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Dufour Set To Ship Aero2 Drones to Customers for Real-world Feedback

Swiss company has completed an initial round of test flights with the hybrid-electric tiltwing

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

January 30, 2025

Gulfstream Hopeful for G800 Certification by Midyear

Both the G800 and G400 programs are going ’very nicely’

Aircraft

January 29, 2025

Gulfstream Deliveries Soar Despite Lingering G700 Delays

Gulfstream delivered 136 aircraft in 2024 and is expected to ramp up to 150 in 2025

Aircraft

January 29, 2025

Boom Achieves Supersonic Flight with XB-1 Demonstrator

Boom broke the sound barrier three times during a January 28 flight test

Aircraft

January 28, 2025

Videos

Russian Knights Display Team Flies at Dubai Airshow – AIN

Russian Knights Display Team Flies at Dubai Airshow

Aircraft

November 16, 2023

Italian Air Force's Frecce Tricolore Flies at Dubai Airshow

Italian Air Force's Frecce Tricolore Flies at Dubai Airshow

Aircraft

November 16, 2023

PAC/Chengdu JF-17 Thunder Displays Maneuvers at Dubai Airshow

PAC/Chengdu JF-17 Thunder Displays Maneuvers at Dubai Airshow

Aircraft

November 16, 2023

Hongdu L-15 Falcon Advanced Jet Trainer Flies at Dubai Airshow

Hongdu L-15 Falcon Advanced Jet Trainer Flies at Dubai Airshow

Aircraft

November 16, 2023

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Honda Aircraft Inaugurates Echelon Jet Test Facility

Testing will inform further refinement of the next Honda business jet

Aircraft

January 28, 2025

Argus Sees Business Aircraft Ops Ticking Up in 2025

Argus forecasts a 0.2% gain in business aircraft flights in North America

Aircraft

January 28, 2025

Utah Partners with Beta To Launch AAM Operations

Beta will install electric aircraft charging stations in Utah

Regulations and Government

January 28, 2025

Boeing Strives To Turn Corner on Heavy 2024 Losses

Machinists’ strike and troubled defense programs take a toll on balance sheet

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

January 28, 2025

Korean Start-up Airbility Raises Funds for Hybrid-electric VTOL Aircraft

Company plans include the AB-0 drone and the AB-2 two-seat eVTOL aircraft

Aircraft

January 28, 2025

JetAviva Expands into Large-cabin Business Jet Sales

Half of the aircraft broker‘s transactions in 2024 came from repeat customers

Aircraft

January 28, 2025

Airbus Pauses Plans to Bring NextGen eVTOL Aircraft to Market

Decision was announced as the European manufacturer announced strong growth in helicopter sales

Aircraft

January 28, 2025

Business Aircraft Ops Slide Again in North America, Europe

North American operations were down by 1.8% in 2024

Aircraft

January 27, 2025

Baykar Signs Preliminary Contract To Acquire Piaggio

Takeover of the Avanti II aircraft’s manufacturer is expected to close in the spring

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

January 27, 2025

Investors Back eVTOL Developer Vertical with $84 Million in New Capital

Funding round that closed on January 24 includes two-tier warrants plus new stock

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

January 27, 2025

Volo Mission Becomes Robinson R66 Utility Distributor

Company will provide transition and cargo hook training

Aircraft

January 27, 2025

Some Lilium Staff Recalled to Work With Buy-Out Set to Close

Insolvent German subsidiaries now trading as Lilium Aerospace

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

January 24, 2025

Flying Privately: Is It Time To Buy an Aircraft?

It may make sense to buy your own aircraft if you fly privately often enough

Aircraft

January 23, 2025

Seaplane Conference Grows for February Event in Miami

Increased numbers of delegates, sponsors, and exhibitors are backing FOSAA25

Aircraft

January 23, 2025

Hunch Mobility To Operate Electra EL9 ‘Ultra Short’ Aircraft in India

Hybrid-electric EL9 airplane only needs 150 feet of runway

Aircraft

January 23, 2025

Textron Aviation Deliveries Sag Due To Strike Impacts

Backlog climbs to $7.8 billion as customer demand remains strong

Aircraft

January 22, 2025