Electra Unveils Turbo Electric Aircraft Concept for Next Generation Airliner as Part of NASA AACES 2050 Program By Jason Pritchard Electra has unveiled a new conceptual aircraft design for next-generation airliners developed as part of NASA’s Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability (AACES) 2050 program. The study explores how targeted electrification, advanced aerodynamics and integrated airframe-propulsion design can transform the efficiency and competitiveness of aircraft with 100+ passengers by...Read More

Seven years on: Boeing 777X Certification Delay Pushes Toward 2027 By Hellwing Villamizar Boeing’s long-delayed 777X program appears to be facing another schedule slip, with U.S. certification now likely moving into 2027 rather than arriving this year. The latest signal came from FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford, who suggested that the Boeing 777X would follow the 737 MAX 7 and MAX...Read More

World’s longest-range aircraft, the Airbus A350-1000ULR takes to the skies The A350-1000ULR (MSN 707), the first of 12 aircraft ordered by Qantas has completed its first flight in Toulouse, France. The aircraft, fitted with special flight test instrumentation, flew for three hours 43 minutes reaching an altitude of slightly above 41,000 feet. The aircraft was flown by a dedicated Airbus...Read More

Lufthansa Boeing 787 nose landing gear collapses at Frankfurt Airport The incident occurred as the Dreamliner was being prepared for a flight to Los Angeles. By Joanna Bailey The front landing gear of a Lufthansa Boeing 787 has collapsed while parked at Frankfurt Airport in Germany. Video footage from the airport shows the aircraft parked on a stand when the nose landing...Read More

Joby Aviation Is Pushing the Boundaries of Electric Aviation Power-train chief Jon Wagner explains why integration beats invention By Elan Head When JoeBen Bevirt founded the company now known as Joby Aviation in 2009, electric aircraft were on few people’s minds. Tesla’s first electric vehicle, the Roadster, had arrived on the market just one year earlier, and it was not yet evident that EVs would transform the...Read More

GE Hybrid-Electric Evaluation Paves Way For Flight Tests By Guy Norris GE Aerospace is moving toward flight tests of a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine system on a modified Saab 340B testbed following the completion of ground tests of the propulsion system at the company’s facility in Peebles, Ohio. Developed through NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project, the propulsion system is...Read More

The SYOS Aerospace SA200 uncrewed autonomous helicopter has completed a series of fully autonomous mission trials, clearing the aircraft for serial production. By Lisa West The SYOS Aerospace SA200 uncrewed autonomous helicopter has completed a series of fully autonomous mission trials, clearing the aircraft for serial production. The trials, which concluded a five-year development programme, demonstrated the SA200’s ability to...Read More

Embraer E2 completes 10 years since first flight Milestone comes as E2 family backlog reaches 286 firm orders, led by the E195-E2 By Ricardo Meier A decade has passed since Embraer achieved a pivotal moment in its commercial aviation history. On May 23, 2016, the E190-E2 , the first model of the new E-Jet E2 family, lifted off from São...Read More

Boeing has a fix for the grounded MD-11, according to FedEx By Lauren Rosenblatt Boeing has designed a fix for its grounded MD-11 planes that will return them to the skies, according to FedEx, one of the major carriers eager to return the cargo plane to service. FedEx said it expected to start bringing its fleet of MD-11 planes back...Read More

Unither Bioélectronique Completes World’s First Piloted Hydrogen-Electric Helicopter Circuit Flight in Québec By David Dong Canadian Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM) today recognized Unither Bioélectronique (UB), a CAAM National Board member, after UB completed the world’s first piloted hydrogen-electric helicopter circuit flight. Conducted April 10, 2026, at Roland-Désourdy Airport in Bromont, Québec, with UB test pilot Ric Webb at the controls, the flight marks the...Read More