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Vantage Point: Examining the Bifurcated Market

RVA predicts deliveries will reach nearly 900 aircraft this year

October 1, 2026

Primary Business Aircraft OEM Backlog Evolution

Deutsche Aircraft Opens D328eco Factory in Leipzig

Final assembly facility marks start of D328eco serial production

October 1, 2026

The Leipzig site, now complete, was under construction for just over three years.

NASA Teases Potential SR-71 Blackbird Return To Flight

Iconic Cold War spy plane removed from museum amid speculation

September 30, 2026

SR-71 with tail number 844 during 1990s flight test

Embraer Supplier Council Explores Innovations

Top suppliers met at Garmin facilities to collaborate

September 30, 2026

Embraer

Videos

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

Embraer's KC-390 Millennium Airlifter Flies at the Farnborough Airshow 2026

The aircraft has been adopted by 11 countries so far.

Embraer KC-390 flying at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow

Beta Technologies Alia CX300 Electric CTOL Aircraft Flies at Farnborough Airshow 2026

The company expects to achieve FAA type certification for the Alia CX300 later this year.

Beta Technologies Alia CX300 flying at Farnborough Airshow 2026

GE Aerospace Saab 340B Hybrid-Electric Test Bed Aircraft Flies at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow

GE Aerospace claims this aircraft has completed the first hybrid-electric flights above 30,000 feet.

GE Aerospace Saab 340B hybrid-electric aircraft flying at Farnborough Airshow 2026

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SmartJets: Long-range Bizjets Driving Strong Used Market

Market to remain strong in fourth quarter

September 30, 2026

Bombardier Global 7500

Boeing Secures U.S. Navy F/A-XX Fighter Contract

$20 billion deal marks second new fighter award for major defense prime

September 30, 2026

Aircraft carrier deck marshaller with aircraft shrouded in smoke

Boeing Deals With Another 737 Max 10 Certification Delay

Complication from software change causes concern for airlines with new narrowbody on order

September 29, 2026

Boeing 737 Max 10 airliner

Airbus Makes First A350F Freighter Test Flight

First of two test aircraft flew from Toulouse for just over four hours

September 29, 2026

Airbus A350F freighter

South Korean Air Force Receives First KF-21 Fighter

Jet was first production example made by Korea Aerospace Industries

September 28, 2026

Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21

Uzbekistan Takes Delivery of First Embraer C-390

Milestone marks inaugural central Asian customer for Brazilian airframer

September 28, 2026

Grey C-390 in hangar

Metro Aviation Flies Beta’s Alia on North Carolina Medical Runs

Electric airplane connected Raleigh-area hospitals with the Outer Banks

September 25, 2026

Beta Alia CX300 aircraft in Metro Aviation livery

KlasJet Wins FAA Approval for U.S. ACMI Operations

Company targets seasonal peaks and capacity shortfalls

September 25, 2026

Boeing 737 from the rear, on the ground

Vertical Expands UK eVTOL Aircraft Manufacturing Site

Expanded facility at Cotswold Airport precedes final mass-production location

September 25, 2026

Vertical VX4 prototype being rolled into new hangar

JSX Backs Heart’s Hybrid-electric ES-36 Redesign

Heart drops the ES-30 model as JSX signs for up to 100 ES-36 airplanes

Charter & Fractional

September 25, 2026

JSX ES-36 render

Bye’s eFlyer 2 Electric Trainer Makes First Flight

Conforming prototype flew for about five minutes near Denver

September 24, 2026

eFlyer 2 in flight

Garmin Autoland Approved for Use on Pilatus PC-12 PRO

Safety Autoland system is standard equipment on the latest PC-12 model

September 24, 2026

Pilatus PC-12 PRO

New Report Highlights General Aviation’s $340B Impact

Industry supports 1.3 million jobs in the U.S.

September 24, 2026

rural runway

China’s eVTOL Pioneers Crave Access to Western Markets

AAM consultant says U.S. and China players would benefit from partnership

Regulations and Government

September 24, 2026

EHang visit by U.S. Senator Steve Daines

Starfighters Space Sells Mach 2 Testing by the Sortie

Company says F-104 Starfighter jets offer a “wind tunnel in the sky”

September 23, 2026

Two Starfighters Space F-104s in flight

Australia Boosts Capability With Trio of ISR Platforms

Fleet now includes MQ-4C Triton, MC-55A Peregrine and the P-8A Poseidon

September 23, 2026

Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon and MC-55A Peregrine aircraft

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