Aircraft & Propulsion

KULR Technology Group is moving into electric aviation with a pact to provide the battery system for Robinson's eR66 electric light helicopter demonstrator.

Light helicopter manufacturer Schweizer RSG is up for auction as it seeks a new owner and investor.

Vietnam Helicopter Corporation subsidiaries have ordered three Airbus H225 medium-lift helicopters for offshore energy operations and fleet renewal.

Vertical Aerospace has completed its first piloted one-way transition flight, marking new progress in its program to develop an eVTOL air taxi.

There has been talk of using electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft for public good ever since the technology was first developed.

German aerospace research center DLR has released the results of the flight tests conducted with Airbus and CFM International in 2023.

Germany has launched a research program to develop the next generation of hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system components for a zero-emission commercial aircraft.

Embraer delivered 44 aircraft during the first quarter of 2026, a 47% increase from 30 jets a year ago, the company reports.

Pilatus Aircraft has acquired Air Alliance, a Germany-based authorized Pilatus Sales and Service Center since 2014.

Prince Aviation of Serbia has expanded its fleet and charter activities through a sister company in Slovenia.

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The April 2026 Program Profile highlights the Bombardier Global 5500 with a look at in-service fleet distribution, utilization hours, delivery and MRO demand forecasts and more.

An ambitious project to turn the ATR-72 into an amphibious waterbomber is beginning to take shape in France.

Sonex, a builder of recreational lightweight two-seat aircraft kits, is closing its doors, effective immediately.

Wichita-based Yingling Aviation has appointed a new CEO, Gregg Fahrenbruch.

Designers of newer LED lighting systems are targeting new applications and improved performance.

A French aircraft developer has secured €110 million ($126.1 million) from a European fund to launch the development of amphibious firefighting aircraft.

Pilatus is poised to add to its PC-21 trainer customer base after signing an agreement with Indonesia in parallel with Jakarta’s purchase of PC-24 business jets.

Two years on from its founding, startup Vision Aero is on track to unveil the seven-seater Vector 5 prototype.

Every general and business aviation, cargo and commercial flight leaving Singapore will begin paying a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) levy.

Airbus is leading a flight test campaign to measure the effect of sulfur content in jet fuel on contrail formation and mitigation.

The French startup is shifting to pusher-propeller propulsion and tougher certification requirements.

NetJets took delivery of the first of 24 Global 8000s it has on order during a ceremony on March 25.

A former UK aviation minister has shared recommendations with business aviation insiders as to how they can better engage better with the British government.

U.S. firefighting specialist Coulson Aviation is working to certify a new aerial firefighting retardant that could reduce the risks associated with low-level drops.