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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Eviation Alice
July 22, 2021, 6:14 AM

Cape Air Prepares To Operate Eviation's Alice Electric Commuter

The New England-based regional airline sees strong benefits from electric aircraft services but admits the business case for the switch is not yet proven.

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Piaggio Avanti EVO (Photo: Piaggio Aerospace/Paul Cordwell)
Jul 26, 2021 - 11:17 AM
Single Bidder Enters Final Negotiations for Piaggio
The Italian Ministry for Economic Development has approved moving into final negotiations for Piaggio with a binding offer expected in about a month.
Jul 25, 2021 - 10:11 PM
Diamond Debuts DA50 RG Single at AirVenture
Diamond Aircraft's DA50 RG will debut this year at AirVenture; deliveries are expected to begin next year.
VoltAero's Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft
Jul 25, 2021 - 10:10 PM
KinectAir Offering Frax Shares in VoltAero Cassio
Private aviation platform KinectAir is offering fractional shares in VoltAero’s Cassio hybrid-electric airplane.
Jul 23, 2021 - 10:38 AM
Dassault Sees Slide in Shipments but Spike in Sales
Dassault Falcon deliveries dropped to six units in the first half, but the company captured 25 orders for its business jet line at the same time.
Preowned business jet inventory at histroic lows
Jul 22, 2021 - 11:15 AM
Colibri: Preowned Bizjet Inventory Reaches Historic Low
Inventory of preowned business jets has reached record lows, according to market analysis by private jet broker Colibri Aircraft.
Eviation Alice
Jul 22, 2021 - 6:14 AM
Cape Air Prepares To Operate Eviation's Alice Electric Commuter
The New England-based regional airline sees strong benefits from electric aircraft services but admits the business case for the switch is not yet proven.
Rafale Greece
Jul 21, 2021 - 12:38 PM
Dassault Hands Over First Rafale to Greece
The first six Rafales for Greece will remain in France for a while to train Greek aircrew and technicians.
Beechcraft Denali
Jul 21, 2021 - 12:11 PM
Textron Aviation Realigns Denali under Beechcraft Brand
Textron Aviation’s new Denali turboprop single will now be branded as a Beechcraft as part of the company's high-performance turboprop product lineup.
Embraer Phenom 300 (Photo: Embraer)
Jul 21, 2021 - 12:03 PM
Embraer Deliveries Rebound To 34 in Second Quarter
Embraer's executive jet shipments jumped seven units to 20 in Q2, while commercial deliveries were up 10 to 14.
Jul 21, 2021 - 11:25 AM
FAA OKs QTA's Composite Inlet for Gulfstream G350/450
Quiet Technology Aerospace (QTA) carbon fiber engine inlet replacement barrel has been STC’d for the Gulfstream G350 and G450.