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.

AircraftExchange Listing Platform Teams Up with CJP

IADA’s AircraftExchange and CJP will link to each other on their respective websites

Cessna Citation Sovereign business jet

AINsight: Can You Trust an Aircraft Management Company?

Conducting due diligence is essential in finding a firm to operate your business aircraft on your behalf

Winglet

Beta Flies Manufactured Organs in First eIPP Mission

Electric airplane carried United Therapeutics’ organ products

N336MR

Japanese Air Charter Group Plans To Operate SD-05 eVTOLs

Japan Biz Aviation fleet includes HondaJets and Bell 429 helicopters

Charter & Fractional

Japan eVTOL services

Zeppelin Airships Have One Foot in Aviation’s History, and the Other in Its Future

These machines remain relevant to the future of the aviation industry.

Zeppelin NT airship in flight

Textron eAviation Expands Its Uncrewed Aircraft Family with Pipistrel’s Nuuva V300

Aircraft like this could change how cargo is transported.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Pipistrel Nuuva V300 in flight testing

Archer Aviation Launches eVTOL Aircraft Flight Trials in Abu Dhabi

Rival eVTOL developer Joby recently began flying its four-seat air taxi in Dubai

Archer Midnight eVTOL mockup at Paris Air Show 2025

New Aircraft and Flight Booking Technology Could Reinvent Regional Air Services

Startups are finding new ways to reintroduce regional air transport.

Rendering of Vaeridion aircraft in flight

GKN-backed Start-up Focuses on Electric Motors

A joint venture with the University of Nottingham is a product of the H2Gear program

Sustainability and Environment

GKN Global Technology Center

CubCrafters Adds Turbine Power to Carbon Cub

Jet fuel is easily available worldwide for the turboprop light airplane

CubCrafters Carbon Cub turbine-powered light airplane

Collins Advances Electric Thrust Reverser Technology

UK engineering center of excellence is focused on ElecTRAS improvements

Collins Aerospace engineering center of excellence

Global 8000 To Mark Flightline Debut at Farnborough Show

Aircraft entered service in late 2025

Bombardier Global 8000

Used Business Jet, Turboprop Inventories Continue Slide

Available inventories of large business jets are down by 40% YOY

Gulfstream G550

Inside AIN Media Group: Over 50 Years of Aviation News & Insights

The first word and last word in aviation.

Dassault Falcon 6X in flying display

Airbus Sees New Routes and Aging Fleets Driving Demand

Aircraft manufacturer has released its latest Global Market Forecast running through 2045

Air Canada A321XLR

Edgewing Gets $6.1 Billion for GCAP Fighter Development

Tri-national consortium awarded fresh funding following publication of UK Defense Investment Plan

GCAP Tempest aircraft concept in flight

Progress Continues on First Production Lear Restoration

Nonprofit group looks to return the Lear 23 back to airworthy status

Fuselage of Lear 23-003 under restoration

Spike Aerospace: FAA Supersonic NPRM Steps Toward New Era

Rule is performance-based, encouraging innovation, company maintains

Regulations and Government

Spike Aerospace S-512

Radia Adds Partners for WindRunner Supersized Cargo Lifter

Military use cases could include carrying half a dozen Chinook helicopters

Radia WindRunner

Signature Plots AAM Strategy with UrbanV and Electra

Private aviation terminal operator could develop vertiports with partners

Electra EL9 Ultra Short aircraft with Signature Aviation

NATO To Order Up to 10 Saab GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft

Confirmed selection of Saab’s system announced at NATO’s Ankara summit

New Pilots To Train in Rotax-powered Cirrus TRAC10

Third seat enables observer pilot to participate in training flights

Cirrus TRAC10 training airplane

Embraer’s Q2 Deliveries Strongest in 16 Years

The OEM is well on its way to meeting its target output

Embraer Praetor 600

SkyDrive Builds Its Case for SD-05 eVTOL Certification

Wingless multicopter shapes certification strategy

SkyDrive SD-05 eVTOL aircraft