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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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Airbus A330-200F Takes to the Skies
Airbus’s new A330-200F freighter flew for the first time today, officially marking the start of a 180-hour flight-test and certification campaign with a fo
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VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Loses Critical Support
Not unlike the way the Philadelphia Phillies’ chances of winning this year’s World Series decreased substantially on Sunday when they lost game four to the
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Air New Zealand orders Airbus A320s to replace Boeing 737-300s
Air New Zealand has ordered 14 Airbus A320s to replace its existing domestic fleet of 15 Boeing 737-300s.
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Lawsuits Filed Against Eclipse Aviation Leaders
Former deposit-holders for Eclipse 500 very light jets recently filed four lawsuits in New Mexico district courts alleging various wrongdoings by Eclipse A
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Boeing’s Optimism Belied 747-8 Problems
Boeing Commercial Airplanes faced some familiar scrutiny over the fidelity of its program timelines again this month, when, no more than six weeks after 74
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Airbus Spools Up A380 Production
It might seem only months since Airbus launched the mighty A380-800, but the double-deck, quad-aisle superjumbo marked the second anniversary of its first
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MJet’s Wing Decision Raises More Questions about Composites
Resorting to worn-out business-speak to describe the merits of any new aircraft program has become customary, but Trans States Holdings president Rick Leac
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Boeing Uses Delays to Fine-tune 787 Maintenance Plan
While no one at Boeing would dare admit to any level of satisfaction with six separate
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Gulfstream G650 nears first flight
Under a bright blue sky on September 29, Gulfstream Aerospace
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Gulfstream rolls out G200 successor in Israel
Gulfstream and Israel Aerospace Industries publicly intro- duced the first example of the Gulfstream G250 at IAI’s facility on Ben Gurion International Air
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Farnborough Kestrel To Be Built by Liberty?
Farnborough Aircraft director Adrian Norris said at the NBAA Convention that his company is in discussions to have Liberty Aircraft produce the all-composi
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Modifications under way, Eclipse focuses on parts
Eclipse Aerospace held a supplier summit on October 27 for manufacturers and vendors of Eclipse EA500 very light jet components.
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New (and born-again) Turboprops
Epic LT
Hints of trouble began to emerge at Bend, Ore.-based Epic more than a year ago when a deal for a $200 million
Hints of trouble began to emerge at Bend, Ore.-based Epic more than a year ago when a deal for a $200 million
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Boeing To Place Second 787 Assembly Line in North Charleston, S.C.
Boeing announced yesterday that it will place its second final assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner in North Charleston, S.C., ending months of speculation
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In the works: Aerion – Supersonic Business Jet
Aerion chairman Robert Bass said that the company remains committed to its supersonic business jet program “as long as we see progress in our discussions w
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In the works: Stratos Aircraft – Stratos 714
The latest entry in the personal jet marketplace–Stratos Aircraft of Bend, Ore.–made its first appearance at the NBAA Convention last month with a full-sca
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In the works: Gulfstream Aerospace – G650 and G250
Gulfstream rolled out two new jets recently, the large-cabin flagship G650 on
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In the works: Spectrum-S40
Spectrum Aeronautical is preparing to manufacture a second S.40 test fuselage as it continues to refine its processes and manufacturing technology since co
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Mitsubishi signs first U.S. customer
Mitsubishi Aircraft scored an enormous marketing coup last month when it signed its first customer outside Japan for the 78- to 92-seat MRJ.
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ATR formally unveils -600 series
Franco-Italian regional aircraft maker ATR last month presented to the public the ATR 72-600 during a ceremony in Toulouse, France, where it also confirmed
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Republic to ground its last 717
Republic Airways plans to ground the last of nine remaining Boeing 717s it acquired with its
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New T-Props for Libyan, Air Niugini
Bombardier and ATR each announced orders for a pair of turboprops last month, the Canadian manufacturer from Papua New Guinea’s Air Niugini for NextGen Q40
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Colgan to move HQ to Memphis
Pinnacle Airlines has decided to move the headquarters of its Colgan Air subsidiary to Memphis, placing the two operating units in the same location “mainl
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E190 gains ISA+39 deg approval
Embraer has received ISA+39-deg C certification for the E190 from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and the FAA, the company announced last mo
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PiperJet Deliveries Delayed Six Months to Mid-2013
Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft on Tuesday said it is delaying first deliveries of the single-engine PiperJet from the fourth quarter of 2012 until t
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Spectrum S.40 On Track To Fly Late Next Year
Spectrum Aeronautical is preparing to manufacture a second S.40 test fuselage as it continues to refine its processes and manufacturing technology since co
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Embraer unveils Legacy 650
Looking ahead to an economic recovery, and to fulfilling its stated intention to become a major player in the business aviation industry, Embraer provided
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Airbus A400M Makes Progress as Negotiations Continue
Airbus Military is increasingly confident about the technical progress of the
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Euro Hawk Is Unveiled, But Latest Global Hawks Face Problems
The first Euro Hawk UAV for the German Air Force (GAF) was unveiled last month at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, Calif.
