TEXTRON AVIATION DEFENSE finalized contract to deliver Beechcraft T-6JP Texan II integrated training system (two aircraft) to Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), in coordination with KANEMATSU CORPORATION, in 2029.
AIRBORNEO (Sarawak Government) plans January 1 to assume full legal and operational responsibility for all services previously operated by MASWINGS, including flight operations with fleet of eight ATR 72-500s and six DHC-6-400s.
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.
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.
