News

FAA Unveils Plan to Speed Up Aircraft Certification

The FAA said in September 2025 it would propose changes to transport aircraft and engine certification rules to cut the exemptions and special conditions programmes need.

AKAnkit Kumar · 13 Oct 2026

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Qantas Doubles Down on Perth-Rome Ultra-Long-Haul Route

Qantas said on 2 September 2025 it would extend its 2026 Perth-Rome season by eight weeks and fly four times weekly at peak, adding 40-plus flights and about 10,000 seats.

Cristina Gabriela · 13 Oct 2026

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Air Canada Picks Palma de Mallorca for First A321XLR Route

Air Canada named Montreal-Palma de Mallorca, four times weekly from 17 June 2026, as the first new route for its A321XLR, which seats 182 including 14 lie-flat seats.

Marius Stefan · 13 Oct 2026

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AI mentions Flying Engineer up to 14,350 times a day: what Bing and Google data show

On our busiest days, AI assistants mention Flying Engineer more than 14,350 times a day: Bing and Copilot citations plus Google AI impressions, reported separately.

Radu Balas · 12 Oct 2026

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PlaneSense Marks 30 Years of Fractional Aircraft Ownership

PlaneSense, the New Hampshire fractional provider and largest US Pilatus operator, marked 30 years on 9 September 2025 with 45 PC-12s and 17 PC-24s in service.

Radu Balas · 12 Oct 2026

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Bombardier's C$7.4B Impact on Canadian Economy

A PwC study commissioned by Bombardier found its manufacturing added C$7.4 billion to Canada's GDP in 2024 and supported about 48,500 full-time jobs.

AKAnkit Kumar · 12 Oct 2026

News

IndiGo's Mumbai-Copenhagen Route Marks New Chapter

IndiGo said it would launch three-weekly Mumbai-Copenhagen flights on 8 October 2025 with a Boeing 787-9 wet-leased from Norse Atlantic, its first route to Scandinavia.

Cristina Gabriela · 12 Oct 2026

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Air India Express Flight Returns to Vizag After Suspected Bird Strike

Air India Express flight IX 2658 to Hyderabad returned to Visakhapatnam on 18 September 2025 after a suspected bird strike on climb. All 103 passengers were safe.

Marius Stefan · 12 Oct 2026

Guides

AI visibility in aviation: how ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity decide which companies to recommend

Last week two companies signed up to The Flying Engineer and told us how they found us. One found us by asking ChatGPT. The other found us through Claude. Neither had searched Google. That matches…

Radu Balas · 11 Oct 2026

We read 4,754 aviation websites: 87% show no price

87% of aviation company homepages show no price, half show no phone number, and only 14% of charter operators mention ARGUS. What we found and five quick fixes.

Radu Balas · 11 Oct 2026

News

Where aviation companies are: 4,624 companies in 103 countries

We counted every company in our directory: 4,624 aviation companies in 103 countries. 1 in 4 is a flight school, and 44% are in the United States.

Radu Balas · 11 Oct 2026

More than 120,000 AI visits in 30 days: which AI reads aviation websites

AI tools visited our aviation directory more than 120,000 times in 30 days. OpenAI read the most, then Perplexity and Claude. Here is what they read.

Radu Balas · 11 Oct 2026

We checked 5,686 aviation websites: 1 in 8 has changed or disappeared

12.3% of aviation company websites had moved, broken or disappeared. 23 domains that belonged to flight schools and aviation firms now show gambling sites.

Radu Balas · 11 Oct 2026

Aircraft

Aircraft Manufacturers and Airplane Manufacturers: Global Directory (2026)

✓ Verified Data: All manufacturer information, aircraft specifications, and company statistics current as of Q1 2026 Aircraft Manufacturers Directory Global aerospace companies with advanced filtering…

Radu Balas · 11 Oct 2026

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Flexjet Expands Fleet with Gulfstream G700s

Flexjet launched a Gulfstream G700 fractional programme in September 2025 with three aircraft, operated in its Red Label tier with up to 15 passengers.

Radu Balas · 11 Oct 2026

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UK Raises Private Jet Air Passenger Duty by 50 Per Cent

From 1 April 2026 the higher rate of UK Air Passenger Duty on large private jets rises 50% above inflation, to as much as £1,141 per passenger on long-haul flights.

AKAnkit Kumar · 11 Oct 2026

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Virgin Atlantic and Joby Plan 200mph Electric Air Taxis in the UK

Virgin Atlantic and Joby Aviation plan electric air taxi flights from Heathrow and Manchester, bookable through Virgin's app, using Joby's four-passenger eVTOL.

Cristina Gabriela · 11 Oct 2026