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.

Valour Study Predicts 6,824 eVTOLs In Operation By 2050

Revised expectations feature a fleet largely based in China

EHang eVTOL operations in Guangzhou, China

Bye Aerospace Reveals Electric Airplane Suppliers

Company says its eFlyer 2 is expected to achieve first flight soon

Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 prototype

Dassault Falcon 10X Bizjet Makes First Test Flight

French manufacturer is targeting type certification for ultra-long-range model in 2027

Dassault Aviation Falcon 10X first flight

Deutsche Aircraft Working On Multi-Role Support Drone

Uncrewed platform would complement multi-mission D328MR variant

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Deutsche Aircraft is developing drones

Embraer KC-390 Military Airlifter Flies at the Paris Airshow

Nations around the world have ordered the multirole aircraft.

Embraer KC-390 flying at Paris Air Show

Embraer E195-E2 Airliner Flies at the Paris Air Show

The regional airliner can seat up to 146 passengers.

Embraer E195-E2 taking off at Paris Air Show

Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Jet Flies at the Paris Air Show

The multirole fighter is flown by nations across Europe and the Middle East.

Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet flying at Paris Air Show

Airbus A400M Atlas Flies at the Paris Air Show

This versatile military transport is built for strategic and tactical airlift missions.

Airbus A400M flying at Paris Air Show

JetZero Breaks Ground on Z4 Factory in North Carolina

Greensboro campus to build blended-wing-body airliner

JetZero groundbreaking

Germany’s Aero Show Targets Further Bizav Growth in 2027

Friedrichshafen event claims it is now Europe’s biggest business aviation trade show

Aero Friedrichshafen show April 2026

Eve 100 eVTOL Set to Make Low-speed Transition Flight

Flight envelope expansion precedes first crewed mission in mid-2027

Eve eVTOL technology demonstrator in doorway of hangar

Metrojet Places First Global 8000 in Asia into Service

Ultra-long-range jet joins the Hong Kong company’s managed fleet

Metrojet Global 8000 business jet

Embraer Touts Counter-UAS Role for A-29N Super Tucano

Light attack aircraft is evolving beyond existing NATO-standard variant

Grey A-29N in flight

IADA Recognizes 16 More as Certified Aircraft Brokers

Latest certified brokers bring the total number recognized under the IADA program to 233

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GJC Raises $659M in Securities for Bizjet Financing

Financier has securitized $6.7 billion thanks to nine BJETS offerings

Global Jet Capital CEO Vivek Kaushal

Bombardier Global 8000 Fleet Expands to Africa

First African delivery goes to Nigerian-based BUA Group

Bombardier Global 8000

AfBAA Begins Landmark African Bizav Research Project

The group's initial findings will be presented in September

AfBAA

NASA’s X-59 Reaches Mission Performance of Mach 1.4

NASA is expanding the envelope as it readies aircraft for supersonic flight over communities

NASA X-59

Jefferies: Bizjet Brokers Increasingly Upbeat on Market

Brokers cite tightening demand, bonus depreciation in strong market

Gulfstream G800 is pictured in flight

GA-ATS Rolls Out Do228 NXT and Signs First Customer

Updated Dornier 228 heads to humanitarian operator next year

Do228 NXT

Flexjet Acquires The Jet Business, Names Varsano President

The Jet Business will steer Flexjet fleet additions, subtractions

Charter & Fractional

Flexjet chairman Kenn Ricci, president Steve Varsano

Indonesia Approves AutoFlight’s Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

Southeast Asian state validated the aircraft’s Chinese type certificate

AutoFlight V2000CG CarryAll eVTOL aircraft

More Operators Sign for Vaeridion’s Electric Microliner

General Atomics plans to use Vaeridion’s batteries for its drones

Vaeridion at ILA 2026

Aero-Dienst Signs Agreement for Second Challenger 650

Business jet offers range of approximately 4,000 nm

Bombardier Challenger 650 aircraft