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1+ hour, 50+ min ago (12+ words) How airlines achieve more efficient ground operations with Jeppesen Smart Airport Maps'Flight Global...
AIX at 25: Why the 2026 edition is the one you don't want to miss
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (868+ words) Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) returns from 1416 April 2026 for a landmark 25th edition, and by every measure, this is set to be its most ambitious show yet. With new zones, record participation, and a programme that looks firmly to the future of…...
Lilium prototypes remain up for sale despite Archer agreement for patent portfolio
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (168+ words) If you thought the long-running Lilium saga had ended with Archer Aviation's purchase of its patent portfolio, well, not quite: the collapsed developer's two prototype aircraft remain up for sale having been excluded from'that acquisition. A little over a year…...
Lilium Jet's journey ends on scrapheap as prototypes fail to sell
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (382+ words) A little over a year since its second and final insolvency, the last traces of Lilium's ambitious all-electric regional aircraft programme are being erased at its former Oberpfaffenhofen airport home. At the time of the company's final collapse in February…...
Ascendance advances on Sterna series production with French state backing
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (340+ words) Hybrid-electric developer Ascendance has secured a "12. 2m ($14. 2 million) investment over four years from the French government which will enable the start of series production on its Sterna powertrain. To be delivered through the France 2030 " Premiere Usine programme, the funding will see…...
First production standard MUAV rolled out in Busan
11+ hour, 8+ min ago (410+ words) The first mass production example of a new South Korean unmanned air vehicle designed to monitor North Korea has been rolled out, with service entry set for 2027. The rollout of the long awaited Korean Airlines Medium Altitude Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial…...
Aura secures new finance and targets late 2027 for ERA first flight
18+ hour, 13+ min ago (1232+ words) A freshly refinanced Aura Aero insists its hybrid-electric ERA will take to the skies next year " albeit a few months after the "early 2027" date the Toulouse-based start-up was targeting this time last year. Speaking to Flight Global, chief executive Jeremy…...
A-10 certified for aerial refuelling via probe-and-drogue system
19+ hour, 10+ min ago (856+ words) The move is a rare use of the probe-and-drogue method for in-flight refuelling by the US Air Force, which typically conducts such missions via a fuel transfer boom. The US Air Force has completed a certification effort allowing Fairchild Republic…...
Jet fuel shocks bite into Delta's earnings amid strong demand
19+ hour, 11+ min ago (598+ words) Even Delta Air Lines, with its "fortress" balance sheet and subsidiary-operated jet fuel refinery, is not immune from the rapid rise in jet fuel costs." Delta Air Lines recorded its first quarterly loss in three years during the first quarter,…...
Mammoth achieves certification for 777-200 LR converted freighter, eyes partner in China
20+ hour, 57+ min ago (774+ words) US aircraft conversion specialist Mammoth Freighters has received Federal Aviation Administration certification for its cargo-modified 777-200 LR, a milestone coming as the firm accelerates production and plots global expansion, including in China. Mammoth, which is among several companies developing passenger-to-freighter-converted 777s, disclosed…...