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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.
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In The Works: Raytheon Hawker 4000
On May 31, Raytheon Aircraft reached the FAA’s five-year time limit for certification of the Hawker 4000 (née Horizon) under Part 25 amendments that existe
Charter & Fractional
Phenom chosen for Euro charter operations
A Zurich-based start-up charter operator announced at EBACE last month its plans to place into “low-cost, on-demand” charter service a fleet of Embraer Phe
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A look at the MU-2's Reputation
In his review of the MU-2 accident data, Greg Feith, a former NTSB investigator and aircraft safety consultant, tried to validate or dispel the following p
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In The Works: Excel-Jet Sport-Jet
Excel-Jet’s four-seat, single-engine very light jet, the Sport-Jet, flew for the first time on May 14 from Colorado Springs Airport.
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In The Works: Gulfstream QSJ
Gulfstream Aerospace president Bryan Moss dismissed the company’s long-discussed “Quiet Supersonic Jet” (QSJ) during last month’s EBACE, prompting the airc
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VLJs Cause a Buzz on Capital Hill
The Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) vision of providing safe, reliable and affordable air transportation for every community in America will mo
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Dassault Offers EFB Option
Gulfstream was the first to add electronic flight bag portable computers to its options list, and now Dassault has followed suit by selecting the PilotView
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EMS Satcom Antenna Will Fly on Bombardier Globals
Bombardier has selected the eNfusion AMT-3800 high-gain satcom antenna from Canada’s EMS Satcom as a factory option on the Global Express XRS and Global 50
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Pilot training essential to improve MU-2 safety
MU-2 operators can expect to have to complete a more stringent flight-training program, similar to a type rating, as a result of the FAA’s inquiry into the
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Avanti Weighs in with Mtow Increase
The Piaggio Avanti has received an FAA-approved handbook change for a 550-pound mtow increase.
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HondaJet Will Linger at Oshkosh This Year
The HondaJet will make an encore appearance at this month’s EAA AirVenture, July 24 to 30 in Oshkosh, Wis.
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Pilatus Launches Regional PC-12 Meetings
Pilatus Business Aircraft, the Colorado-based subsidiary of the Swiss company, is launching a series of one-day regional conferences for owners and operato
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Embraer thinks big with the Lineage 1000
Embraer delivered on its promise to expand its line of business jets with the introduction last month at EBACE of the Lineage 1000 jet derived from its fly
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New Gulfstream to grow in girth?
When he announced first-quarter results, Nicholas Chabraja, chairman and CEO of Gulfstream parent company General Dynamics, said that new Gulfstreams will
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FAA OKs Avanti II
Piaggio Aero obtained FAA certification of its Avanti II turboprop late last month.
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Caravan Safety Initiative Launched
Cessna has joined with the FAA and the Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association (RACCA) for a Caravan “educational and awareness campaign.” The coalition “w
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Part 25 NPRM Aimed at Bizjet Interiors
The FAA is developing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) addressing special requirements for the interiors of transport-category business jets.
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Dassault Ratchets Up Customer Support
A Falcon parts price guarantee program and a program to improve dispatch reliability are two of the latest efforts Dassault has launched as part of a plan
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Will Hawker 450 Move to Front Burner?
Raytheon Aircraft might make a “formal announcement later in the year” on a new or derivative business jet.
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Retrofit Primus Epic suite coming for Avantis
Bringing an updated cockpit to the Piaggio Avanti makes sense.
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In The Works: Spectrum 33
Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.-based Spectrum Aerospace said flight testing of its Spectrum 33 very light twinjet is progressing on schedule.
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In The Works: ATG Javelin
Aviation Technology Group in late June announced several design changes to its two-place Javelin twinjet.
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In The Works: Diamond D-Jet
Following initial flight-testing in late April, the Diamond D-Jet single-engine very light jet resumed flight testing after installation of its data acquis
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In the Works: Antonov
An-148–Due for imminent certification by Russian and Ukrainian civil aviation authorities, the An-148 stands nearly ready for delivery this year to Russian
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In The Works: Comp Air 12
Comp Air of Merritt Island, Fla., last month unveiled plans to certify its 10-seat, all-composite Comp Air 12 turboprop single.
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In The Works: Aerion SSBJ
After an initial round of meetings with potential OEM partners on its supersonic business jet (SSBJ), Aerion is refining its business case.
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In The Works: Dassault Falcon 7X
The Falcon 7X flight-test program is progressing on schedule, with four of the trijets logging more than 850 hours during 275 test flights.
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In The Works: Cessna Citation Mustang
Cessna began function and reliability (F&R) flight-testing on the Citation Mustang early last month, the last step before gaining type certification from t
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King Air 300 sprouts winglets
BLR Aerospace expects to receive an STC for winglets for the King Air 300 in late summer or early fall.
