15+ hour, 28+ min ago   (287+ words) Mon, Sep 14, 2026 An unmanned R44 recently took on a mission designed for the offshore environment. The demonstration put remote piloting, cargo handling, and elevated deck operations through their paces. For operators moving supplies into demanding environments, the aircraft points toward a…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (234+ words) Wed, Sep 09, 2026 Swedish light-aircraft manufacturer Blackwing has started accepting orders from U.S. customers for aircraft intended for the FAA’s expanded MOSAIC framework. The company is also clarifying that its current European aircraft remain within national microlight and light-aircraft categories rather than…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (229+ words) Mon, Sep 07, 2026 Founded in 2017 by Eric Bartsch, Pat Anderson, and Erik Lindbergh (grandson of famed aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh) for purpose of accelerating the electrification of flight, VerdeGo sets out to combine conventional propulsion architectures with next-generation electric technologies. VerdeGo’s…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (275+ words) Mon, Aug 31, 2026 In a recent partnership, CubCrafters and Rotax together unveiled their new and improved designs: the Carbon Cub UL powered by the 160 hp Rotax 916 iS. The aircraft quickly took the stage for its simplicity, stability, and exceptional performance. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (207+ words) Tue, Aug 25, 2026 The FAA is urging aircraft owners, operators, maintainers and other aviation organizations to inspect aircraft and parts inventories after identifying potentially unapproved components sold by MadeByMike3D. The warning highlights a basic but important question for any aircraft part: was…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (408+ words) Fri, Aug 21, 2026 Kolb Aircraft Company is a Kentucky-based manufacturer of kit-built ultralight aircraft. Founded in 1980 by Homer Kolb—who flew his initial design, the Kolb Flyer, in 1970—the company has marketed a dozen models of ultralight and experimental flying-machines, selling…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (377+ words) Fri, Aug 21, 2026 An electric propulsion system has now left the test stand and entered the sky. Whisper Aero’s first crewed Swift 3 flights in Tennessee are putting it's eQ250 system through the realities of flight. What happens next could influence how electric…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (188+ words) Thu, Aug 20, 2026 CubCrafters has received approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the 215 HP version of its flagship XCub, including both the conventional tailwheel XCub and nosewheel NX Cub configurations. The approval adds the CC19-215 model to CubCrafters…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (272+ words) Tue, Aug 18, 2026 A new avionics agreement is putting a certified flight deck at the center of an emerging eVTOL aircraft program. Innovative Aerosystems expects engineering work to begin later this year, with production planned as the aircraft moves toward commercial…...