PZL M-18 Droamders return to Poland

In summer 2026 two PZL M-18A Dromader aircraft returned to Poland. Both were built in the mid 1980s and had served many years overseas.  

SP-JAR is s/n 1Z015-21 - built in 1985 it was initially delivered to East Germany ( DDR ) as DDR-TLF -in the early 1990s it was sold on to the USA and then Canada before returning to the US as N862UR operating with Norads Aerial Services of Virginia USA - in July 2026 it was registered in Poland as SP-JAR

 

N862UR now SP-JAR - photo via Norads Aerial Services USA 

 

The second example is SP-JFK s/n 1Z017-28 - built in 1986 it was delivered new to Czechoslovakia as OK-SGJ with Slovair - in the mid 1990s it was sold on to Canada becoming C-FVYQ for many years before sale to the USA as N52760 also with Norads Aerial Services of Virginia - in August 2026 it was registered in Poland as SP-JFK 

 

 N52760 now SP-JFK - photo via Norads Aerial Services

 

 

 

New type in Poland - Electric Air Mobility Vehicle - Yivtol

In June 2026 a new type of aircraft was first registered in Poland - The first Shenzen Yivtol S-Zero was registered as SP-VTOL in the ultralight helicopter category. 

 

 

 Photo via Yivtol Poland Sp Zoo of Wroclaw

 

This aircraft is a single seat personal urban air mobilty vehicle is built in China, a kind of sit in personal battery powered drone.  Flight time is said to be 30 mins.  SP-VTOL is s/n 029. 

 

Web link to Polish dealer in Wroclaw Poland   

 

 

New Pipistrel Velis Electro

March 2026 - Skydream have delivered the first electric powered Velis Electro in Poland to a flight school at Katowice-Muchowiec  - registered as SP-ZDZ, the Velis Electro is the first ever type-certified, electric-powered aircraft, fully approved for pilot training in Day VFR operations in more than 30 countries.

Update - The aircraft was officially registered as SP-ZDZ in May 2026 

 

 

Photo from Skydream social media  

 

Aero AT-6 - New design first flight

The AT-P Aviation AT-6 made its first flight on 6th February 2026 at Mielec airport in Poland. The sleek twin engine aircraft features a forward nose wing so giving three aerodynamic surfaces ( TSA  three surface aircraft ). The AT-6 has the test ( proby ) registration SP-PTA with s/n AT6-002.

This is the first twin engine design from AT and follows on from the successful single engine designs Aero AT-3 and AT-4. 

 

More info on the development of the Aero AT-6 on the link below 

 

https://www.meil.pw.edu.pl/zsis/ZSiS/Programy-Badawcze/Projekty-dla-przemyslu/AT-6 

 

 

  

December 2025 - New aircraft coming soon

A social media post by the Aeroklub Warszawa in December 2025 shows brand new Cessna 208B at the factory in Independence, Kansas, USA ready for delivery to Warsaw. The aircraft is painted all white and marked as SP-WWA. The s/n is believed to be 208B5911. 

 

 

The aircraft is due to depart from Independence on Saturday 13th December 2025 and will route via Canada, Greenland, Iceland and the UK before landing in Poland. 

 

UPDATE - Cessna 208 SP-WWA arrived at Warsaw Modlin ( from Wick, Scotland ) on 18th December 2025 after completing the final leg of its long delivery flight from the USA  

 

Also new is JMB Aircraft VL-3 SP-RMRM - a social media post in December 2025 shows this new build aircraft at the JMB factory at Vysoke Myto in the Czech Republic - the aircraft is painted white/grey/red ready for delivery.  

 

 

Koliber returns from Germany to Poland

The Aeroklub Stalowowolski at Turbia airfield near Stalowa Wola has announced they have recently bought PZL Koliber 150 D-ERUG from Germany. This Koliber s/n 03900042 was built at PZL Okecie and first flew on 12th February 1991 - it was initially delivered to the Netherlands as PH-BIJ before quickly passing onto Sweden as SE-KUG. In June 1995 it became D-ERUG. Made in Poland it's now back in Poland.

Registration SP-WCA - from An-2 to Airbus A321 via an Orlik

On the 11th July 2025 an Airbus A321F arrived at Shannon airport Ireland from the USA, registered as N995CM ( s/n 1619 ).  It was painted white with a maroon tail and had Warsaw Cargo titles ( a new freight airline ).

