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Corsica Technics Signs for ATR72 Firefighting Kits

Kepplair’s fire-fighting ATR72 conversion should be ready for market in 2027

Maintenance and Modifications

Kepplair 72

Airbus Closes In on Options for Next-Generation Airliners

Technobricks lay the foundation for single-aisle plans

Airbus ZeroE

Vertical Makes eVTOL Flight Debut at Farnborough Show

UK manufacturer confirms that Valo type certification is now expected in 2029

Vertical arriving at FIA 2026

Do228 NXT Demonstrator Debuts at Farnborough Show

Vintage twin turboprop has modernized cabin and cockpit

General Atomics AeroTec Systems (GA-ATS) Do228 NXT

Videos

The 2026 Aero Friedrichshafen Show Had Its Largest Business Aviation Presence Yet

It has established itself as a significant aviation trade show in Europe.

Dassault Falcon 6X at Aero Friedrichshafen 2026

Textron Aviation Showcases Passenger-carrying Version of Its SkyCourier Aircraft

With access to unimproved runways, the SkyCourier could connect more remote locations.

Two Cessna SkyCouriers in flight: one passenger-carrying and one freight

Horizon’s Cavorite X7 Hybrid-electric Aircraft Offers a Different VTOL Recipe

Fans inside the wings and a turboprop engine make this VTOL airplane stand out.

Rendering of Horizon Aircraft Cavorite X7 VTOL airplane

Flying the Cessna Citation Ascend Business Jet

The Ascend is a modernization of the Citation 560XL.

Cessna Citation Ascend landing

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States Set Politics Aside To Pitch Aerospace Appeal

More than 20 states are represented in the U.S. International Partnership Pavillon

Florida poster at FIA 2026

Slower Growth Reshapes Airline Outlook on Capacity

McKinsey report says carriers may be fine with delivery delays

McKinsey bar graph

New UK F-35As Primarily for Training, Not Nuclear Role

Size of future fleet needed to support NATO nuclear mission currently under discussion

Training and Workforce

UK F-35 in flight

Egyptian Aviation Academy Orders 10 Cessna Skyhawks

Aircraft to be delivered in 2027

Training and Workforce

Cessna Skyhawk 172

KC-390 Orders Push Embraer To Boost Output

Geopolitics accelerates military airlifter procurement

Embraer KC-390

Aerocor Guide Cuts Through Phenom 100 Market Noise

Guide available at no cost from Aerocor

Embraer Phenom 100EX NBAA-BACE 2023

Hitachi and Eve Team to Provide eVTOL Charging

Partners will prioritize applications in Brazil and the U.S.markets

Eve 100 eVTOL aircraft

Ukraine Confirms Order For 16 French Rafale Fighters

First four aircraft could be operational from 2028 following pilot training in France

Dassault Rafale Dubai airshow

Boeing Keeps an Open Mind on Open Fan as It Rebuilds 737 Output

BCA leader Stephanie Pope talks propulsion and production ahead of Farnborough

Stephanie Pope, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, walks off stage at the ceremonial opening of Everett's North Line on July 10.

Dreamliner Set to Fly As New Boeing ecoDemonstrator

Green aviation partnership is backed by Rolls-Royce and Lufthansa

Boeing 787 ecoDemonstrator test bed aircraft

Orbis Showcases Sight-saving Role at Farnborough Airshow

MD-11 airliner serves as a flying eye hospital

Orbis eye care charity

Geopolitics Drives Technology Shift to Defense at GKN

European investment in sovereign capability targets new drones

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

GKN Aerospace additive manufacturing

Amentum Sharpens Focus on UK Defense Objectives

Engineering specialist supports UK sovereign capability and logistics

Apache AH64-E helicopters

Cutter Aviation Reaches Pilatus Delivery Century Mark

The company became a Pilatus sales center in 2018

Will Cutter accepting Pilatus PC-24 in hangar

Safran Turbogenerator Will Power Electra Hybrid Aircraft

Electra recently received FAA G-1 issue paper defining certification path

Safran TG600 turbogenerator

Textron Aviation Bringing Bit of Color to AirVenture 2026

King Air 360 Crimson Edition, Citation CJ3 Gen2 make AirVenture debut

Charleston, South Carolina-based paint manufacturer Mankiewicz Coatings supplied the King Air’s red finish.

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