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• Lilium's vertical lift jet to join flying taxi ranks

  

  First electric, zero emission air taxis moved a step closer as Lilium Aviation revealed it has successfully carried out flight tests on a new VTOL aircraft prototype over the skies of Germany. Watch the video.
   

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• Boeing 787-10 makes its first dash across the skies

  

  Boeing’s 787-10, the largest of its Dreamliners, successfully completed its first test flight on Friday, 31st March. The long-haul jet, which can carry 330 passengers over 6,400 miles (11,900 km), will now undergo a test programme before deliveries begin next year.
   

  

• Honeywell’s Boeing 757 fuselage outgrowth

  

  Honeywell, US aircraft engine manufacturer, has a surprising test aircraft with a strange outgrowth on the right-hand side of its forward fuselage. So what is it?
   

  

• Airbus A320 celebrates its 30th birthday

  

  The first A320 took off on its maiden voyage on 22nd February 1987 from Toulouse (south western France). Three decades later, the single-aisle jet has become the second best-selling aircraft in the world. Let’s glance back at this European success story.
   

  

• Comac C919 edges toward first test flight

  

  The countdown for COMAC C919’s maiden test flight is getting closer by the day, after the Chinese medium-haul jet completed its first taxi tests at Shanghai International Airport. Watch the video without comment. Read the article to find out more.
   

  

• Boeing-Saab T-X jet trainer takes off

  

  The new Boeing-Saab T-X has completed its first test flight. If chosen by the US army next year, it will serve as a training aircraft for USAF pilots. Watch the video without comment. Read the article.
   

  

• Gulfstream G600 flies ahead of schedule

  

  American aircraft manufacturer Gulfstream Aerospace has successfully completed the first test flight of its G600 from Savannah, Georgia. This long-haul business jet will enter service in 2018, ahead of schedule. Watch the video without comment. Read the article.
   

  

• Relive the Airbus A350-1000 maiden voyage

  

  Join us for a look back at the first test flight by the A350-1000 on 24th November from Toulouse-Blagnac airport. Its ascent into the skies over the Pyrenees kicks off the flight test campaign for this longest-fuselage version of the A350 family. Watch the video without comment. Read the article.
   

  

• Airbus A350-1000 test flights take off

  

  The A350-1000 completed its first test flight on 24th November from Toulouse-Blagnac airport. Airbus expects its new twin-engine, long-haul jet to compete with the Boeing 777, when first delivery takes place to Qatar Airways late next year.
   

  

• Countdown begins for Airbus A350-1000

  

  The A350-1000 is to perform its first test flight on Thursday 24th November. The stretched version of the new Airbus long-haul aircraft is scheduled to take off from Toulouse-Blagnac at 10h30, local time. Watch the video of the final assembly and engine-tests, with no comment. Read the article.
   

  

• First images of test flight by Bombardier’s Global 7000

  

  The Bombardier Global 7000 successfully competed its first test-flight above Toronto, Canada on 4th November. The new twin-engined business jet is scheduled to enter into service in the second half of 2018. Watch the video without commentary. Read the article.
   

  

• Maiden Flight for Virgin Galactic’s new vessel

  

  As we announced on the 7th of September, Virgin Galactic’s new space vessel (VSS unity) has just entered into service. Securely attached to the shuttle, the vessel carried out its maiden flight from the Mojave Desert in California. Watch the video (no commentary). Read the article.
   

  

• Embraer E190-E2’s maiden flight

  

  On 23 May, Embraer’s new regional jet, the E190-E2, carried out its maiden flight from São José dos Campos, Brazil. Entry into service is planned for 2018. Watch the video of the flight, and read the article.
   

  

• Volocopter VC200’s first manned flight

  

  On 30 March, the Volocopter VC200 executed its first manned flight. The test-pilot was able to verify the manoeuvrability of the electric multi-rotor in the air and test two important functions.
   

  

• Boeing 737 MAX first flight in video

  

  Boeing's 737 MAX has just completed its first flight from Renton in the United States. An event that marks the start of the flight test programme for this remotorised version of the Boeing 737, the first of which should be delivered in the summer of 2017. Watch the video. More details follow in the article.