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Going solo on his 14th birthday!
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (110+ words) ABOVE: Hudson Benn managed to go solo on his 14th birthday despite menacing clouds A fourteen-year-old boy, Hudson Benn, recently went solo on the day of his birthday. Although he had trained mostly using winch launches, he went solo on an…...
B-100C makes maiden flight
1+ week, 2+ day ago (188+ words) ABOVE: The B-100C has been developed both as an initial military trainer and as a high-performance GA aircraft Swiss-German aircraft manufacturer Kaelin Aero has flown its new B-100C for the first time. The flight took place on 26 June at Donaueschingen-Villingen airfield in…...
MV-75 becomes the Cheyenne II
2+ week, 5+ day ago (170+ words) Bell Textron has announced that the US Army has officially designated the MV-75 as the Cheyenne II. Consistent with the company’s tradition of honouring Native American tribes (the Army calls the iconic ‘Huey’ the Iroquois), the MV-75 honours the heritage of the…...
Applications open for 2026 Vintage Flying Scholarship
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (220+ words) ABOVE: the scholarship allows you to train in a de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth Applications are open until 30 June for the 2026 Worshipful Company of Coachmakers’ and Coach Harness Makers’ Flying Scholarship, which offers flight training on vintage de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moths....
X-59 expanding the envelope
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (223+ words) ABOVE: the X-59 has so far reached transonic speeds The innovative X-59 supersonic testbed recently returned to the skies after a comprehensive round of maintenance and software upgrades following its first flight. It has now officially entered the aircraft’s envelope expansion campaign,…...
More tests for Norwegian hybrid STOL
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (375+ words) ABOVE: Electra says its hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft can take off and land in as little as 50m, while serving regional passenger routes Bristow Group, Electra, Avinor, and the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority have signed a contract to launch a second…...
Joby conducts NYC demo flights
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (406+ words) American eVTOL developer Joby Aviation has successfully completed a series of point-to-point eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) demonstration flights in New York City, marking a new development in urban air mobility and showing how quiet, emission-free aircraft can integrate…...
New and rebuilt Continental engines on the shelf
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (188+ words) ABOVE: Continental has started stocking new, factory rebuilt, and factory overhauled engines on the shelf Tired of long delays while waiting for a Continental engine? Continental Aerospace Technologies announced that it has started stocking new, factory rebuilt, and factory overhauled…...
easyJet partners with Skyborne - Pilot
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (175+ words) ABOVE: As easyJet expands it will need a thousand new pilots by 2031 British low cost operator easyJet has appointed Skyborne Airline Academy as an official training partner in a new agreement that will see 500 pilots trained over the next five…...
Volocopter introduces new electric ultralight multicopter
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (276+ words) ABOVE: The VoloXPro is designed for both recreational flying and commercial passenger transport German eVTOL developer Volocopter introduced its new VoloXPro electric ultralight multicopter at AERO (see our photo report in the June 2026 issue of the magazine). The aircraft is…...