De Havilland Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
An ambitious project to turn the ATR-72 into an amphibious waterbomber is beginning to take shape in France.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Tony Osborne
De Havilland Canada is advancing assembly of the first new-build DHC-515 waterbombers after securing a wave of orders from Europe and Canada.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
This week, Flight Friday focuses on Africa, investigating how each aircraft class is being utilized when compared to an equivalent pre-pandemic month.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Saint Barthélémy, on the eponymous French Caribbean island, is a challenging airport that leaves little margin before an error becomes a safety statistic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
A PC-12's unannounced U-turn on Saint Barthelemy's runway during a DHC-6 landing highlights safety risks and AFIS agents' lack of authority, BEA reports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
P&WC advances hybrid propulsion; GE’s hybrid Passport success; Europe’s Clean Aviation launches ultraefficient regional projects; UAE orders uncrewed VTOLs.
Emerging Technologies

By Daniel Williams
On the 40th anniversary of the first ATR 42 delivery, Flight Friday looks at how the ATR 42 and the larger ATR 72 have been utilized over the last six years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
European emergency service aircraft operator Avincis has teamed with De Havilland Aircraft on support initiatives for the CL-215 and CL-415 water bombers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Swiss startup Smartflyer has selected fellow Swiss company H55 as the battery provider for its SF-1 four-seat hybrid-electric aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
The Malaysian state of Sarawak has unveiled its new airline brand, AirBorneo, six months after acquiring turboprop operator MASWings from Malaysia Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brandon Patrick
Despite DARPA’s recent decision to cancel its Liberty Lifter program, amphibious fixed-wing military aircraft seem to be—to one extent or another—here to stay.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus Defense and Space is helping Hynaero—a startup company created in 2023 in Bordeaux—raise funds to launch a new firefighting amphibian aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
The carrier signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with hydrogen propulsion specialist Conscious Aerospace at the Paris Air Show.
On Location

By Victoria Moores
The purchase agreement marks a new type for the African carrier’s fleet.
On Location

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ethiopian Airlines is buying two new DHC Twin Otter Classic 300-G aircraft, a move the carrier said would help its strategy of expanding domestic connectivity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard, James Pozzi, Graham Warwick
Manufacturers, maintenance providers and Part 147 schools are setting plans for supporting electric aircraft, engines and ground support equipment.
Emerging Technologies

By Daniel Williams
Flight Friday looks at how Eastern Europe's flight cycles, indexed to the equivalent month in 2019, excluding Russia, are faring compared to 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Portugal is looking to streamline its pilot training pipeline and reduce the country’s reliance on the U.S. with the procurement of Embraer's A-29 Super Tucano.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Ben Goldstein
The flight of Ampaire’s “Hawaii Bird” testbed, one of its two modified Skymasters, into Long Beach Airport came after tough-won regulatory approvals.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
The partnership of five agencies operates from a facility in Boise, Idaho, and is responsible for wildland fire management of 674 million acres of federal land.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Togo-based ASKY, which is part-owned by Ethiopian Airlines, is looking for a pair of Boeing 787-8s to join its fleet in 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
As the threat of wildfires grows, industry prepares new fleets of modern fixed-wing aircraft to tackle them.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
MagniX unveiled a Dash 7 that it plans to convert to a hybrid aircraft by replacing two of its four turboprop engines with electric powertrains.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
MagniX is preparing to begin modifying a De Havilland Canada Dash 7 into a hybrid-electric propulsion testbed.
Aircraft & Propulsion