Solairus Aviation acquires Clay Lacy’s aircraft management and charter divisions, creating the world’s largest managed private aircraft fleet.

The Canadian government on Aug. 7 announced the conditional sale of 10 retired Lockheed Martin C-130Hs to British Columbia-based Coulson Aviation.

Ampaire has begun hybrid-electric flight operations in Utah under the FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program.

A Greek startup is proposing an autonomous amphibious firefighting aircraft aimed at removing aircrews from the perilous conditions associated with aerial firefighting.

Joby Aviation is accelerating aircraft production and manufacturing as it prepares to begin flights under the U.S. eVTOL Integration Pilot Program in September.

China’s NUAA completes the first flight of its Qizhi-5 tiltrotor UAS, advancing long-range vertical-lift technology with a 1,900 km range.

Merlin achieves a key milestone with CAANZ for certifying AI-driven autonomous flight on Cessna Caravans, advancing pilot-supervised autonomy.

UK-based Hill Helicopters has completed the first successful runs of its in-house-developed GT50 turboshaft engine.