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Tecnam “Direct Factory” strategy pays off at Wings India 2026

Following its recent announcement to transition to Direct Factory Representation in India, Tecnam Aircraft has concluded a highly successful edition of Wings India 2026. The event served as the first major validation of this new strategic approach, resulting in record engagement with...

AirBorneo chooses ATR to modernise Rural Air Service fleet in East Malaysia

AirBorneo and ATR announced a strategic partnership to modernise Malaysia’s Rural Air Services (RAS) fleet, with AirBorneo confirming a firm order for eight ATR aircraft. The agreement comprises five ATR 72-600s and three ATR 42-600s, with purchase rights for four additional aircraft...


Boeing and Air Cambodia announce airline's largest single-aisle order for up to 20 737 MAX jets

Boeing and Air Cambodia announced the airline's largest single-aisle order for up to 20 737 MAX airplanes in an agreement unveiled at the Singapore Airshow. This marks the Southeast Asian carrier's first purchase of fuel-efficient Boeing airplanes. With the 737 MAX, Air Cambodia will renew and grow its fleet as air travel serves an increasing role in connecting people and places throu...

Norway completes its first electric aviation test project

Norway reached an important milestone last Wednesday, January 28 in its transition to low- and zero-emission aviation with the completion of its first electric aviation test project, conducted as an international test arena. After roughly six months of operational testing, Bristow pilot Jeremy Degagne landed the BETA Technologies ALIA aircraft in Stavanger, bringing the project to a close and deli...

Australian Government invests in air taxi vertipad patent - Aeroberm

Australian Government has awarded $250,000 to Skyportz Australia Pty Ltd to advance development of its revolutionary patented elevated Aeroberm vertipad, designed to enable safe and scalable operations for electric air taxis in urban and regional environments. The funds will be matched by Skyportz to create a $500 000 research and development pool...

Singapore to establish world’s first airport testbed for next generation propulsion technologies

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, CFM International and Airbus signed a MOU to establish Singapore as the world's first airport testing ground for operations of CFM’s next generation Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines technologies, with a focus on Open Fan engine architecture. The partnership will study the impact of Open Fan and other RISE programme technolog...

Dassault Aviation brings Falcon 6X to Singapore Airshow 2026

Dassault Aviation will feature its new Falcon 6X at the Singapore Airshow 2026, highlighting the aircraft’s growing fleet in service worldwide since its entry into service in late 2023. The twinjet which offers the largest cabin cross-section of any purpose-built business jet before the Falcon 10X entry into service— will be on static display throughout the week at Changi Exhibiti...

Air India orders 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets to expand single-aisle fleet

Boeing and Air India announced today the airline has ordered 30 more fuel-efficient 737 MAX jets, expanding its Boeing order book to nearly 200 airplanes across the company's single-aisle and widebody airplane families. The airline finalized an incremental purchase of 20 737-8 jets this month and an order for 10 737-10 airplanes was previously unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Del...

ATR and Fly91 sign new eight-year global maintenance agreement

ATR and Fly91, one of India’s newest regional carriers, have signed an eight‑year Global Maintenance Agreement, reinforcing the strong collaboration established since the airline’s launch in 2024. Fly91 currently operates four ATR 72‑600s, with two more arriving in early 2026, and the extended agreement is designed to support this next phase of g...

Hexagone Aviation School selects Tecnam P-Mentor and P2006T NG

Hexagone Aviation School, based in Beauvais, France, has selected Tecnam for its fleet modernization. The ATO has placed an order for two aircraft: a P-Mentor and a P2006T NG. This acquisition represents represents a major milestone for Hexagone Aviation School, aligned with their vision of innovation. By choosing Tecnam, the school is investing in a future-proof...

Boeing: Indian, South Asian airlines will need nearly 3,300 new airplanes by 2044

India and South Asia passenger air traffic will rise an average of 7% annually over the next 20 years, spurred by a growing middle class, economic growth and airport and connectivity investments, Boeing said. That demand for air travel means airlines will need nearly 3,300 new airplanes by 2044 as projected in company’ Commercial Market Outlook for South Asia. Single-aisle jet...

