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Engines

Pratt & Whitney unveils PT9 turboprop with 20% lower fuel burn, 33% more power

Pratt & Whitney Canada unveiled the PT9 turboprop engine at NBAA-BACE 2026 in Las Vegas, a new design that the company says offers 20% lower fuel consumption and 33% more power at altitude than previous-generation engines. The PT9 has already received Transport Canada certification and gives…

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MRO

Rolls-Royce expands CorporateCare to reduce aircraft owners’ out-of-pocket costs

16 hours ago

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Airlines

Ryanair axes 20 routes, six aircraft, in Belgium in row over aviation taxes

15 hours ago

A Russian Sukhoi Su 30SM fighter jet in flight

Defense

Russian Su-30 fighter crashes in Kaliningrad, pilots eject

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BETA Technologies ALIA CX300

Aviation Technology and Innovation

FAA allows BETA Technologies to fly customers on ALIA eVTOL

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LATEST

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Aviation

Honda backs Thrive’s fractional launch with refurbished HondaJets

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Aircraft

Civil Air Patrol orders 21 Cessna aircraft for search and rescue, youth missions

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Airlines

Qatar Airways adds Western Sydney route as winter network tops 170 destinations

18 hours ago

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Business Aviation

Dassault gives its best-selling Falcon 2000 a major cockpit upgrade

18 hours ago

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Analysis

Cirium: global airliner fleet to near-double by 2045, supply remains constrained

20 hours ago

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Airlines

Former Rex chairman Lim Kim Hai fined US$560,000, banned from managing companies

22 hours ago

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Berlin Brandenburg CEO: BER is ‘hub-ready’ but point-to-point is its future

Executive Spotlight banner featuring Alberto López Iberojet Accountable Manager with AeroTime and Iberojet logos

Inside Iberojet, the airline quietly building a unique transatlantic network

Executive Spotlight banner introducing Pauls Calitis CEO of euroAtlantic Airways with AeroTime and euroAtlantic logos

euroAtlantic’s new CEO Calitis on why widebody ACMI needs both Boeing and Airbus

AVIATION ECONOMICS

A recent report by the ECA pointed out that the European aviation system might not be as resilient to fatigue related risks as previously thought

Airlines will need 2.4 million new aviation workers by 2045, Airbus forecasts

October 14, 2026

TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320neo

Lufthansa beats Air France-KLM to acquire minority stake in TAP Air Portugal

October 14, 2026

Ethiopian Airlines Aircraft at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport

African airlines grow 6% but earn just $1.30 per passenger as open skies stall

October 12, 2026

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Spanish helicopter operator Eliance files for preliminary creditor protection

October 12, 2026

Pegasus Airlines Smartwings

Pegasus Airlines completes its acquisition of Czech group Smartwings

October 2, 2026

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AIRLINES

Boeing 737 8AS registration 9H QCY operated by Malta Air for Ryanair

Ryanair axes 20 routes, six aircraft, in Belgium in row over aviation taxes

15 hours ago

Airplane soaring above Sydney harbor with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge at sunset Qatar plane visible

Qatar Airways adds Western Sydney route as winter network tops 170 destinations

18 hours ago

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Icelandair completes deal for 49% stake in former rival PLAY’s Maltese operation

October 19, 2026

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Virgin Atlantic launches first nonstop Heathrow-Phuket flights using Boeing 787s

October 19, 2026

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777 Partners founder pleads guilty to $500 million fraud scheme

October 18, 2026

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Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian airlines

October 18, 2026

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DEFENSE

A Russian Sukhoi Su 30SM fighter jet in flight

Russian Su-30 fighter crashes in Kaliningrad, pilots eject

17 hours ago

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Drones breach no-fly zone over Toulon, home to France’s main naval base

22 hours ago

Dassault Mirage 2000D fighter bomber takeoff

French Mirage 2000D fighter jet crashes near Nancy

October 21, 2026

Two Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets fly in formation during a NATO training exercise

UK to fly RAF Typhoons to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks

October 20, 2026

TB 001 reconnaissance attack drone

Japan scrambles fighters as Chinese drones fly near Okinawa during Keen Sword

October 20, 2026

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RAAF P-8A Poseidon joins about 260 aircraft in Japan-US Exercise Keen Sword

October 20, 2026

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BUSINESS IN AVIATION

The cockpit of a Dassault Falcon 2000LXS business jet

Dassault gives its best-selling Falcon 2000 a major cockpit upgrade

18 hours ago

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Gogo demonstrates business jet Wi-Fi as it plans faster speeds and easier upgrades

October 20, 2026

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SyberJet reveals SJ36 mockup and in-house avionics system at NBAA-BACE 2026

October 20, 2026

Textron Aviation Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 production

Textron rolls out first production Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 executive jet

October 20, 2026

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Honeywell forecasts nearly 10,000 new business jets through 2035

October 20, 2026

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PlaneSense to equip all 71 of its Pilatus aircraft with Gogo satellite Wi-Fi

October 16, 2026

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AVIATION TOP 10s

Flying on a budget Top 10 cheapest planes in the world

The 10 cheapest planes you can buy in 2026

July 8, 2026

Top 10 attack helicopters

Top 10 most advanced attack helicopters in service in 2026

July 2, 2026

Top 10 most widely operated fighter jets in 2025

Top 10: Most widely used fighter jets in 2026

June 26, 2026

Top 10 most expensive fighter jets

Top 10 most expensive fighter jets in 2026

June 24, 2026

Top 10 largest passenger planes

Top 10 biggest passenger planes in the world in 2026

June 18, 2026

Ranked Top 10 worlds fastest fighter jets in 2025

Ranked: Top 10 fastest fighter jets in the world in 2026

June 14, 2026

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TECHNOLOGY

BETA Technologies ALIA CX300

FAA allows BETA Technologies to fly customers on ALIA eVTOL

15 hours ago

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Archer completes demonstration flights over San Francisco Bay area

October 19, 2026

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Sikorsky unveils four-drone deployment kit in a shipping container

October 12, 2026

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French startup HyLight raises €13 million to build autonomous airships

October 12, 2026

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Swiss weather intelligence firm Meteomatics unveils new high-altitude drone

October 8, 2026

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Jeppesen ForeFlight introduces AI tools to help airlines manage flight disruptions

October 6, 2026

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