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1 week ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
Airways Aviation has announced the signing of a deal with Diamond Aircraft to purchase five all-electric eDA40 training aircraft, completed on the final day of the Paris Air Show 2025. The deal was finalized on June 20, 2025, as the Paris Air Show 2025 concluded, making it one of the last agreements made during the event.
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1 week ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
Airways Aviation, a global aviation training provider, has placed an order for 16 fourth-generation aircraft from Elixir Aircraft as the Paris Air Show 2025 draws to a close. French training aircraft manufacturer Elixir Aircraft has officially revealed that a letter of intent for the upcoming purchase of the aircraft was signed on June 19, 2025 – the final day of the trade show before the Paris Air Show 2025 opens to the public, allowing access to those outside the aviation industry.
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1 week ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
At the Paris Air Show 2025, Venturi Space has unveiled MONA LUNA, a fully European-made lunar rover designed for future missions by the European Space Agency (ESA) and French national space agency CNES. As the main trade days came to an end and the event transitioned to become more public-oriented, AeroTime took the opportunity to visit Venturi Space, an aerospace company based in Monaco, with a focus on designing mobility solutions for the Moon and Mars.
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1 week ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
South Africa-based regional airline Airlink announced plans to lease 10 new Embraer E195-E2 twin-engine passenger aircraft from Azorra, an aircraft lessor based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The announcement was made during an Embraer press conference on June 18, 2025, at Paris Air Show 2025.
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1 week ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
Boeing’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company Wisk Aero has selected Miami, Florida, as the official city to launch its autonomous electric air taxi services. This makes Miami-Dade County one of the first locations in the United States to provide advanced air mobility.
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1 week ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
AviLease, the global aircraft lessor headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has placed an order for up to 77 Airbus aircraft, which include 22 A350F freighters and 55 A320neo Family aircraft, during Paris Air Show 2025. The order was announced on June 16, 2025, the opening day of the Paris Air Show, during a press conference attended by Edward O’Byrne, CEO of AviLease, and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Airbus EVP Sales for the Commercial Aircraft division.
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2 weeks ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
Several airlines have canceled flights in the airspace above Israel, Iran, Iraq and Jordan on June 13, 2025, following Israel’s major overnight airstrikes on 100 military and nuclear sites in Iran. As of June 13, 2025, real-time flight tracking website Flightradar24 shows no air traffic over Israel, Iran, Jordan and Iraq, as all four countries have shut down their airspace due to massive Israeli overnight airstrikes across Iran.
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2 weeks ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
The École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (ENAC) has placed an order for 30 new aircraft from Elixir Aircraft, a French training aircraft manufacturer, a couple of days ahead of the Paris Air Show 2025. On June 12, 2025, Elixir Aircraft announced in a statement that it has been chosen by ENAC, Europe’s aeronautical university, to replace its fleet of Visual Flight Rules (VFR) aircraft. The order is set to be completed between 2026 and 2027.
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2 weeks ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
Embraer has forecasted that there will be 10,500 orders for new jets and turboprops over the next 20 years, estimating that the total value of these orders could hit US$680 billion. Embraer released its Market Outlook 2025, which is its annual 20-year forecast for commercial aircraft deliveries in the sub-150-seat category, on June 12, 2025, ahead of the upcoming Paris Air Show.
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2 weeks ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
Bryan Bedford, US President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), was grilled by US senators regarding aviation safety measures, including his proposal to revise a 1,500-hour pilot training rule. At a hearing held on June 11, 2025, the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation reviewed Bedford’s nomination for FAA administrator and questioned him about the current safety status of the United States’ aviation system.
