Aircraft & Propulsion

Fractional operator Flexjet's focus on luxury is leading to big investments.

Optimism from business aircraft owners and operators regarding market conditions for business aviation shot up during the third quarter of 2025, JetNet iQ says.

Under the Extra Performance Wing (X-Wing) project, Airbus is studying what could become a major aerodynamic improvement on a next-generation narrowbody.

Participants in a panel at the Air Charter Expo discussed the sector’s mixed public image.

Global Medical Response has signed a purchase agreement for seven Bell 429s with an option to acquire eight additional helicopters, Bell Textron said.

High Flying Hangars (HFH), an aviation company based in New Mexico, has unveiled its design plan for North Texas Regional Airport (KGYI) in Denison, Texas.

Piston aircraft and business jet deliveries rose during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period a year ago, according to GAMA.

The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (JU) has selected 12 projects for a combined research and technology budget of $1.1 billion.

Flexjet is on the verge of making a long-haul Gulfstream aircraft announcement.

Business aviation in Africa is emerging as a critical engine for development, industry leader Dawit Lemma says.

Standards organization ASTM International has approved a production specification for Swift Fuels’ 100R unleaded aviation gasoline.

A project established by Sikorsky and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) could lead to an autonomous helicopter.

As RTX'S Pratt & Whitney ramps up production of geared turbofan (GTF) engines, GKN Aerospace is adding build capacity at its Newington, Connecticut, facility.

The most likely candidates are either in the upper end of the super mid-size segment or within the large jet class.

Italy’s Guardia di Finanza financial police agency has ordered a P.180 Avanti EVO twin-engine turboprop to supplement its fleet.

The two-passenger EHang EH216-S is the world’s first pilotless human-carrying eVTOL to achieve the full suite of regulatory certifications.

Blue Spirit Aero is pressing on with ground testing of a dedicated prototype of its Dragonfly hydrogen-powered light aircraft, gearing up for flight trials.

The Namibian branch of Italian-based international aviation services provider Westair Helicopters has contracted Airbus Helicopters to provide multi H-Care-In-Services for its new fleet of three Airbus H225 helicopters working on offshore energy projects in Namibia.

California startup AIBOT has officially unveiled its product line of small quadcopter drones and tiltwing, multirotor eVTOL aircraft.

Industry players are expecting a strong business aviation market for the latter half of 2025, according to a recent market briefing by Global Jet Capital.

Gulfstream Aerospace has achieved first customer delivery of its newly certificated ultra-long-range $82 million G800 business jet, the company announced.

The FAA has certified Garmin’s Autoland and Autothrottle emergency landing system on select Beechcraft King Air 350 twin turboprops, Garmin said.

Cargo eVTOL transitions; Joby flies airport-to-airport; direct aviation by eSTOL; and drones drive advanced battery demand.

China’s EHang announced a strategic cooperation with the Hefei Provincial Government to establish a “product hub” for its VT35 lift-plus-cruise eVTOL aircraft.

China’s eVTOL developers have moved rapidly up the ranking of the emerging global advanced air mobility industry, displaying a pace of advance unmatched by even the West’s most aggressive startups.