Skyportz, FlyNow Team Up on eCopter Vertipad Plan
Skyportz and FlyNow Aviation have announced a strategic partnership to co-develop integrated vertipad solutions designed for FlyNow’s eCopter. The collaboration… Read More »
Gibraltar Sets Up Civil Aviation Authority, New VP-G Register
Gibraltar is preparing to launch its own VP-G aircraft register following aviation oversight reforms and a new partnership with US-based… Read More »
Chinese Airlines Eye 500 Airbus, Boeing Jets in Mega Orders
China’s largest airlines are preparing to divide a massive 500-plane order from Airbus, with a similar deal for Boeing also… Read More »
Boeing X-37B Spaceplane Launches on Eighth Mission
The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle has launched on its eighth mission, lifting off at 11:50 p.m. ET on August… Read More »
Google and American Airlines Test AI to Cut Contrails
Google and American Airlines have completed a six-month trial using artificial intelligence to reduce the formation of contrails, which are… Read More »
Bristow Launches ALIA CX300 Electric Flights in Norway
Bristow Group has officially begun flight operations of Beta Technologies’ all-electric ALIA CX300 aircraft at Stavanger Airport, marking the start… Read More »
Hydrogen-Electric Aircraft Seen as Future of Green Aviation
Hydrogen-electric propulsion is emerging as one of the most promising technologies to help aviation meet global climate targets and move… Read More »
New Zealand to Buy US Seahawks, Airbus Jets in $1.6B Deal
New Zealand has announced a 2.7 billion New Zealand dollar ($1.6 billion) military aircraft spending package aimed at replacing its… Read More »
EASA Part 145 Repair Stations Must Implement FAA SMS by Oct 2025
Repair stations holding EASA Part 145 certificates will be required to establish, implement, and maintain a Safety Management System (SMS)… Read More »
Latvia Approves $16.3M State Funding Boost for airBaltic
The Latvian government has approved an additional EUR14 million (USD16.3 million) capital injection into national carrier airBaltic (BT, Riga) to… Read More »
Archer Midnight Completes 55-Mile Flight Toward Certification
Archer Aviation has marked a key milestone in its certification program with the successful completion of a 55-mile piloted flight… Read More »
Joby and ANA to Launch Electric Air Taxi Service in Japan
Joby Aviation and ANA Holdings have announced a joint venture to launch electric air taxi services in Japan, beginning in… Read More »
GE Advances Silicon Carbide Power Tech with Axcelis
GE Aerospace and Axcelis Technologies have launched a joint development program to advance production-ready silicon carbide (SiC) power devices, utilizing… Read More »
Alaska Airlines to Offer Free Starlink Wi-Fi Fleetwide by 2027
Alaska Airlines has announced plans on Aug. 20 to roll out free high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi across its entire fleet by… Read More »
Airbus and Boeing Benefit as Wide-Body Jet Market Rebounds Toward 2030 Profit Growth
The global wide-body jet market is experiencing a strong resurgence after nearly a decade of stagnation, fueled by rising aircraft… Read More »
FAA Delays Enforcement of Secondary Cockpit Barrier Rule Until 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration has postponed enforcement of a rule requiring secondary cockpit barriers on newly manufactured commercial aircraft. The… Read More »
Boeing’s $4.7 Billion Spirit AeroSystems Acquisition Clears UK Regulator
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Boeing’s $4.7 billion all-stock acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, opting not to pursue… Read More »
Airbus and Shield AI Test Autonomous Flight on H145 Helicopter
Airbus US Space & Defense and Shield AI have completed their first joint autonomous flight test, advancing development of next-generation… Read More »
Why Commercial Aircraft Can Withstand Lightning Strikes
Commercial aircraft are struck by lightning relatively frequently—approximately once or twice annually per aircraft—but are engineered to handle such events…. Read More »
ANA Retires Star Wars R2-D2 Boeing 787 After 10 Years
All Nippon Airways has officially retired its R2-D2-themed Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner after a decade of service. The aircraft was introduced… Read More »
South Africa’s Mango Airlines Set for Liquidation After Rescue Plan Fails
Mango Airlines, the low-cost subsidiary of South African Airways, is set for liquidation after its proposed rescue plan collapsed. The… Read More »
Condor Airlines Flight to Germany Catches Fire Mid-Air, Diverted to Italy
A Germany-bound Condor Airlines flight from Corfu, Greece, was forced to make an emergency landing in Brindisi, Italy, on August… Read More »