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AINsight: Don’t Wait To Buy That Big, Beautiful Bizjet

Delaying purchase plans to year-end could lead to fewer choices and less time for due diligence

Bizjet detail

FAA Clears eVTOL Certification Path with Powered-lift Rules

Frontrunners Joby, Archer, and Beta have all welcomed the recent publication of a new advisory circular

Regulations and Government

Beta Technologies Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft

EHang Conducts Cargo Delivery Service Demo with VT-20 Autonomous eVTOL

Flights connecting Zhuhai and Guangzhou carried seafood and medical samples

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

EHang VT20 eVTOL drone

AIN Product Support Survey 2025 - Aircraft

Bombardier remains on top among bizjet OEMs in annual survey

Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier maintenance

Videos

Paris 2024 Olympics Could See First eVTOL Passenger Flights with Volocopter VoloCity

Passengers may have the chance to fly between a few sites in the Paris metro area

Rendering of Volocopter eVTOL aircraft flying above Paris with Eifel tower in background

Solar Stratos Team Aims to Fly Emissions-free to Edge of Space

The team is showing that it can fly an aircraft without using any CO2

Wide view from tail of Solar Stratos Airplane flying high

Demonstrating Aircraft in Flight on the Airshow Circuit Tests Pilots and Aircraft to the Max

Air show demonstrations and test flying have a lot in common

Dassault Falcon 6X business jet flying with landing gear down

Embraer Chases Military Export Orders for Versatile C-390 Millennium Multirole Aircraft

It is offered to replace aging C-130 aircraft

More Articles

Pilot Report: Flying the Pipistrel Velis Electro

A little electric trainer with big potential

Pipistrel’s Velis Electro

Textron Aviation's King Air Aircraft Supports Multiple Special Missions

Customers can customize the aircraft to accept all kinds of specialized equipment.

Special Missions Textron King Air 360 at Paris Air Show 2025

Latin American Bizav Show Opens Tuesday at New Venue

Latin American business aviation fair moves to São Paulo Campo de Marte Airport

LABACE 2024

Bombardier Deliveries Dip, Poised for Second-half Jump

Company logged a 2.3:1 book-to-bill in second quarter

Bombardier Global 8000 (Photo Bombardier)

Textron eAviation Confirms Slowdown in Nexus eVTOL Program

Nexus One eVTOL aircrarft's first flight will not take place this year

Pipistrel Velis Electro at Oshkosh

EBACE Show to Alternate Between Geneva and Other Cities

A static display of aircraft will return for the 2026 show

EBACE show in Geneva

Bye Aerospace Prioritizes eFlyer 2 Electric Trainer Over eFlyer 800

Company claims orders have topped 1,000 airplanes valued at more than $700 million

Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 electric airplane

What Shape Will the Next Generation of Airliners Take?

Part 3 of a series from new AIN Media Group title Leeham News and Analysis

Leeham News & Analysis

Dubai Bizav Group Extends Mx Approval to Falcon 900EX

Falcon Technic is also now approved to maintain batteries and emergency locator transmitters.

Maintenance and Modifications

Falcon Technic MRO in Dubai

China's AutoFlight Delivers First CarryAll eVTOL Freighter

Civil Aviation Administration of China granted an airworthiness certificate on July 21

AutoFlight CarryAll eVTOL freighter

Textron Aviation Upgrades Depend on Customer Input

Denali, SkyCourier among the many aircraft on display at EAA AirVenture

Beechcraft Denali at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

UrbanLink To Operate Beta’s Electric Aircraft in South Florida

Start-up carrier will lease 10 Beta Alia CX300 airplanes

Beta Technologies Alia CX300 flies over Florida

Textron Unveils M-346N Jet Trainer for U.S. Navy Bid

U.S./Italian partnership will compete with Boeing’s T-7A and Lockheed Martin T-50A

Training and Workforce

Textron Aviation Defense Leonardo M-346N jet trainer

U.S.-EU Trade Deal Spares Aerospace from Tariffs

Agreement avoids 15% tariffs that go into effect for other products on August 1

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Dassault Falcon 6X business jet

Bombardier Delivers First Challenger 3500 to Costa Rica

Company has had a base in Costa Rica since 2015

Bombardier Challenger 3500 overwater (Photo: Bombardier)

Piper Signs Biggest-ever Order, Taps DeltaHawk Diesel

The University of North Dakota is buying up to 188 new Piper aircraft for its pilot training program

Piper Seminole wing with DeltaHawk engine

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