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Future Aero Festival offers a glimpse into Embraer’s innovation engine
The Future Aero Festival, hosted by the Sustainable Aero Lab in Amsterdam on December 1-2, 2025, brought together innovators and investors from both sides of the Atlantic for two days of discussions about the future of aviation technology. The event also provided AeroTime with the chance to speak…
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Air France rolls out La Première to 4 new cities, adds 50th A220 and 40th A350
Following the well-received revamp of the La Première cabin earlier this year, Air France is now to extend the first-class service to four more cities, three of which are in the US. Air France…
Gulfstream’s new G300 super-midsize jet completes maiden flight
On December 5, 2025, Gulfstream announced that its new G300 super mid-sized jet had completed its maiden flight. This first flight took place in Israel, where Gulfstream plans to produce…
FAA selects Peraton to lead nationwide overhaul of US ATC system
The FAA has named Peraton as the prime integrator for a sweeping, multi-year effort to replace the United States’ aging air traffic control infrastructure. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy…
Qantas completes A380 fleet restoration with return of final aircraft
Qantas welcomed its tenth and final Airbus A380 aircraft back to Sydney on December 2, 2025, ending a nearly six-year storage period that began during the COVID pandemic. The return of the…
French KC-130J refuels Rafale for the first time during UAE exercise
For the first time, a French Air & Space Force KC-130J Super Hercules has refueled a Dassault Rafale fighter in flight. The demonstration was carried out during the bilateral…
Tempers fray as IndiGo crisis enters fourth day, domestic Delhi flights axed
India’s largest airline, IndiGo, has axed all domestic flights departing Delhi Airport (DEL) on the fourth day of an unprecedented crisis that has led to hundreds of cancellations. On…
Security at French nuclear submarine base fires at unidentified drones
France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces is investigating the overflight of unidentified drones above the Île Longue naval base in western France, the home port of the country’s nuclear-armed…
Vietjet completes 22-aircraft delivery in largest fleet expansion to date
Vietnamese budget carrier Vietjet is closing off 2025 with a significant fleet expansion as it gears up to take delivery of 22 new aircraft before the year’s end. The airline will…
Korean Air among five Hanjin Group airlines to launch Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi
All five airlines in the Hanjin Group – Korean Air, Asiana, Jin Air, Air Busan, and Air Seoul – are to start using Starlink in-flight Wi‑Fi on…
JAL and ispace partner to develop future transportation systems to the Moon
Japan’s space ambitions are all set to take a concrete step forward. Lunar exploration company ispace has teamed up with Japan Airlines, JAL Engineering, and JALUX to start building the…
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to have a unified Aviation Authority
The six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have agreed to set up a common aviation…
Edinburgh Airport grounds fights with Delta, KLM, BA, Ryanair jets all diverted
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) in Scotland briefly suspended all inbound and outbound flights when an IT issue was flagged by its air traffic control provider, Air…
Airbus needs near-record month in December to hit 2025 delivery target
Airbus will need to pull out all the stops if it is to meet its revised annual aircraft delivery target, having confirmed that 42 customers received a total of 72 planes in November 2025. On…
China Eastern launches world’s longest commercial flight from China to Buenos Aires
China Eastern Airlines has introduced the longest intercontinental flight in the world, linking Shanghai and Buenos Aires via a journey that spans nearly half the globe. The route not…
Grand Palais: the birthplace of global aeronautics and the modern airshow
AeroTime columnist Renato Oliveira is Operations Director at PVJets Global Private Jets Company, which specializes in charter flights and helicopter transfers for entrepreneurs, individuals,…
Hypersonic weapons explained: the science, the strategy, and the hype
Hypersonic weapons have emerged in the collective consciousness as a significant development in modern warfare, offering unprecedented speed and maneuverability. From a purely…
DJI unveils its most advanced delivery drone yet, with 100-kg lifting capability
DJI has introduced its most advanced delivery drone ever: the FlyCart 100, a heavy-lift aircraft touted as having a 100-kilogram payload capacity, integrated LiDAR, a factory-installed…
Zoning fight over NJ airport poses threat to small airfields across the US
A long-running land-use fight in central New Jersey has entered a new phase, with aviation groups cautioning that the outcome could ripple far beyond this single airport. The Aircraft Owners…
Northrop reveals Project Talon, a rapid-build, lower-cost combat drone
Northrop Grumman has introduced a new uncrewed combat aircraft called Project Talon, presenting it as an autonomous combat drone designed from the outset to be built far faster and at a much…
MDA announces first wave of Golden Dome SHIELD contractors, topping 1,000 firms
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has selected 1,014 companies to take part in the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense program, a contract vehicle valued at up to $151…
