PZL M-18 Dromaders 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

 

 

 

AT-3 G-SKAZ sold back to Poland - SP-SAS

July 2026 - Aeroklub Rzeszowski announce the arrival of Aero AT-3 G-SKAZ at Rzeszow in July 2026. This AT-3 R100 was built in 2010 at the Aero factory in Mielec Poland with glass cockpit instrumentation, test flying as SP-GES. On 27th September 2010 it was registered in the UK as G-SKAZ. In 2023 it was sold onto the Moray Flying Club based at RAF Lossiemouth. 

 

 Photo from Aeroklub Rzeszowski social media

 

G-SKAZ was cancelled from the UK register on 20.7.26 as sold to Poland. 

 

UPDATE - In September 2026 this Aero AT-3 was registered in Poland as SP-SAS(3) 

 

 

 

  

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   

 

 

Politechnic Wroclaw - Cessna SP-AKT

September 2026 - Social media posts show Reims Cessna F 172H Skyhawk SP-AKT s/n 0738 being delivered by road to the Politechnic Wrocław ( Wrocław University of Science and Technology ­) for use as a training aid.  This aircraft was built in France in 1970 and originally delivered to West Germany as D-ECIT. 

 

Photo from social media 9.26  

 

In 1987 it was sold onto Finland becoming OH-CLT before being sold to Poland in February 2002 as SP-AKT. It operated with the Aeroklub Bielsko Biala.  

Flying boat - SP-BOAT

Another new aircraft registered during December 2025 is SP-BOAT - this is a Aero Adventure Aventura II a small two seat pusher engine flying boat. The aircraft has a MTOW of 650kg and is powered by either a Rotax 912 ULS or  Zonsen CA500 - the aircraft is currently based at EPNB Nieborów Bobrowniki airfield. 

 

 

 

The aircraft is available as a kit build from the Polish importers Hi-Tech Aviation. 

 

UPDATE - August 2026 - SP-BOAT had a serious accident on 15.8.26 shortly after take off from Bobrowniki - crashed into woods.  

 

 

Air-Res - Two new Jungmann

June 2026 - Air-Res of Jasionka, Rzeszow, Poland recently posted on social media about the delivery of two newly built T-131 Jungmann aircraft.  

 

 photo from Air-Res social media 

The aircraft on the right ( with the Swiss tail markings ) appears to have a Lycoming engine.

Air-Res accquired the rights to build the T-131 Jungmann from Serwis Samolotow Historycznych ( SSH ) in 2011 - Air-Res production started with s/n 200 SP-YFB, this first flew in 2013. Jungmann s/n 203 was delivered to Brazil in 2020. 

The serial numbers of the two new build aircraft are as yet unknown.  

 

 

 

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.

Delivery - SP-EMJ

SP-EMJ a brand new Challenger 3500 ( s/n 21076 ) departed from Montreal Dorval, Canada on 26th August on delivery en route to Poland via Keflavik Iceland - it departed Keflavik on 27th August en route to Warsaw Modlin airport, Poland.

Bombardier aircraft are based at Montreal Dorval.  

 

Photo of SP-EMJ Challenger 3500 here 

SP-JSM - New Bell 505 registration

JB Aviation announced the arrival of another brand new Bell 505 in Poland - registered as SP-JSM the helicopter has the factory S/N 65625 - built in 2025 at the Bell factory at Mirabel in Canada - this aircraft test flew with the Canadian registration C-FZEX.

  

Other Bell 505 helicopters in Poland include SP-DWM, SP-MRW, SP-PIE, SP-RMK, SP-TAW, SP-TMG and others. 

New Bristell LSA - SP-BIAL

26th July 2025 - Skydream of Poland published a new social media post showing a brand new BRM Aero Bristell LSA 916iS at the Bristell factory in Kunovice, Czechia, ready for delivery soon to Poland. The aircraft has the ultralight ( ultralekkie ) registration SP-BIAL and appears to be s/n 807.

 

 

Photo from Skydream shows SP-BIAL in an attractive red/white colour scheme  

SP-LKD from LI-2 to TB-21 via 737

Summer 2025 - A recent new registration in June 2025 is SP-LKD a Socata TB-21 GT Trinidad, this is SP-LKD(3) previously OK-ABL with s/n 2197. 

 

 

The original SP-LKD was Li-2P s/n 23441501 registered in 1952 with rejestracja #462 and used by LOT until cancelled in 1966. 

LOT re-used the SP-LK_ registration range for their fleet of Boeing 737-55D in the 1990's - SP-LKD(2) being 737-55D s/n 27419 with rejestracja #3116 registered on 17th December 1992 - cancelled on 19th December 2011     

 

SP-ECA PZL 104 Wilga 35A

Wilga SP-ECA s/n 62154 was built at PZL Okecie in Warsaw in 1972 and officially registerd on the 31st August 1972 as rejestracja #1382. It was one of many Wilga 35A aircraft delivered to the state run Polish Aeroklub ( AK ). The photo was taken at Inowroclaw airfield ( EPIN Inowroclaw-Kujawsko ) in August 1997 and shows SP-ECA without an engine. 

 

The registration was cancelled in February 2004 and SP-ECA sat withdrawn from use at Inowroclaw until the aircraft was sold on to Lithuania becoming LY-XCN.

New Pa-34 M350 - SP-WAC(4)

February 2025 - JB Aviation announced the recent delivery of a new build Piper Pa-46-350P M350. The M350 was delivered via Wroclaw ( from Prague ) on 28th Feb 2025 in a silver/blue colour scheme as SP-WAC(4) - s/n 4636856 ( ex N856SP )

 

This registration was previously been used as SP-WAC(1) Gawron 1967-1969, SP-WAC(2) Wilga 1983-1983 and SP-WAC(3) Turbo Kruk 1990-1995.

Historical - RWD 13 SP-MSZ

The Polish national archive has a huge online collection of historic images and among them are some photos of aircraft.  Pleased to see the image below of RWD 13 SP-MSZ taken in 1948. This aircraft has a lot of history - prior to WW2 it was registered as SP-BMY with s/n 231 operating as an air ambulance. During the war it escaped to Romania and is believed to have used YR-INT and serial "2", it was also fitted with a tail wheel ( originally had a tail skid ) and the engine was replaced with a DH Gipsy Major I.

 

It returned to Poland in 1947 and became SP-MSZ on 31st October 1947 ( Rejestracja #212 ) operated by the Foreign Ministry ( M.S. Zagran ie "MSZ" ) and was based at Warsaw Goclaw airfield. In 1951 the aircraft was used by defectors to flee to Sweden before it was returned to Poland.  

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

 

 

 

 

Sold and Exported - SP-FRL and SP-VEL

February 2025 - Plane4You report two recent export sales of SP registered aircraft - SP-FRL PZL 110 Koliber 150 a long time resident at Warsaw-Bemowo ( EPBC ) was sold in Feb 2025 to Germany. This early Koliber s/n 19003 was built in 1979 at PZL Okecie ( Warsaw ) as a Koliber 100 and originally registered as SP-ZKA in September 1979 and later re-registered as SP-FRL in February 1988. It was upgraded to a Koliber 150 in 1994. 

Photo below shows this Koliber as SP-ZKA in 1985 - photo via Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe

 

Also moving on in February 2025 is Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP-VEL - this was built in 2000 with s/n 172S8510 and originally delivered a N583SP. It was sold on to Poland becoming SP-KDI in April 2005 and later re-registered in 2022 as SP-VEL. In Feb 25 the aircraft was dismantled for shipping back to the USA.

 

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....