The nose wheel doors were marked "WCA" - it will shortly become SP-WCA(3). This will be the third use of this registration since 1945.

 

Web link to Warsaw Cargo airlines 

 

The original SP-WCA(1) was An-2 s/n 1G105-50, this was registered from August 1969 to May 1977 and was cancelled after an accident.

SP-WCA(2) was PZL 130T Turbo Orlik s/n 1900008 - this was previously SP-PCD.  WCA(2) was registered from October 1990 until December 1999 - after a period of storage at PZL Okecie this Orlik was sold to a private owner in the USA and became N450KM and later N552PZ - photo below shows SP-WCA(2) inside the flight test hangar at PZL Okecie.  

 

 

 Photo from Polish National Archive ( NAC )

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

New BRM Bristell 916iS for Poland - SP-ADEX

Skydream the Polish agent for BRM aircraft have published a photo of a new Bristell 916iS under construction at the BRM factory  - the aircraft is painted in an attractive red/silver colour scheme with the ultralight registration SP-ADEX - it appears to be s/n 787

 

 

 

 

New Ekolot KR-030 SW Topaz delivered

Gray Light Aviation of France have posted images of a brand new Ekolot KR-030 SW Topaz from the Ekolot factory at Krosno in Poland.

 

Photo courtesy Gray Light Aviation

The aircraft is finished in a white/blue colour scheme and shows the underwing Dept registration 89-XT and radio callsign F-JLBL in the cockpit. 

The aircraft is likely to be from production batch 030-13.... or 030-14....

New Bristell B23 - SP-ZBB

Skydream the Polish importers of BRM Aero aircraft released a photo showing a brand new BRM Aero Bristell B23 in final assembly at the BRM Aero factory in the Czech Republic registered as SP-ZBB. 

 

 

 Photo via Skydream

 

The Bristell B23 is the type certified version of the Bristell and has a MTOW of 750 kg. Other Bristell B23 aircraft already in Poland include SP-LLI(2), SP-PTZ and SP-WKY

LOT Antonov An-24 SP-LTU history

The Polish National Digital Archive has a vast library of historic items covering a wide range of subject matter and among them are some photos of Polish aircraft.

 

This photo shows LOT Antonov An-24 SP-LTU, the photo is dated 1975-1980 and taken at Warsaw Okecie airport. This An-24 was registered on 1st October 1974 by the GILC as aircraft #1914. It was built in 1970 and initially delivered to the Polish Air Force with serial 015 prior to becoming SP-LTU with LOT. It was named "Drawa" ( a Polish river ).  LOT received their first An-24 ( SP-LTA ) in 1966.

SP-LTU was destroyed in an accident on 26th March 1981 at Redzikowo near Slupsk.  

Citation CJ1 - SP-IZU

A recent new biz-jet registration in Poland is SP-IZU - Cessna 525 Citation Jet 1 with S/N 525-0396 - this Citation was built in 2000 and was registered in Poland on 21st February 2023 ( ex EC-MPN ) with Bartolini Air, based at Lodz ( EPLL )

 

On April 27th 2023 Bartolini Air posted the following about Citation SP-IZU - "The third light jet in our commercial fleet - a Cessna Citation Jet 1 (reg. SP-IZU) with a stunning, fully refurbished interior - is airborne in its maiden flight as we speak! At the controls: Bartek Walas himself (Captain and C525 Type Rating Instructor) and Marc Meuleman - a Bartolini Air flight instructor in his first-ever commercial jet flight (beginning his line training as FO). The aircraft is repositioning from Modlin (EPMO) to Hamburg (EDDH) to pick up a passenger and take him to London Luton (EGGW)." 

 

 Photos courtesy Bartolini Air

 

 

 

New Ekolot KR-040 Dominator

In December 2022 Ekolot published a short video on their social media feed showing the prototype KR-040 Dominator test flying - this may have been its first flight. 

 

 

The new low wing two seater ( side by side ) is powered by a Rotax 915iS engine and has the manufacturers test registration SP-ZARD  

New PC-12 NGX delivered to Poland

On 25th May 2021 brand new Pilatus PC-12 NGX HB-FSG c/n 2084 was delivered from the Pilatus factory at Stans, Switzerland to Wroclaw, Poland. 

