Bombardier
Bombardier said it exceeded all 2025 guidance metrics, completed its turnaround plan and set a bullish 2026 guidance after fourth‑quarter revenue rose on higher business‑jet deliveries. Management attributed the stronger Q4 top line to increased handovers, positioning the company for a ‘strong year ahead’.
Reuters
By Reuters: Howmet Aerospace on Thursday forecast first-quarter profit above Wall Street expectations, as the maker of castings and fasteners for aircraft benefited from strong industry demand for planes and parts.
eVTOL Insights
• Jason Pritchard
By eVTOL Insights: Electra has been granted a series of U.S. patents that protect core components of its hybrid-electric propulsion and flight control.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: German start-up ERC System will in 2026 fly the first prototype of a vertical take-off and landing uncrewed cargo aircraft it hopes to bring to market in the coming years.
payloadasia.com
By payloadasia.com: Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the ST Engineering-Airbus joint venture, has signed a new A330 passenger-to-freighter conversion contract with Chinese lessor Hengqin Winglet Aircraft Technology, with work set to begin mid-2026 at EFW’s partner facility in China, supporting rising freighter demand driven by e-commerce and express logistics.
emirates.com
By emirates.com: Emirates will deploy more of its retrofitted aircraft featuring Premium Economy to more cities across its network.
en.skydrive2020.com
By en.skydrive2020.com: Taiwan & TOYOTA, Japan, February 12, 2026 - SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer,.
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FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia has approved the use of import-substituted composites for the vertical fin and horizontal stabiliser of the Yakovlev MC-21.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Aviation Week
• Christine Boynton
