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AINsight: Two Down, Two To Go

The preowned business aircraft market is doing well in mid-2023, but shop availability for pre-purchase inspections could dampen transactions.

Aircraft

July 7, 2023

Cessna Citation Longitude Reaches a New Latitude

Textron Aviation delivered the first Mexican-registered Cessna Citation Longitude and soon plans to hand over the 100th production copy of the twinjet.

Aircraft

July 6, 2023

NASA's Supersonic X-59 Prepping for Ground Tests

NASA's X-59 supersonic demonstration aircraft move to the flight line as it prepares for ground tests to ensure its safety for first flight this year.

Aircraft

July 6, 2023

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

It is offered to replace aging C-130 aircraft

Aircraft

July 6, 2023

Videos

Airbus’s A330neo Flies at the Dubai Airshow - AIN

Airbus’s A330neo Flies at the Dubai Airshow - AIN

Aircraft

November 18, 2019

Lockheed Martin’s F-22A Raptor Rocks the Dubai Airshow - AIN

Lockheed Martin’s F-22A Raptor Rocks the Dubai Airshow - AIN

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November 17, 2019

Yakovlev Yak-130 Makes Dubai Airshow Debut - AIN

Yakovlev Yak-130 Makes Dubai Airshow Debut - AIN

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November 17, 2019

UAE Block 60 F-16 Desert Falcon Engages its Afterburner over Dubai - AIN

UAE Block 60 F-16 Desert Falcon Engages its Afterburner over Dubai - AIN

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November 17, 2019

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Legacy Tails: The Premier Stands 'Outside its Time'

The Great Recession sealed the fate for the Beechcraft Premier family but its fans remain faithful.

Aircraft

July 3, 2023

Bombardier Completes Acquisition of Wiring Business

Bombardier's purchase of Latécoère's EWIS operation in Querétaro, Mexico, helps reinforce its supply chain, the manufacturer said.

Aircraft

July 3, 2023

Daher Boosts Manufacturing Bandwidth with AAA Buy

French aircraft manufacturer Daher is adding to its aerostructures and support capability by taking over the Assistance Aéronautique et Aérospatiale group.

Aircraft

July 3, 2023

Pilatus PC-12 NGX Fleet Expands to Japan

OpenSky, a private membership company that added a Pilatus PC-24 to its fleet earlier this year, has taken delivery of the first Japan-bound PC-12 NGX.

Aircraft

June 30, 2023

NASA Wraps Up X-57 Program without a Flight

NASA's experimental electric airplane, the X-57 Maxwell, will not achieve a first flight before the agency cuts the program in September.

Aircraft

June 29, 2023

Honda Launches Certified Preowned Aircraft Program

Following the lead of Canada’s Bombardier, Honda Aircraft has established a CPO program to aid entry into business jet ownership.

Aircraft

June 29, 2023

Patriot Proves Counter-hypersonic Capability

Two batteries of the Raytheon SAM system sent to Ukraine immediately proved their worth, shooting down Russia’s vaunted Kinzhal hypersonic missile.

Aircraft

June 26, 2023

Safran Turbogenerator To Power Electra's HeSTOL

Safran Helicopter Engines is developing the 600-kilowatt turbogenerator propulsion system for Electra Aero’s hybrid-electric STOL prototype aircraft.

Aircraft

June 26, 2023

Georgia HS Takes Top Honors in GAMA Design Challenge

Georgia’s McIntosh High School is the first-place winner and Gonzaga College High School in D.C. is the second-place winner of GAMA's design challenge.

Aircraft

June 23, 2023

Georgia HS Takes Top Honors in GAMA Design Challenge

GAMA announces the winners of its Aviation Design Challenge.

Aircraft

June 23, 2023

Eurofighter's Typhoon Performs Wild Flying Display at Paris Air Show 2023

Eurofighter's Typhoon Performs Wild Flying Display at Paris Air Show 2023

Aircraft

June 22, 2023

UrbanV and Lilium To Develop Vertiports in Italy and France

The UrbanV-Lilium partnership could lead to a network of vertiports at multiple sites in Italy and also in the south of France.

Aircraft

June 22, 2023

GKN Works On Hydrogen Propulsion With Embraer

As part of Embraer's Energia program to consider net zero carbon aircraft, GKN will provide expertise on hydrogen propulsion systems.

Aircraft

June 22, 2023

First Bombardier Challenger 3500 Delivered to Europe

The first Bombardier Challenger 3500 destined for service in Europe has been accepted and delivered.

Aircraft

June 22, 2023

Lockheed Martin's F-35A Defies Gravity at Paris Air Show 2023

Lockheed Martin's F-35A Defies Gravity at Paris Air Show 2023

Aircraft

June 22, 2023

First eVTOL Passenger Flights Set For Paris In 2024

Volocopter says it expects to complete EASA type certification in time for the Paris Olympic Games starting in late July 2024.

Aircraft

June 21, 2023