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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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Daher Gets EASA Nod for Kodiak 900
Daher obtained EASA approval for its newest member of the Kodiak family, the 900, after having U.S. FAA certification in hand last year.
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Textron's European Service Centers Mark 10th Anniversary
The Zurich and Düsseldorf facilities acquired from Jet Aviation in 2013 are part of a support network that Textron has expanded in recent years.
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Gulfstream G500 Makes Aero Friedrichshafen Debut
The Gulfstream G500 is on display at the Aero Friedrichshafen show, marking the type's German airshow debut.
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Piper Highlights Fleet to European Audience
Piper Aircraft has unveiled new functionality for the M600/SLS's Garmin G3000 avionics suite.
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Limited Edition SR Series Cirrus Marks 9,000th Delivery
Cirrus unveiled a special version of its piston single aircraft with four exterior paintwork options and limited edition cabin interior features.
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Bombardier Smart Link Plus OK'd for Challengers, Globals
Transport Canada, EASA, and the FAA have OK'd installation of Smart Link Plus health monitoring systems on most Bombardier Challengers and Globals.
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Comac’s ARJ21 Regional Jet Enters Service in Indonesia
TransNusa Aviation operated the first revenue flight of the ARJ21outside China with service from Jakarta to Bali.
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Daher's TBM 960 Makes European Airshow Debut
The TBM 960 is the latest in Daher's line of TBM turboprop singles and is making its Eurpopean airshow debut this week at Aero Friedrichshofen in Germany.
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Diamond Aircraft To Begin SAF Testing in Diesel Engines
Austrian aircraft manufacturer Diamond Aircraft along with sister company Austro Engine will soon begin testing engines on sustainable aviation fuel.
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Attendance Soars at 2023 King Air Gathering
Attendance was up by 70 percent and vendor count nearly doubled at the 2023 King Air Gathering, marking a new era for the annual event.
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Brazil Seeks More Gripens as Saab/Embraer Strengthen Ties
Further Gripen fighter purchases for Brazil were discussed at the start of the program, but now serious evaluations are getting under way.
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C&L Aero Clinches Sale of VVIP Bizliner to Argentina
C&L Aerospace has completed the sale of a VVIP Boeing 757 to the secretary general of the presidency of Argentina for presidential travel.
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SkyDrive Signs First Preorder for Private-use eVTOL
SkyDrive opened the order book to private individual customers for its SD-05 two-seat eVTOL, and Drone Fund director Kotaro Chiba was the first to order.
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Gulfstream G400 Cabin Tour Launches, First Flight Nears
Gulfstream is launching a G400 cabin mockup tour in the U.S. as it prepares to fly the first of the twinjets later this year.
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VietJet Expands Service to Australia amid SE Asian Rebound
VietJet A330-300 debuts in Sydney as Vietnamese authorities project traffic recovery to 2019 levels by year-end.
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Boeing Confronted with Another Max Delivery Disruption
Aft fuselages for the 737 Max supplied by Sprit Aerosystems are the source of another delivery disruption.
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Dutch Start-up Maeve Unveils All-Electric Regional Airliner
The company claims battery technology will be sufficient to carry 44 passengers over 250 nm by 2029, with range and payload to increase in the future.
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Honda Aircraft Settles Lawsuit Against Jet It
Honda Aircraft and business jet operator Jet It have reached a confidential resolution in their legal dispute.
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Demand for Business Jets of Sanctioned Russians Remains High
Demand for Russian business jets remains high despite sanctions.
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Liebherr Developing Air Supply System for Airbus ZeroE Program
Toulouse-based Liebherr-Aerospace has entered the second phase of study into an air supply demonstrator for Airbus’s hydrogen fuel-cell system.
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Boeing Reports Nearly Half of Chinese Max Fleet in Service
Eleven Chinese airlines have returned 43 Boeing Max jets to service as of April 10, accounting for 45 percent of the fleet.
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AINsight: 1 in 60 Rule and Why Accuracy Matters
Aircraft specification on aircraft listings need to be extremely accurate since buyer deals are often predicated on installed equipment per the specs.
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Airbus To Build Second Assembly Line at Chinese A320 Site
An agreement to expand Airbus’s production capacity in China came during an official visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Beijing.
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Wichita's Clemens Aviation Buys Rival Midwest Corporate
Clemens Aviation has cornered the FBO market at Colonel James Jabara Airport with its purchase of Midwest Corporate Aviation.
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AINsight: Matching Words with Action
With the preowned business aircraft market normalizing, it's important to right-size pricing rather than overprice and assume the market will correct it.
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Tight Helicopter Market In Hover
Pent-up demand erupts as supply chain problems continue in the helicopter market.
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Kenai Aviation Takes Delivery of Another Tecnam P2012 Traveller
Alaska based air charter operator Kenai Aviation accepted its second 11-seat Tecnam P2012 Traveller this week at the Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo.
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Instant Insurance Quotes Now Available for Aircraft Owners
SkyWatch eliminates the middleman in the aircraft insurance-buying process.
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UAE’s Falcon Aviation Adds San Marino AOC
Falcon Aviation Services will add four aircraft under a second air operator certificate from San Marino's Civil Aviation Authority.
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Blog: Where’s My Electric-powered Airplane?
Development of electric aircraft by the experimental aircraft community seems to be lagging, but there are some interesting efforts underway.