Thales and Air India debut region’s first new 787-9 aircraft flying with Thales’ AVANT Up Inflight Entertainment System

The future of Indian aviation takes flight with the entry into service of Air India’s new 787-9 aircraft equipped with Thales’s AVANT Up inflight entertainment platform on 1 February 2026. Air India, the country’s leading global airline and largest international carrier, continues to elevate its passenger experience with 6 new 787-9 aircraft equipped with AVANT Up. Rajesh Dogr...

India’s regional mobility boom points clearly to turboprops

ATR released a new white paper demonstrating that India’s fast-expanding regional connectivity demand is fundamentally a turboprop market. Based on ATR’s MobilityMonitor platform, a backcast model built on the observation of tens of millions of actual journeys across all modes, the study finds that over 90% of India&rsquo...

Delta Air Lines grows Airbus fleet with order for 31 additional widebody aircraft

Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order  for 31 latest generation aircraft including 16 A330-900s and 15 A350-900s. Once delivered, Delta’s widebody fleet will have grown to 55 A330neo and 79 A350s. Delta Air Lines currently operates more than 500 Airbus aircraft from all of the Airbus product families from the A220 to the A350-900. Delta Air Lines’ current Airbus backlog is...

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Airbus Global Services Forecast 2026-2045: a long-term industry outlook

Airbus forecasts that demand for aviation services will more than double between 2026 and 2045, exceeding US$420 billion in value. Driven by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8%, the sector wi...

Air Tahiti debuts exclusive all-business class experience with ATR 72-600 HighLine

Air Tahiti has received a new ATR 72-600 equipped with ATR’s HighLine All-Business Class cabin, becoming only the second airline worldwide to introduce this premium configuration on an ATR aircr...

From flagship aircraft to best-in-class support: Bombardier's NBAA-BACE 2026 experience

Bombardier will return to the 2026 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition with a showcase that highlights the company's flagship aircraft, award-winning customer support network and di...

Avolon places landmark order for 110 Airbus A320neo and A330neo aircraft

Avolon, one of the world’s leading aviation finance companies, has reinforced its long-term growth strategy with a firm order for 110 Airbus aircraft, including 35 A330-900 widebodies and 75 A32...

Jungheinrich & Deutsche Aircraft set a new standard in aerospace logistics with automated warehouse for next-generation regional aircraft production

In a landmark step towards next-generation regional aircraft manufacturing, Jungheinrich has delivered an advanced automated logistics centre to Deutsche Aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Supporting...

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HondaJet APMG S upgrade package earns EASA validation

HondaJet Classic and APMG operators across the European Union can now access the latest enhancements developed for the HondaJet family following the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s valid...

Strategic alliance formed between AEE and Horizon Aircraft

  AEE Aircraft Electronic Engineering GmbH and Horizon Aircraft have joined forces to integrate advanced avionics capabilities into the Cavorite X7 hybrid-electric eVTOL programme. Throug...

Airbus Global Services Forecast 2026-2045: a long-term industry outlook

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TECNAM unveils leadership transition as Giovanni Pascale Langer becomes CEO and Paolo Pascale Langer assumes Presidency

The Board of Directors of Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam S.p.A. has unanimously appointed Giovanni Pascale Langer as Chief Executive Officer, while Paolo Pascale Langer, who...

Garmin hits 1,000 King Air G1000 retrofits following landmark U.S. Army delivery

Marking a significant industry milestone, Garmin has delivered its 1,000th G1000 integrated flight deck retrofit for a King Air aircraft. The program has helped redefine cockpit modernizatio...

Air Tahiti debuts exclusive all-business class experience with ATR 72-600 HighLine

Air Tahiti has received a new ATR 72-600 equipped with ATR’s HighLine All-Business Class cabin, becoming only the second airline worldwide to introduce this premium configuration on an ATR aircr...

Airbus secures CASA design approval, expanding its Australian capabilities

Airbus has secured 21.J Civil Design Organisation Approval from Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), marking a significant milestone for its local operations and enhancing its abi...