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Gripen E Fighter Makes Progress On Home Front and In Brazil

Two-seat Gripen F warplane prepares for its first flight

Saab Gripen E fighter

Embraer Bizjet Shipments Climb 18% in First Half of 2024

The Brazilian company's backlog has reached a seven-year high

Embrear Phenom 300E

Jefferies: Bizjet Inventory Continues To Creep Up

Available inventory is up 16% in July

Citation

Leap-powered Airbus A321XLR Wins EASA Type Certification

Powered by the CFM Leap-1A engines, the narrowbody airliner is ready for service entry

Florian Guillermet, Executive Director of EASA handing over the Type Certificate for the Airbus A321XLR to Isabelle Bloy

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XTI Attracts More Investment for TriFan 600

The VTOL business aircraft has been in development for a decade

Artist rendering of XTI Aerospace's TriFan 600

Vref: Used Bizjet Market Facing Slowdown with Rising Inventory, Lower Prices

Inventory has increased for six consecutive quarters, Vref says

HondaJet

Omani Transport Group Prepares To Operate Laila Uncrewed VTOL Freighter

Mwasalat signed a partnership agreement with California-based start-up Odys Aviation

Badar Alnadabi, CEO of Mwasalat (left) and Moosa Al Balushi, regional director for business development for Odys Aviation, signed a partnership agreement

Saudia Signs To Buy Up to 100 Lilium Jet eVTOL Aircraft

The Middle East airline will support the manufacturer in securing type certification in Saudi Arabia

Saudia's Lilium Jet eVTOL aircraft

Vertical Reveals Second eVTOL Prototype Ahead of Flight Testing

The new VX4 model has a 20% greater power-to-weight ratio than the first prototype

Vertical Aerospace's second VX4 eVTOL aircraft prototype

Embraer Consigns Failed Boeing Merger to a Distant Memory

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer meets competitive challenges with diverse list of programs

Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto addresses reporters in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil

Chasing Net Zero Carbon, Aerospace Manufacturing Gets Greener

Energy, water, and waste reduction processes have become part of the industry’s operations

Sustainability and Environment

Safran employees working on engine integration for LEAP-1A turbofan powerplants

Green Regional Airliners Could Break the Market Mold

Several new hybrid-electric and hydrogen-powered aircraft are in development

Heart Aerospace ES-30 hybrid-electric regional airliner

NOAA Places Order for Second Gulfstream G550

Jets will be outfitted with a bevy of atmospheric sensors

NOAA special-mission equipped Gulfstream G550

Dovetail Unveils Hydrogen-electric Propulsion System

The first powertrain has been tested with ground runs conducted in Spain

Sustainability and Environment

Dovetail hybrid-electric propulsion system

Boeing Insists It Is Making Progress On Safety and Program Delays

As the 737 Max safety saga continues, Boeing's Farnborough show presence is understated

Boeing Max line Renton

Farnborough Airshow is Steeped in Aviation History

With its roots dating back to 1920, the UK show has highlighted a century of aviation advances

Bristol Brabazon landing in 1949 at Farnborough Airshow

Jefferies: 2Q Bizjet Deliveries Ahead of Forecast

Bombardier and Embraer boosted overall business jet shipments in the three-month period

Dassault Falcon 6X

Hawker 4000 Gets FANS/CPDLC Upgrade Nod

Textron Aviation will install the FANS 1/A+ and PM-CPDLC upgrade at certain of its domestic service facilities

Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker 4000 (Photo: Textron Aviation)

NATO Plays the Agile Combat Employment Card

NATO states military air arms are increasingly developing more agile means of going to war to improve their survivability

Swedish fighter jet

U.S. Air Force Deploys Beta's Alia Electric Aircraft Prototype

The Alia prototype recently completed two more military exercises with the Air Combat and Air Mobility Commands

Four members of the Air Mobility Command are pictured with the Alia prototype during a medevac exercise

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