Charlotte Bailey
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Freelance writer for AIN.

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Avionics

Honeywell Aerospace Spinoff Set for Third Quarter

Standalone company will cover air transport, business aviation, defense, and space markets
Rotorcraft

Leonardo’s Production AW09 Leading Flight-test Program

Prototypes have been retired, and industrialization phase moves forward
AW09
Rotorcraft

Substantial Airbus Marignane Site Expansion Underway

Around 60% of facility to be redeveloped via €230 million investment
Airbus Rotors and Transmissions Centre of Excellence in Marignane, France.
Aircraft

Ascendance’s VTOL Aircraft Enters Final Integration Phase

Atea airframe to be fitted with hybrid-electric propulsion system
Ascendance Atea aircraft fuselage shell in hangar
Sustainability and Environment

Aura Aero Logs First Firm Order For Hybrid Regional Airliner

Pan Européenne Air Service orders upcoming hybrid-electric aircraft
Aura Aero aircraft rendering against sky background
Maintenance and Modifications

Jetaxia Launches Aircraft Detailing Booking Platform

New digital tool connects users with national network of vetted vendors
Screenshot of booking platform
Rotorcraft

H140 Powering through Flight Testing

Fourth prototype, the program’s first aircraft built in full serial configuration, set to join the fleet this year
H140
Regulations and Government

Mandatory Electronic Conspicuity Inbound for UK GA/bizav

Regulator to publish an updated concept of operations within a year
Over-shoulder view of two pilots in cockpit
Aircraft

Pilatus Aircraft Reflects on Turbulent 2025 amid U.S. Expansion

Swiss manufacturer caught up in tariff turbulence and delivery delays
Pilatus PC-12 Pro
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Wins UK Contract for New Medium Helicopter

23 British-built AW149s to help safeguard sovereign manufacturing capability
AW149 in flight
Rotorcraft

SMFL Helicopters Becomes Industry’s Latest Lessor

Rotorcraft leasing company formed from merger of two existing entities
Airbus H145, H160 and H170 formation with SMFL livery
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Hermeus Flies More Advanced Supersonic Demonstrator

Uncrewed aircraft Mk 2.1 commences supersonic test campaign
Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 being towed out to runway at sunrise
Aircraft

Singapore Buying Three G550s for Maritime Surveillance

Additional Gulfstream G550-based assets to augment existing maritime patrol fleet
G550 special mission graphic
Sustainability and Environment

Funding Pulled For UK’s Meteorological Airborne Laboratory

Environmental research aircraft is set to be decommissioned
FAAM BAe146 parked on the ground
Operations

Korean Air and Skyports Jointly Develop Vertiport Concept

Combined experience to inform upcoming eVTOL aircraft infrastructure
Two company representatives in front of trade stand
Engines

Molicel Batteries Will Power Vaeridion's Electric Microliner

European start-up is aiming to start test flights in 2027
Microliner aircraft mockup in shadowy hangar
Charter & Fractional

Biz Travel Resuming Top Spot as Private Aviation Driver

Altour survey highlights normalizing demand and stability within sector
Cessna Citation Latitude
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Saab To Fly Fighter-sized Uncrewed Aircraft Next Year

Experimental platform precedes future fighter program decision due by 2030
Swedish aerospace and defense group Saab is preparing to make the first flight of an uncrewed fighter-sized demonstration aircraft in 2027.
Safety

EBAA and IBAC Initiate Ground Handling and Ramp Survey

Feedback request informed by safety discussions held at October event
Embraer Praetor 600
Aircraft

Archer Sues eVTOL Rival Vertical for Patent Infringement

Plaintiff claims UK company copied its Midnight design
Vertical Valo and Archer Midnight
Regulations and Government

Embraer Exploring Aluminum Manufacturing in India

Collaboration with Hindalco Industries to explore domestic production potential
Embraer sign on hangar
Regulations and Government

EASA Part-IS Regulations To Bolster Data Security

Safety-focused European Information Security Management Systems requirement comes fully into effect later this month
EASA headquarters in Cologne, Germany
Training and Workforce

Bombardier Test Pilots To Train at ITPS Canada

Canadian manufacturer becomes second OEM to leverage flexible hybrid course
Instructor and student standing in front of aeroplane
Regulations and Government

AirX To Expand Middle Eastern Ops after GACA Approval

Malta-based operator receives regulatory approval from Saudi Arabia
Signing ceremony
Maintenance and Modifications

L3Harris To Begin Mods on Korean AEW&C Global 6500s

Mission systems integration underway on first two Bombardier Globals
Rendering of 6500 special mission aircraft modification
Maintenance and Modifications

Baykar Taps Intercontinental Jet Service as Piaggio MRO

Oklahoma maintenance facility to strengthen U.S. support for P.180 Avanti
Three aircraft parked outside IJSC facility
Rotorcraft

Taiwan's 7 Drones Plans Intra-Island eVTOL Air Taxi Connections

Ten eVTOL aircraft to support proposed Taiwanese inter-island medical evacuation services
SkyDrive graphic overlaid with map of Penghu Archipelago
Rotorcraft

Vertical Lines Up Saudi Support For Valo eVTOL Aircraft

Partners say deal could lead to deployment of up to 1,000 Valo aircraft within the region
Valo aircraft mockup illuminated
Aircraft

Canada’s Fighter Debate Reopens Door for Gripen

Targeted rate of 36 units a year dependant on increased industrial collaboration
Gripen E
Aircraft

Flying Fish To Soar in Singapore Waters

Singaporean ferry operator BatamFast will operate the Airfish maritime vessel
Chua Choon Leng and Jeffrey Lam