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.

Boeing Completes Protracted 737 Max 10 Type Certification

Approval completes the top end of the Max family of narrowbodies

October 22, 2026

Boeing 737 Max 10

Skyfly Secures $10 million To Commercialize eVTOL Aircraft

Hybrid-electric uncrewed defense variant also revealed

October 22, 2026

Skyfly Axe aircraft on runway

SyberJet Secures Commitments for 50+ SJ36s

Letters of intent came after unveiling at NBAA-BACE

October 21, 2026

SyberJet at NBAA-BACE 2026

Gulfstream Eyes 200-bizjet Production Rate

Backlog reached $25 billion by midyear

October 21, 2026

G800

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

Inside the Bombardier Global 8000 Flying Debut & Defense Strategy at FIA 2026

How the Global 8000 made it into the flying display and how it fits into the defense portfolio

Bombardier Global 8000 taking off at Farnborough International Airshow 2026

USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Flying Display at the Farnborough Airshow 2026

The multirole fighter impresses the crowds with its manueverability and speed.

Lockheed Martin F-35A flying at 2026 Farnborough Airshow

Cessna Citation Gen3 Jets Top 1,220 Flight-test Hours

All three Garmin Autoland-equipped jets on track for 2027 service entry

October 21, 2026

Cessna Citation Gen3 at BACE2026

TRU Developing VR Simulator for Cessna Grand Caravan EX

Flight training device will have two seats for single- or multi-crew training

Training and Workforce

October 21, 2026

TRU Veris simulator

Natilus’ Freighter Concept Awarded U.S. Defense Funding

Optionally-piloted blended-wing-body freighter to make first flight in 2028

October 21, 2026

Kona blended wing body graphic over coastline

FAA Clears Beta’s Alia eVTOL for Passenger Demo Flights

The fixed-wing Alia CX300 electric aircraft already holds a special airworthiness certificate

Regulations and Government

October 21, 2026

Beta Technologies Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft

Precourt, Udvar-Hazy in NAHF Hall of Fame Class of 2027

National Aviation Hall of Fame revealed 2027 enshrinement class ahead of NBAA-BACE

October 21, 2026

NAHF announcement of 2027 enshrinees.

Dassault Launches EASy IV Upgrade for Falcon 2000s

New avionics available on new-builds and as retrofit

October 20, 2026

Dassault Falcon 2000 EASy IV flight deck

EASA Validates Honda APMG S Upgrade Program

Service centers can now install the new features in HondaJets registered in Europe

October 20, 2026

Honda Aircraft president and CEO Hideto Yamasaki

Jet Out Grows CJ4 Gen2 Fleet and Almost Doubles Hours

Delivery of 15th Citation CJ4 Gen2 accompanies steep rise in annual flight hours

Charter & Fractional

October 20, 2026

CJ4 Gen 2 in hangar with group of people standing in foreground

NBAA Kicks Off BACE with Team Changes, Upbeat Outlook

BACE continues to evolve under leadership changes

October 20, 2026

Dan Hubbard

First Production Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 Rolls Out

Updated light jet could enter service next year

October 20, 2026

Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 rollout

SyberJet Revamping SJ30-2 as More Powerful SJ34

Upgraded version will carry seven occupants and have range of up to 2,500 nm

October 20, 2026

SyberJet Aircraft SJ34 and SJ36

Daher Kodiak 900 Expands into Europe

Multimission applications are growing

October 20, 2026

Kodiak 900

AIN Media Group Unveils Membership Program

Subscribers to have access to archived material and databases

October 20, 2026

AIN Membership website

SyberJet Unveils SJ36 Mockup, Updates Program Progress

On track for 2032 entry into service, with first flight planned around 2029

October 20, 2026

SyberJet SJ36

Honeywell Forecast Sees All Systems Go for Bizav

The company sees fleet expansion along with increases in flight use over the next decade

October 19, 2026

Buisiness jet on runway

Gulfstream Adds Outfitted G400 to Flight-test Program

G300 program will be on heels of G400

October 19, 2026

Gulfstream G400