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Boeing Completes Static Testing on 787 Reinforcements

Boeing has finished the static tests needed to validate the side-of-body modification made to the 787 Dreamliner, the company announced yesterday.
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Funding Problems Ground JetBird

Europe’s JetBird has once again delayed the launch of its air-taxi network, this time on the grounds that it needs to raise fresh capital to support the ne
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A380 Returns to JFK in Air France Colors

Air France officially joined the A380 operators club on November 20, when it took its first
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Gulfstream G650 Makes an Abbreviated First Flight

The first Gulfstream G650, dubbed T1 for test aircraft one, achieved its maiden flight this afternoon, though it was cut short due to “slight vibrations” i
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Bombardier Planning G650 Competitor?

Bombardier CEO Pierre Beaudoin last month indicated that the Canadian manufacturer might launch a model to compete with the Gulfstream G650, but he did not
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First Production CJ4 Rolled Out

Cessna Aircraft rolled out the first production Citation CJ4 last month and sent it to the paint and interior shops for completion.
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Lineage 1000 drops into Teterboro

Embraer took the Lineage 1000 into Teterboro Airport, N.J., last month to show it’s the largest business airplane the size-restricted airport can accept.
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Pilot Report: Embraer Lineage 1000

Ask people why they finally decided to acquire a business airplane and they inevitably mention speed as the deciding factor.
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In The Works: Piper Aircraft, PiperJet

Change has come fast and furious at Piper Aircraft during the past year, with sale of the company to Imprimis by majority owner American Capital in May, fo
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In the works: Spectrum Aeronautical, S.40 Freedom


Spectrum Aeronautical has delayed first flight of its S.40 Freedom lightweight midsize twinjet to late next year.
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In the works: Aerion, Supersonic business jet

At last month’s Dubai Air Show, Aerion reiterated its ongoing efforts to find a manufacturing and development partner for its nascent supersonic business j
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In the works: Viking Aircraf, DHC-6-400 Twin Otter

Viking Aircraft’s modern upgrade of the Twin Otter has entered the final phase of testing and is slated for certification shortly.
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US Airways To Defer Delivery of 54 Airbuses

US Airways will defer delivery of 54 Airbus aircraft as part of a new “liquidity improvement program,” the airline announced today.
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Paris Jet, the first VLJ, is revived

The world’s first production and certified very light jet, the Morane Saulnier MS760 Paris Jet, has a new lease on life.
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PiperJet Deliveries Delayed to Mid-2013

Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft said it is delaying first deliveries of the single-engine PiperJet from the fourth quarter of 2012 until the second q