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Saudia welcomes its first Airbus A321 XLR aircraft
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (22+ words) Saudia has welcomed its first Airbus A321 XLR aircraft, fitted with a two-class cabin featuring 24 full lie-flat business class seats...
GE Aerospace rolls out 360 Foam Wash across MRO shops
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (219+ words) GE Aerospace is rolling out its 360 Foam Wash jet engine cleaning system across its global maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) network, the company announced on May 22, 2026, broadening the deployment of a technology originally developed with Middle East customers. The system…...
Thailand orders two C295 tactical transports from Airbus
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (164+ words) The Royal Thai Air Force has placed a firm order for two Airbus C295 tactical transport'aircraft, the European manufacturer announced on May 22, 2026, with first delivery scheduled for the'initial'half of 2029.' The two'aircraft'will be assembled at the Airbus'Defence'and Space facility in Seville, Spain....
GA-ASI resumes YFQ-42 A flight tests after software fix
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (234+ words) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has returned its YFQ-42 A Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype to flight testing, roughly sixweeks after a mishap that destroyed one of the airframes built for the US Air Force's drone-wingman competition. The company announced the…...
Eve wraps e VTOL hover test block, transition flights ahead
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (403+ words) Eve Air Mobility, the advanced air mobility subsidiary of Embraer, announced on May 21, 2026 that it had closed out the hover and low-speed flights block of its full-scale engineering prototype, clearing the way for ground tests and a transition flight campaign…...
NOEMI Aerospace unveils new use cases, hybrid propulsion
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (23+ words) Norwegian electric seaplane developer NOEMI Aerospace has unveiled new use cases for its platform as it adds hybrid-propulsion version of its aircraft...
Textron delivers Cessna Sky Courier to Air Marshall Islands
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (292+ words) Textron Aviation has delivered the first of two Cessna Sky Courier twin-engine turboprops to carrier Air Marshall Islands following an order in 2024. On May 15, 2026, Textron Aviation said that it was the first time a Cessna Sky Courier had been delivered…...
Thai Air Force reviews Gripen E production in Sweden as Saab begins assembly
1+ week, 2+ day ago (506+ words) A delegation from the Royal Thai Air Force visited Sweden during the week of May 11-15, 2026, to review progress on Thailand's Gripen E/F fighter acquisition program, including the start of assembly work on the country's first aircraft at Saab's facility…...
Emirates taps GE Aerospace to advance A380 engine repairs
1+ week, 3+ day ago (351+ words) Emirates will leverage GE Aerospace knowledge and expertise to advance its Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 engine repair capabilities in Dubai, UAE. On May 14, 2026, Emirates announced a deal had been struck with GE Aerospace to provide technical and training support to develop…...
Russia's Superjet replacement engine completes certification
1+ week, 3+ day ago (221+ words) State technology conglomerate Rostec announced the milestone on May 14, 2026, saying the engine had accumulated close to6, 600 hoursof total operation, including1, 449 hoursof flight testing on an Ilyushin Il-76 LL flying laboratory and on prototype Superjet SJ-100 airframes. According to Rostec, the engine integrates 17 new…...