, which is available at Jet Aviation and authorized Gulfstream service centers

Cabin Interior and Electronics

A Gulfstream G280 with a DC version of the Plane Simple Ka-band terminal

Germany’s Aero Friedrichshafen Show an Aviation Enthusiast’s Delight

The show covers everything from general aviation to business jets and helicopters, plus new tech innovations

Bombardier Global 5000 in Bundesrepublik Deutschland livery

GKN Aerospace Prepares To Absorb Impact of U.S. Tariffs

UK-based group is assessing how best to mitigate increased costs and supply-chain complexity

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

GKN Aerospace facility

Jefferies: Potential Chinese Bans on Bizjets Manageable

Financial analyst examined trade war repercussions on U.S. OEMs

Gulfstream aircraft on display at an airshow in China

Archer and United Reveal New York City eVTOL Network

Proposed vertiport locations include three Manhattan helipads and six airports

Archer Midnight eVTOL pictured in front of a United Airlines passenger jet

Gulfstream G800 Wins FAA and EASA Certification

Company's longest-range business jet exceeds performance expectations

Gulfstream G800 is pictured in flight

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