Aircraft

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.

Ultralight eVTOL Joins 911 Response in Rural N.C.

Paramedic pilot reached one patient 20 minutes before the ambulance

August 13, 2026

A Pivotal BlackFly in Hyde County Emergency Services livery, N909HB, sits on grass beside a rural driveway.

Joby To Buy Dayton Defense Firm in $500 Million Deal

Resonant Sciences will absorb Joby’s hybrid and autonomy programs

August 12, 2026

JoeBen Bevirt and J. Micah North stand outside Resonant’s headquarters

Air To Build eVTOL Aircraft at Florida’s SunTrax Hub

Israeli start-up will make SunTrax its U.S. headquarters

Regulations and Government

August 11, 2026

Ron DeSantis speaks beside the two-seat Air One eVTOL aircraft at SunTrax

Synerjet Navigates Latin America’s Growing Bizav Market

Region is not a monolith, so it requires a country-by-country approach

Maintenance and Modifications

August 11, 2026

For eVTOL Pioneers Like Joby, the Gulf Region Is a Land of Opportunity

Joby Aviation has already been testing its aircraft in the region.

December 16, 2025

Joby eVTOL aircraft flying in the United Arab Emirates

Bombardier’s Latest Global 8000 Business Jet Enters Service

Bombardier claims the aircraft sets a new bar.

December 11, 2025

First Bombardier Global 8000 at Toronto assembly plant

China’s Comac C919 and CBJ Offer Alternatives to Western Airliners and Business Jets

We go inside the C909 based CBJ.

December 9, 2025

Comac CBJ at Dubai Airshow 2025

Honda To Fly First Full-scale Hybrid eVTOL Prototype in Early 2026

Honda Opens Up About Plans for Hybrid-electric VTOL Aircraft

December 3, 2025

Honda 1/3 scale eVTOL technology demonstrator on display at Dubai Airshow 2025

Embraer Racks Up Record Performances in Second Quarter

Executive Jets revenues, backlog, and deliveries grew in Q2

August 10, 2026

Embraer Praetor 500E

Thornton Aviation Backs Sea Aviation Transplant Fleet

Time-critical missions leave little room for maintenance delays

Maintenance and Modifications

August 10, 2026

Sea Aviation personnel with a Hawker jet

Altea Guide Advises on Aircraft Sales Prep

Guide helps prepare owners on considerations they need to be ready for when they put their aircraft on the market

August 10, 2026

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Honda Aircraft Celebrates 20 Years

Certification took place in 2015, and 275 HondaJets have now been delivered

Honda Aircraft associates celebrate 20th anniversary

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

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