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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.

Latécoère wiring manufacturing for aircraft

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.

OpenSky Pilatus PC-12 NGX (Pilatus Aircraft)

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.

HondaJet on airport ramp

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.

NASA's all-electric X-57 "Mod II" prototype in hangar

Videos

Rebirth of an Airplane - Timelapse of a Global 120 month Inspection

Rebirth of an Airplane - Timelapse of a Global 120 month Inspection

November 15, 2016

First Flight of Bombardier’s Global 7000 Long-range Jet

First Flight of Bombardier’s Global 7000 Long-range Jet

November 8, 2016

Embraer’s New Phenom Gets More Power, Smarter Cockpit

Embraer’s New Phenom Gets More Power, Smarter Cockpit

November 1, 2016

Bizjet Builders Unveil Latest Models at 2016 NBAA Show

Bizjet Builders Unveil Latest Models at 2016 NBAA Show

October 31, 2016

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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.

Rayhteon Patriot

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.

Safran turbogenerator

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.

GAMA Aviation Design Challenge First place team from Peachtree City, Georgia's McIntosh High School. From left: Marc van Zyl, Emily White, Matthew Villiger, Aaron Maeder, and Jada Reeves.

Georgia HS Takes Top Honors in GAMA Design Challenge

GAMA announces the winners of its Aviation Design Challenge.

Image of the students of the winning team.

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.

UrbanV develops vertiports for eVTOL aircraft.

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.

GKN's H2Gear program is aimed at developing hydrogen-electric fuel cell systems.

First Bombardier Challenger 3500 Delivered to Europe

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

Challenger 3500 delivery ceremony in Montreal

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

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

EcoPulse Hybrid-electric Aircraft Debuts at Paris Airshow

Daher, Airbus, and Safran are exhibiting their jointly-developed EcoPulse hybrid-electric aircraft at the Paris Airshow.

Daher/Airbus/Safran EcoPulse

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.

Volocopter eVTOL aircraft

Embraer Engineering Facing Future Challenges

Embraer's engineering team is exploring a variety of technologies to power aircraft of the future.

Luís Carlos Affonso, Embraer senior v-p, engineering and technology

Production Red Hawk Prepares for Flight

The first engineering and manufacturing develop example of the Boeing T-7A has begun taxi trials at St. Louis as the program gets ready to take to the air.

Boeing T-7A Red Hawk

SkyDrive to Build Electric Air Taxis at Suzuki Factory

SkyDrive now intends to produce a three-seat eVTOL air taxi, which it will manufacture at a facility owned by car maker Suzuki.

A digital rendering of SkyDrive's three-seat eVTOL air taxi in flight

Airliner Backlogs Build Back Bigger at Paris 2023

Rising revenue flows could prompt a further wave of mergers and acquisitions activity despite supply chain strains and rising capital costs.

Avolon A330neo

Volocopter Flies VoloCity eVTOL Air Taxi in Saudi Arabia

Volocopter recently conducted the first flight trials of its VoloCity eVTOL aircraft in Saudi Arabia.

A crowd watches as the VoloCity aircraft flies over the desert of Saudi Arabia

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