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Airbus and Boeing Aim to Accelerate Composite Manufacturing

The aerospace groups are investing in alternatives to current autoclave technology

Airbus composite wing manufacturing

Ampaire Trials Hybrid-electric Flights in Utah

Company plans to convert Cessna Grand Caravans for freight and passenger services

Ampaire EEL hybrid-electric technology demonstrator

AstroAero Unveils A200C Cargo Turboprop Single

Plans call for single-pilot operations and flight into known icing approval

AstroAero A200C cockpit

UAE's Al Fursan Flying Display Team Paints the Sky at Farnborough Airshow 2026

The first formation display team performing an aerobatic routine at Farnborough in 12 years.

UAE Al Fursan Flying Display Team at Farnborough Airshow 2026

Videos

UAE's Al Fursan Flying Display Team Paints the Sky at Farnborough Airshow 2026

The first formation display team performing an aerobatic routine at Farnborough in 12 years.

UAE Al Fursan Flying Display Team at Farnborough Airshow 2026

Embraer's KC-390 Millennium Airlifter Flies at the Farnborough Airshow 2026

The aircraft has been adopted by 11 countries so far.

Embraer KC-390 flying at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow

Beta Technologies Alia CX300 Electric CTOL Aircraft Flies at Farnborough Airshow 2026

The company expects to achieve FAA type certification for the Alia CX300 later this year.

Beta Technologies Alia CX300 flying at Farnborough Airshow 2026

GE Aerospace Saab 340B Hybrid-Electric Test Bed Aircraft Flies at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow

GE Aerospace claims this aircraft has completed the first hybrid-electric flights above 30,000 feet.

GE Aerospace Saab 340B hybrid-electric aircraft flying at Farnborough Airshow 2026

More Articles

Brazilian Entrepreneur Stepping Up to Daher TBM 980

Contract signed at the LABACE business aviation show in São Paulo

Cesar Augusto Olsen buys TBM 980

Joby Ends Second Quarter with $2.3 Billion in Cash

Losses climb as R&D spending for certification and production accelerates

Joby eVTOL aircraft

Aeromedical Evacuation Vehicle Can Deploy in Large Aircraft

Brazilian developer sees equipment as a response to the Ebola outbreak

VaeVam Autonomous Aeromedical Evacuation Vehicle

Challenger 3500 Stops at LABACE on Latin American Tour

Demonstration tour includes stops in Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Panama

Attendees line up to see the Challenger 3500 at LABACE 2026

Eve 100 Demonstrator Makes Partial Transition Flight

Embraer spin-off estimates engineering prototype is around 30 flights away from full-speed

Eve prototype hovering above runway

Colombia 13th Nation To Select KC-390 Millennium

Two-unit contract represents first Latin American order beyond Brazil

KC-390 with two Gripen receiving fuel mid-air

Archer eVTOL Completes California Round Trip

Midnight prototype flew from Salinas to Monterey and back

Archer’s Midnight eVTOL prototype touches down at Monterey Regional Airport

HondaJet Elite II Notches ANAC Nod, First Brazil Delivery

Very light jet has a maximum cruise speed of 422 knots

HondaJet Elite II

King Airs, Light Jets Anchor Textron Aviation in LatAm

Brazil alone has more than 760 King Airs in operation

A King Air at LABACE 2026

Noemi Details Firefighting Role For Amphibious Aircraft

Manoeuvrable multi-mission concept could carry up to four tons of water

Yellow and red Noemi rendering scooping water from lake

FAA Finally Issues Type Certificate For Boeing 737 Max

Approval of the Boeing narrowbody has come around seven years later than expected

Boeing 737 Max 7 single-aisle airliner

Daher Delivers First TBM 980 for a Brazilian Customer

Entrepreneur will use the six-seat single turboprop to fly between ranches

Daher Aircraft TBM 980

Leonardo CEO Eyes Expedited GCAP Entry Into Service

Accelerated timeline would likely impact initial air combat capabilities

Edgewing/GCAP

Project SEAN Trials Electric Flights For Scotland

Government-funded consortium to aims to connect remote communities

Sustainability and Environment

Supply-chain Woes Persist, but Critical Delays Ebbing

JetNet webinar analysts see supply-chain progress, but parts issues still pervade

A Gulfstream G700 in flight at twilight

IAI Joins Merlin’s Push To Automate Cargo Aircraft

Condor program gains a freighter conversion partner

Maintenance and Modifications

Four blue-and-white IAI converted freighters parked on an airport ramp, with a Boeing 777-300ERSF in the foreground

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