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Aeromedical Evacuation Vehicle Can Deploy in Large Aircraft

Brazilian developer sees equipment as a response to the Ebola outbreak

VaeVam Autonomous Aeromedical Evacuation Vehicle

U.S. Senate Eyes Short-term Funding To Avert Shutdown

Senate would push deadline to December 11

Regulations and Government

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FAA Finally Issues Type Certificate For Boeing 737 Max

Approval of the Boeing narrowbody has come around seven years later than expected

Boeing 737 Max 7 single-aisle airliner

Grand Caravan Crash at Heritage Site in Peru Kills 13

Aerodiana confirms it operated the sightseeing flight over the Nazca Lines archaeological site

Videos

Airbus A350-1000 Airliner Flies at the Dubai Airshow

Airbus's largest version of its widebody airliner can carry a maximum of 410 passengers.

December 2, 2025

Airbus A350-1000 airliner flying at Dubai Airshow 2025

Boeing's Massive 777X Airliner Shows its Agility in the Dubai Airshow

Boeing expects to achieve type certification for the airliner by 2027.

December 1, 2025

Boeing 777X flying at Dubai Airshow 2025

Boeing Insists 777X Widebody Is Worth the Wait at the Dubai Airshow

777-9 appearance at Dubai show marks 12th anniversary of program launch.

November 20, 2025

Boeing 777X at Dubai Airshow 2025

Dubai Airshow Opens with Massive UAE Flypast

A mix of the UAE's civil and defense aircraft showed off the variety of types in use by the country's military.

November 20, 2025

Some of the aircraft in the UAE's masive flypast that opened the Dubai Airshow

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KDCA Crash Places Spotlight on Collision Avoidance

KDCA midair collision spawned a series of discussions on critical technology

NTSB map

IAI Joins Merlin’s Push To Automate Cargo Aircraft

Condor program gains a freighter conversion partner

Maintenance and Modifications

Four blue-and-white IAI converted freighters parked on an airport ramp, with a Boeing 777-300ERSF in the foreground

Louisiana Could Supplant California as SAF Leader

Shift could come as the state's tax incentives change

Sustainability and Environment

Airbus Balances Shareholder Returns and New Aircraft

Rival Boeing arguably claimed bragging rights at the Farnborough International show

Airbus A350-1000

Piper Adding Service Center, Helping Robinson with R88

Both companies are collaborating on advanced metal-forming and tooling design

Aura CEO Jeremy Caussade and Piper Aircraft president and CEO John Calcagno

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

FAA Issues Radio Altimeter Upgrade Mandate

Covers most aircraft operated under Part 135 and 91K, and some under Part 91

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

FAA Approves Flight Tests For Heart’s ES-30 Aircraft

X-1 demonstrator is cleared to fly at Plattsburgh International Airport

Heart X-1 demonstrator aicraft

LEIA Project Advances Hybrid-Electric Power For Aircraft Systems

EU-backed R&D builds on just-completed SWITCH program

Large Scale Integration Demonstrator of Hybrid Electrical Architecture

Virgin Firms Up eVTOL Air Taxi Alliance with Joby

Connections to London Heathrow and Manchester airports will start first

Joby eVTOL route network

BOC Aviation Locks In Engines for Narrowbody Orders

Lessor books up to 520 powerplants

PW GTF engines

BermudAir and Flynas Place Airbus Orders

Saudi low-cost carrier’s firm Airbus commitment climbs to 235 aircraft

flynas Airbus order FAI 2026

Radia CEO’s Business Case for WindRunner Cargo Concept

Assembly of the first aircraft expected to start in 2029

Radia

Emerald Airlines Signs P&WC Engine Mx Deal

Agreement covers engine maintenance for the Aer Lingus Regional operator’s ATR 72-600 fleet through 2030

Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M MRO Pact With Emerald Airlines

SolitAir Secures UK Approval as Freighter Network Expands

Dubai-based cargo carrier adds British certification and targets a doubled fleet by year-end

SolitAir Secures UK Approval as Freighter

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