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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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VH-71 Presidential helicopter teeters on the edge
The future of the VH-71 presidential helicopter program neared the wire last month as Congress worked to pass a final 2010 defense appropriations bill that
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Tinseth: Dreamliner Mods Underway
Boeing has begun installing the reinforcements for the side-of-body modifications
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First Emivest-branded SJ30 Delivered to Déjà Vu
Emivest Aerospace, formerly Sino Swearingen Aircraft, yesterday delivered its first SJ30 light jet and continues to ramp up production at its San Antonio p
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Superjet Completes High-Altitude Tests
The second Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 successfully completed its high-altitude flight test campaign in Armenia this week, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) announce
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AA Boosts Bombardier’s CRJ Position
The fortunes of Bombardier Aerospace’s regional jet business received a considerable boost today as American Airlines announced the signing of a letter of
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Querétaro Plays Key Role in Learjet 85 Program
Bombardier’s Learjet 85 program continues to move forward or, perhaps more accurately, south, with plans to produce all primary structural components of th
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Bombardier Breaks Ground for C Series
The future of Bombardier Aerospace’s commercial airline business might well hinge on what becomes of the final product that emerges from yesterday’s offici
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First Flight 40 Years Ago Gave Lift to Citation Series
Cessna Aircraft today is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Citation 500, the first model in its now broad series of business jet
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BAE 146 Airliners To Meet Airlift Shortfall, Budget Crunch?
With the delay to the A400M in mind, as well as tight defense budgets, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft is marketing surplus BAe 146 airliners to military cus
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Boeing Charleston Workers Choose To Decertify Their Union
Production and maintenance workers at Boeing Charleston, the former Vought factory in North Charleston, S.C., yesterday voted to remove the International A
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Mitsubishi To Delay MRJ First Flight
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MJET) announced today that it will delay first flight of the 92-seat MRJ90 by as much as six months, from late 2011 to the
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Outlook Good for Large-cabin Bizjets; Midsize Less So
Bombardier Aerospace and Gulfstream Aerospace are well known fierce rivals, but that doesn’t mean they can’t agree from time to time, especially when it co
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Software Glitch Delays CRJ1000 Certification, Deliveries
Bombardier has moved the certification target for its 100-seat CRJ1000 to the first quarter of the company’s next fiscal year, starting February 1, from th
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Eclipse Aerospace Reopens Shuttered ABQ Facility
On Tuesday morning at Albuquerque International Airport, Mason Holland and Michael Press were joined by Albuquerque mayor Martin Chávez to celebrate the re
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FAA Approves Plan for Southwest Airlines To Replace Unapproved Parts
The FAA today approved a plan that would require Southwest Airlines to replace unapproved parts installed on about 50 Boeing 737s–roughly 10 percent of its
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Boeing Hangs GEnx-2B Engines on the 747-8 Freighter
Boeing mechanics last Friday completed the installation of the new General Electric GEnx-2B engines on the first
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BA Takes First LCY-Capable A318s
Airbus has delivered the first of two A318 aircraft equipped with “steep approach” capability to British Airways, the manufacturer announced today.
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First Winglet-equipped Citation X Delivered
Cessna Aircraft yesterday delivered the first Citation X retrofitted with elliptical winglets made by Wichita-based Winglet Technology.
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Premier II Service Entry Delayed to 2012/2013
Hawker Beechcraft yesterday announced that while it is making progress with the Premier II program, market conditions have prompted the company to delay en
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Emivest Aerospace To Begin SJ30 Deliveries
Emivest Aerospace, now a majority shareholder in the former Sino Swearingen Aircraft, is expected to deliver its first SJ30 business jet (S/N 008) within t
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Boeing Sets New 787 Test, Production Schedule
As Boeing’s Randy Tinseth related in his August 24 blog, the company’s employees “continued to keep [thei
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Boeing To Shave 3,500 Pounds from 747-8
Boeing has identified, approved and started the process of implementing a weight-reduction effort that will shave some 3,500 pounds from the 747-8, program
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MyAir grounding forces CRJ1000 order recall
Bombardier Aerospace has lost its firm order for 15 CRJ1000s from MyAir after Italy grounded the airline and suspended its license to fly on July 24.
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Boeing Sets New 787 Schedule
Boeing announced today that it expects the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner to occur by the end of this year and first delivery in the fourth quarter of
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Pilot Report: Phenom 100
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer is a relative newcomer to the business aviation market.
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Emivest ready to ramp up production of SJ30 twinjet
More than a year after it bought 80 percent of Sino Swearingen Aircraft, infused it with $150 million of new capital, and rebranded it Emivest Aerospace, t
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C90-series King Air to get winglets
Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) hopes to boost new C90-series King Air sales with another revision of its smallest twin turboprop.
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Epic Air To File for Bankruptcy
In a hearing of the lawsuit filed by Blue Sky Avgroup against k
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In The Works: Comp Air - CA-12, CA-9
Comp Air is still planning to certify its single-engine turboprop CA-12, but has not yet formally applied to the FAA for a type certificate.
