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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Skydweller Launches with Leonardo Investment

With Leonardo 's assistance, Skydweller Aero is developing an unmanned long-endurance solar-powered platform based on the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft.
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Aircraft

Boeing Makes Progress on NeXt Big Things

Three electric aircraft projects—the Passenger Air Vehicle, Cargo Air Vehicle, and Odysseus UAV—are gaining momentum at Boeing's NeXt unit.
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Aircraft

GDC Technics Wins USAF Contract for Advanced Wingtip

The USAF Lifecycle Management Center will try GDC Technics’s Advanced Wingtip Solution, now in flight tests, on the C-130J and C-5.
Maintenance and Modifications

Etihad 'Slightly Ahead' in Plan to Return to Profitability

Airline launches Boeing 787 'Greenliner' to improve the bottom line, CEO said
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Aircraft

UAE Signs Up for Mirage Upgrade

Having first signaled that it would upgrade its Mirage 2000 fleet, the UAE has concluded its negotiations with Dassault Aviation.
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Rotorcraft

P&W Tapped to Power Russia’s VRT500 Light Copter

VR-Technologies announces P&W engine choice for the VRT500 on same day UAE investment company agrees to buy half the Russian company.
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Aircraft

De Havilland Inks LOI with Palma for 20 Dash 8-400s

Dubai-based property leasing company Palma Holding has signed a letter of intent to purchase 20 De Havilland Dash 8-400s.
Airlines

Honeywell, Saudia Expand Maintenance Partnership

Saudi Arabian Airlines has extended its partnership with Honeywell Aerospace to include maintenance services for auxiliary power units.
Aircraft

Emirates Orders 50 Airbus A350s

The new Emirates widebody deal with Airbus replaces an MOU signed in February that called for 30 A350s and 40 A330neos.
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Avionics

Transworld Selected as BendixKing Distributor

Bendix King and Transworld Aviation have entered into a distributor agreement covering the world outside North America.
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Aircraft

Civilian Hercules Gains Certification

FAA approval has paved the way for delivery of the first LM-100J to launch customer Pallas Aviation early next year.
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Aircraft

C-390 Gets New Name and a New Joint Venture

Boeing and Embraer are launching a joint venture to handle business for the newly renamed C-390 Millennium tanker/transport.
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Aircraft

Airbus Fello'fly Harvests Wake Energy to Save Fuel

Airbus Fello'fly demonstrator project, based on “biomimicry,” aims to adapts birds’ techniques to save energy with group flights.
Engines

Egyptair, GE Sign CFM Mx MOU

Egyptair has signaled its intention to contract with GE Aviation for consultancy services to help it develop CFM56-7B engine support.
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Aircraft

Lufthansa Technik To Perform First A350 VIP Conversion

Germany’s Special Air Mission Wing is tapping Lufthansa Technik to convert a widebody A350 into transport fit for government delegations.
Airlines

Etihad Signs Dispatch Deal WIth Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace will assist Etihad Airways in maximizing the performance and availability of its fleet.
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Aircraft

Air Arabia Neo Deal Caps Dubai’s Order Activity

Airframers collect $32 billion worth of sales during Dubai Air Show’s second day.
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Aircraft

Airbus Wins $14.4B Narrowbody Order from Air Arabia

Air Arabia placed a firm order for 120 Airbus narrowbodies worth an estimated $14.4 billion on Monday at the Dubai Airshow.
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Charter & Fractional

UAS Registers Busy Six Months as Expo 2020 Looms

UAS has awarded a number of fuel, service, and handling providers around the world for outstanding customer care.
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Airlines

Collins Clinches FlyBig PaxLink Order

FlyBig is a start-up airline that will benefit from PaxLink enabling reservation management and numerous other functions.
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Aircraft

Boeing Gets Max Redemption from SunExpress

A conversion of options on ten 737 Max 8s marks one of the few bright spots for the beleaguered narrowbody this year.
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Charter & Fractional

Argus: U.S. Bizav Flying Flat in October

Overall business aircraft activity increased only by 0.5 percent in October, according to Argus' TraqPak report.
Accidents

2018 GA Fatal Accidents Increase; Air Taxis Decline

NTSB reports that the number of fatalities from civil aviation accidents increased from 347 in 2017 to 393 in 2018,
Training and Workforce

New JSfirm Feature Asks: How Well Do You Know Your Job?

Aviation job platform JSfirm unveils Skill Check feature on website.
FBOs

Jet Aviation Opens New VNY FBO

The newest of Jet Aviation's more than 30 FBOs worldwide, its permanent Van Nuys location, is now open.
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Sustainability and Environment

Bizjets Become Target of Extinction Rebellion Protest

Extreme Rebellion blocked private jets on November 16 in Geneva as a "non-violent civil disobedience" environmental demonstration.
Charter & Fractional

Group Seeks To Unite Independent Charter Operators

Fly Louie seeks to bring economies of scale to the more than 2,000 independent private charter operators in the U.S.
Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Service Expands U.S. HQ

The UK-based global charter broker has more than doubled its New York office space to 20,000 sq ft.
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Aircraft

Airbus’s A330neo Flies at the Dubai Airshow - AIN

Airbus’s A330neo Flies at the Dubai Airshow - AIN
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Aircraft

Watch the Massive UAE Air Force and Emirates A380 Flypast at the Dubai Airshow - AIN

Watch the Massive UAE Air Force and Emirates A380 Flypast at the Dubai Airshow - AIN
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