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.

Michimasa Fujino poses with parts of HondaJet fuselage at the company's production facility
Feb 24, 2022 - 10:22 AM
Honda Aircraft CEO Michimasa Fujino To Retire March 31
Michimasa Fujino will continue as an advisor to Honda Aircraft after retiring.
ARTEMIS Challenger 650
Feb 24, 2022 - 4:35 AM
ARTEMIS Challenger Joins Ukraine Surveillance Effort
The converted Challenger 650 bizjet is flying regular missions along the Poland-Belarus border to monitor Russian ground force activities.
Feb 23, 2022 - 10:44 AM
Foley: Bizjet Shipments To Reach 900 Annually by 2025
Industry analyst Brian Foley is calling for business jet shipments to “get out of their 700-unit-per-year rut and approach 900 units as soon as 2024."
Computer rendering with cut aways exposing the interior of the Pearl 10X turbine engine
Feb 22, 2022 - 12:22 PM
Rolls-Royce Taps FACC for Pearl 10X Composite Parts
Rolls-Royce has selected Austria-based FACC to develop and manufacture the complete composite package for the Pearl engine to power the new Falcon 10X.
Computer rendering of Airbus's planned A380 inflight
Feb 22, 2022 - 11:31 AM
Airbus, CFM To Fly Hydrogen-powered A380 Demo by 2026
Testing of a hydrogen-powered A380 would help Airbus meet its stated goal of introducing a narrowbody-class commercial aircraft by 2035.
Gulfstream G600 soars above the clouds
Feb 18, 2022 - 12:07 PM
Thrive Expands Owned Fleet with G600 Addition
The Gulfstream G600 will be Thrive Aviation's first long-range business jet and bring its owned and managed fleet total to 18 business jets.
Feb 18, 2022 - 10:27 AM
Textron Aviation Nets King Air Order at Singapore Show
Textron Aviation Special Missions this week delivered four Cessna Skyhawk 172s to the Philippine Navy and an order for two Beechcraft 360s for Aerodata.
Airbus production line in Toulouse
Feb 17, 2022 - 8:53 AM
Airbus Targets 720 Commercial Aircraft Deliveries for 2022
The European OEM is on track to lift A320 family monthly production rates to 65 in 2023 on the back of strong demand as air transport recovers from Covid.
Mitsubishi F-X
Feb 16, 2022 - 4:00 PM
Growing Links Between Japan’s F-X and Anglo-Italian Tempest
Developing two aircraft with common basic requirements and timeline have drawn Japan and the UK closer together in terms of technology development.
TF MMU mock up
Feb 16, 2022 - 2:28 PM
Turkish Fighter Makes Asia-Pacific Debut
Turkish Aerospace is showing off the TF mock-up in Singapore as part of a wider effort to gain export orders for its indigenous products and technology.