ABOVE: the X-59 has so far reached transonic speeds The innovative X-59 supersonic testbed recently returned to the skies ...

The Radio Mandatory Zone (RMZ) introduced at Blackpool Airport has been withdrawn, more than three weeks ahead of schedule. According to the CAA, the temporary airspace change was put in place to ...

ABOVE: This is not a Spitfire, but a fully composite replica of the WWII fighter The Private Flyer Fest, held at Wycombe Air Park in May, saw the surprising debut of the Aerolite Spitfire Type 433.

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 targeted at ...

NASA has selected Boeing to lead the development of a full-scale Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) demonstrator aircraft. The technologies tested as part of the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) ...

ABOVE: The reopening of the airport could create over 5,000 direct jobs and 6,5000 indirect jobs; boosting the economy by £5.6 billion when fully operational Having sat empty since its closure in ...

Another impressive machine making its debut at Oshkosh was the Stratos 716X. This is the Experimental, kit-built version of the forthcoming FAR Part 23/EASA CS 23 certified Stratos 716. The six-seat ...

To commemorate the 85th anniversary of The Battle of Britain, two instructors from Airfirst, a flight school based at Blackbushe, are flying to eighty-five different airfields over the space of two ...

Hartzell Propeller has introduced a new lightweight, constant-speed carbon fibre propeller designed specifically for Rotax engines. The three-blade unit, weighing only 9kg including the spinner, ...

Lawmakers in the US House and Senate have introduced companion bills to pave the way to allow aircraft to fly supersonic over land. The Supersonic Aviation Modernization (SAM) Act calls on the FAA to ...

Kawasaki Motors is the next Japanese company considering entering the general aviation market, perhaps inspired by the success of the HondaJet. Known for its high-performance motorcycles, Kawasaki is ...

For operators of the Airbus H125, Airbus Helicopters has introduced a next-generation virtual reality (VR) flight simulator developed in partnership with Loft Dynamics. Now operational at the ...