 

 
The aircraft is painted in an attractive blue and silver colour scheme and will soon be registered as SP-NCC(2) - photo with thanks to JB Aviation. 

The following PC-12 aircraft have been registered in Poland over the years - SP-ARC, SP-CIZ, SP-CMR, SP-EMA, SP-KKB, SP-KKW, SP-MBW, SP-MIX, SP-MIY, SP-MKM, SP-NAP, SP-NCL twice, SP-NPC, SP-NUT, SP-NWM, SP-ORT, SP-PPP, SP-SAB, SP-THC, SP-WBW and SP-ZIW

Opegieka - Survey P68 SP-GEO visits Britain

In early April 2021 the Polish registered P68 TC Observer SP-GEO arrived in the UK. This aircraft is one of three survey aircraft operated by Opegieka. The company is based at Elbląg but often have an aircraft detached at Warsaw-Bemowo airfield.

SP-GEO was built new in 2011 by Vulcanair in Italy ( the P68 design was originally built by Partenavia ) with serial number 461-13-OTC and was registered in Poland in June 2011. This P68 has a transparent acrylic nose to help the crew see directly ahead during survey flights. 

On Sunday 4th April 2021 SP-GEO flew from Gloucester airport up to Leeds-East ( formerly RAF Church Fenton ) from where it has operated a number of survey flights over northern England. On Tuesday 13th April SP-GEO flew on to Hawarden airfield near Chester. The aircraft has used its registration as its radio callsign. 

Opegieka also operate two other survey aircraft - SP-OPG P68C ( solid nose ) and Beech C90A King Air  SP-ISS.

 

More info on this web link to the Opegieka website

 

 

A new type of ultralight aircraft in Poland is the ANG-01 Patriot 600RG - this aircraft is built in Ukraine and the first example arrived in Poland in November 2020, seen here with test registration SP-ZAAA

New Pipistrel Virus for Poland

Skydream of Bielsko-Biala have announced the imminent delivery of another brand new Pipistrel Virus SW from the factory in Slovenia - this aircraft will be registered as SP-SAMG - over 40 examples of the Pipistrel Virus ultralight aircraft have been registered in Poland. 

 

Virus SP-SAMG at the factory pre-delivery  - S/N 1045

Update - March 2021 - Another new Pipistrel Virus SW in Poland is SP-SRMC imported via agents Skydream, photo below

Two new Diamond DA-20 aircraft delivered to Deblin

The Lotnicza Akademia Wojskowa ( LAW - military flight academy ) at Deblin airbase took delivery of two further examples of the Diamond DA-20 C1 Eclipse on 27th November 2020 registered as SP-NTB and SP-NTC. The aircraft are fitted with glass cockpits and are used for basic flight training.  The LAW fleet now has ten examples of the Eclipse and also operate other types including the DA-40, the twin engine DA-42 plus Robinson R44 and Guimbal Cabri helicopters.

DA-20 C1 Eclipse SP-NTC on delivery to the Lotnicza Akademia Wojskowa at Deblin 

 

Other examples of the DA-20 C1 Eclipse operated by the Lotnicza Akademia Wojskowa include,

SP-NDA, NDI, NKN, NKT, NLN, NPT, NTA, TEC,  

Photo courtesy Lotnicza Akademia Wojskowa

 

 

 

Ekolot fly new Topaz SW

At the end of October Ekolot test flew their new version of the Topaz, the Topaz SW. This version features a wing span reduced from the previous standard of 10.52m span to 9.52m. The wing fuel tanks have been removed and placed inside the fuselage.

 

 Photo courtesy of Ekolot 

This allows the wings to be disassembled for easier transport inside a trailer or to store the aircraft in a building. The first flight took place at Krosno airfield in late October 2020 with the aircraft wearing the test registration SP-ZARA.

RWD-8 Replica nears completion

 

A replica RWD-8 basic two seat tandem trainer is nearing completion - the project has been built by Henryk Wicki of TZL Aviation at Swidnik in Poland. The RWD-8 high wing single engine aircraft was used extensively in Poland during the 1930s by both the Polish Air Force and local aeroclubs. Over 500 examples were built although none are known to exist today.

 

 photo courtesy Warsztat Lotniczy TZL

 

The replica is expected to have its first flight in late September 2020 and is registered on the Ultralight register as SP-STZL