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Pilatus Acquiring Sales and Support Provider Air Alliance

Transaction includes flight training and aircraft charter/management operations

Maintenance and Modifications

Pilatus PC-12

Vertical Achieves Piloted eVTOL Transition Flight

Valo prototype completes hover-to-cruise flight in key test

Vertical Aerospace’s Valo eVTOL prototype performs a piloted transition flight at Cotswold Airport

AOPA To Sell 2013 Citation M2, No Plan To Replace It

Leadership cites stewardship of member dollars, not cash need

AOPA Cessna 525 M2

Embraer Q1 Deliveries Rise 47% Year over Year

Executive jets account for 29 of total deliveries

Phenom 300 on a runway

Videos

Beta’s New Alia CX300 Electric Aircraft Has Flown Coast to Coast in the U.S.

An electric CTOL aircraft will be easier to certify than an eVTOL, and has many applications.

Beta Technologies Alia CX300 flying over frozen landscape

How Boom Supersonic Achieved ‘Boomless Cruise’ with Its XB-1 Demonstrator Aircraft

The technology could allow for supersonic flights over land without disturbing anyone.

February 28, 2025

Boom Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator aircraft in flight

Lack of Funding Stops Work at Lilium and Eviation. Is Electric Aviation Going Bust?

The road to certification is an expensive one.

February 26, 2025

Composite image with rendering of Lilium Jet and photo of Eviation prototype in flight

Testing Starts For Eve Air Mobility’s eVTOL Aircraft Prototype

As competitors drop out of the eVTOL race, Eve is pressing ahead.

February 11, 2025

Eve Air Mobility test aircraft with pusher motor running

More Articles

FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program Flips the Script on Certification

Program enables early commercial operations to inform future FAA rules

Wisk Aero eVTOL

Citation Ascend Starts European Demonstration Tour

The Ascend demonstrator is the first of the new type to cross the Atlantic

Cessna Citation Ascend at Farnborough Airport

NASA’s X-59 Flight-test Program Now Gaining Momentum

Aircraft is prepping for fifth flight test

NASA X-59 supersonic demonstrator in flight

Hagerty Jet Group: Preowned Gulfstreams Are Hard To Find

Few preowned Gulfstreams are available for sale and are selling quickly

Gulfstream G700 business jet

People in Aviation—April 2026

C.R. Sincock became president of Avfuel, Helen Hollis U.S. managing director for Luxaviation One.

People in aviation April 2026

Potential First Op Deployment for G550-based EA-37Bs

Two U.S. ‘Compass Call’ aircraft make first landing at UK’s RAF Mildenhall

L3Harris G550 electronic warfare aircraft

Vertical Raises Further $50 million For eVTOL Aircraft

UK company says it potentially has access to up to $850 million in additional funds

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Valo aircraft mockup illuminated

Daher Delivers Sixth Aircraft to Longtime Customer

U.S.-based medical doctor Ian Fries has used the TBM family professionally for more than two decades

Daher TBM 980 delivered to Dr. Ian Fries

Indonesian Defense Ministry Orders 12 Pilatus PC-24s

Firm jet contract supported by LOI for 24 PC-21 trainers

PC-24 flying over blue ocean

Dassault's Falcon 10X Jet Wows the Crowd At Bordeaux Roll-Out Event

This was a big moment for Dassault.

Dassault Falcon 10X unveiling event

FlightPath3D Unveils BizAvStudio for Operators

BizAvStudio OnWing enables map configuration updates post-delivery

Cabin Interior and Electronics

FlightPath3D

Air Touts $1 Billion Backlog for eVTOL Portfolio

More than 3,300 customers are on the waitlist

Air Cargo Heavy-lift UAS

First Supersonic Fighter Built in Brazil Unveiled

Inaugural Gripen F-39E to be followed by 14 more domestically assembled aircraft

Champagne being poured over Saab Gripen E

NetJets Takes Delivery of Its First Global 8000

Fractional ownership provider will ultimately have 24 in its fleet, including Global 7500 conversions

NetJets president Patrick Gallagher (left) and Bombardier's David Murray at Global 8000 delivery ceremony

Aura Aero Targets Defense Sector As Civil Aircraft Progress

‘New Aura M’ business unit supports dual-role development of regional aircraft

Aura Aero staff standing adjacent to model aircraft

Gulfstream G600 Sets Milestone with 200th Delivery

200th went to customer in North America

Gulfstream G600

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