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.

IADA Raises Prep Requirements for Broker Program

Study course and three-month prep period now required before testing

October 12, 2026

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Amstat Preowned Data Shows Aircraft Size Fluctuations

Values for heavy jets has held up more strongly than smaller models

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 12, 2026

Amstat preowned market data

NBAA-BACE To Feature Emerging Tech Pavilion

Exhibitors include start-ups Beyond Aero, DTA Aircraft, and Regent Craft

Sustainability and Environment

October 12, 2026

Regent Craft Viceroy seaglider

CASA Weighs Comments on Annual Registration Proposal

Proposal would introduce annual fee starting in July 2028

Regulations and Government

October 12, 2026

Bombardier Challenger 850 Jet Finds New Life in AirX Charter Fleet

AirX operates a fleet of 23 aircraft, and has nine Challenger 850s.

AirX Bombardier Challenger 850 at Aero Friedrichshafen 2026

Volocopter Reveals VoloXPro eVTOL for the Light-sport Aircraft Market

The VoloXPro will come to the market at a relatively low price compared to other eVTOL aircraft.

Rendering of Volocopter VoloXPro eVTOL aircraft

Blackshape Unveils Plans for Hybrid-electric ePrime Two-seat Aircraft

It may have a future as an uncrewed surveillance platform.

Blackshape ePrime mockup at Aero Friedrichshafen 2026

How Daher’s Kodiak 900 Aircraft Got Involved in Las Vegas Police Car Chases

Daher shows the Las Vegas Police Department how a Kodiak 900 can beat a helicopter.

Daher Kodiak 900 with surveillance hardware installed

Airbus Sees Rising Large Bizjet Demand in Middle East

OEM’s survey forecasts 83% flight activity growth in sector by 2030

October 12, 2026

Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty

CrewSafety Repurposes Challenger 605 as Training Aid

Emergency evacuation trainer unique in southern hemisphere

October 12, 2026

Modified business jet fuselage in hangar

Bombardier Adds Line Maintenance Station in Sydney

Station is Bombardier’s 11th worldwide, second in Australia

October 12, 2026

Cirrus TRAC10 Is Core for Fleet Training Programs

Company’s newest design is now available for flight school buyers

October 12, 2026

Cirrus TRAC 10 training airplane

FAA Backs Heart’s Hybrid Powertrain Development

CLEEN award will help Heart flight-test its turbogenerator on the ES-36

October 12, 2026

A digital rendering of Heart’s ES-36 airplane in flight

First Brazilian-Built Supersonic Fighter Flies

Locally-assembled Saab Gripen E will operate from Anápolis Air Force Base

October 12, 2026

Gripen E landing on runway

Air Museum To Allow Tours Inside Restored Disney Plane

Museum is offering limited evening tours of The Mouse

October 9, 2026

Walt Disney's restored G-1

AircraftPost: Bizjet Market Tightens with Fewer Sales

Results vary by aircraft model and category

October 9, 2026

Bombardier Global 7500

AAM Innovators Converge on Ohio for Industry Forum

The National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence will host the fifth annual event

October 9, 2026

National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence

PPG Aero Investing $70 Million in Huntsville Expansion

New 112,000-sq-ft building will house production support functions

October 9, 2026

front view of office with sign

Folding Wingtips Present Challenge for Next Narrowbodies

‘Wing of Tomorrow’ saves fuel but won’t fit at today’s narrowbody gates

October 8, 2026

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Composite Makers Prepare for Next Aerospace Challenge

New narrowbody airliners could see even greater use of composite materials

Sustainability and Environment

October 8, 2026

Toray composite manufacturing

Dassault Confirms Two Falcon 10X Prototypes Now Flying

Aircraft serial number two made its first takeoff from Mérignac in France on September 24

October 7, 2026

Dassault Aviation Falcon 10X prototype

Inside Heart’s Hybrid-electric Airliner Redesign

CEO Anders Forslund explains why Heart returned to a series-hybrid design

October 7, 2026

ES-36 render

IADA: Strong Demand in Tight Preowned Bizjet Market

Long OEM backlogs are one of the factors spurring the crunch

October 5, 2026

Embraer Praetor 600

ACJ Says Family Offices Drive Private Aviation Growth

96% of executives surveyed have increased private aircraft use over the past two years

Charter & Fractional

October 5, 2026

Airbus Corporate Jets private aviation survey