VERTICAL AEROSPACE completed third/final full-scale prototype eVTOL and will begin piloted flight testing following commissioning in Jan 2026; following initial testing, aircraft is to be retrofitted for hybrid-electric testing during 2026.
COULSON AVIATION, CA launched 767 Very Large Airtanker (VLAT) conversion program that will incorporate the largest iteration of its patented RADS retardant delivery system, while retaining the ability to carry >160 pax.
ZEROAVIA completed a further round of financing, led by Barclays Climate Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Ecosystem Integrity Fund, Horizons Ventures, Summa Equity, and AP Ventures, extending its cash runway for two years.
QANTAS returned its 10th/final A380 (022) to service following six years in storage; aircraft will serve as an operational spare during Christmas period and from January 1 will boost international capacity by enabling daily Sydney-Dallas.
SIAEC and SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES signed LOI to form LEAP maintenance joint venture in Singapore. SIAEC currently performs LEAP engine quick turn maintenance for Safran at its aircraft engine services facility at Changi North.
SAFRAN inaugurated €200m, 45,000 sq meter LEAP engine MRO center at Hyderabad, India to support 300 shop visits per year. It also broke ground on adjacent €40m, 5,000 sq meter M88 engine MRO shop for IAF Rafale fighters.
BELL TEXTRON announced orders for six helicopters (mix of Bell 505s, Bell 407GXis, and Bell 429s) by customers in Switzerland, UK, and Poland in the corporate segment, bringing its year-to-date corporate sales in Europe to 17 aircraft.
