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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: Farnborough Aircraft – Kestrel
New owners have taken over the insolvent Kestrel program and plan to bring the single-engine all-composite turboprop through to certification.
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In the works: Spectrum Aeronautical S.40 Freedom
The FAA has issued a number of special conditions needed for Spectrum Aeronautical’s all-composite S.40 Freedom twinjet to achieve type certification.
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In the works: Honda Aircraft – HondaJet
Honda Aircraft has announced a delay in first flight of the conforming prototype HondaJet and projected first customer delivery.
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Embraer Delivers First Lineage 1000
Embraer delivered the first Lineage 1000 on May 8 to His Excellency Aamer Abdul Jalil Al Fahim of Abu Dhabi.
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Tarom Takes its First ATR 72-500
Romanian flag carrier Tarom took delivery of its first ATR 72-500 last month under the terms of a $37 million contract it signed last year for two of the t
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Republic’s Hawaii Venture Advances
Republic Airlines injected another $2.5 million into its partnership with Hawaii’s Mokulele Airlines on May 1 and this month plans to send a fourth Embraer
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Pinnacle Draws Nearer to Pilot Deal
Pinnacle Airlines CEO Phil Trenary last month reported “very good progress” in management’s negotiations with the airline’s ALPA-represented pilots for a n
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Joy Air to Launch this Month
A new regional airline based in Xi’an, China called Joy Air plans to launch revenue operations this month with three Xi’an Aircraft (XAC) MA-60 turboprops.
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ASA Grounding Costs SkyWest $7.6M
Atlantic Southeast Airlines’ unscheduled grounding of 60 CRJ200s on March 31 for engine inspections lowered revenues at parent company SkyWest by $7.6 mill
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Mock up shows military role for X2
Last month Sikorsky displayed a mock-up of a possible X2 Light Tactical Helicopter
(LTH) design at the Army Aviation Association of America annual co
(LTH) design at the Army Aviation Association of America annual co
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Cessna Suspends Columbus Program
With “revenues…down significantly in the last year,” Cessna chairman, CEO and president Jack Pelton announced on April 29 that, “To ensure our focus is on
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Emivest To Restart SJ30 Deliveries
Emivest Aerospace appears to be getting the SJ30 light jet program back on track since deliveries stalled more than a year-and-a-half ago.
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Engines Running as First 787 Gets Set for Maiden Flight
Boeing took a crucial step toward first flight
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First Tianjin-built A320 Flies as China Readies for Recovery
The first A320 aircraft assembled outside Europe at the Airbus Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in
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Superjet To Make Airshow Debut, Flight of Third Aircraft Imminent
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp.
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737 Improvement Plans Erase Thoughts of Early Replacement
If it didn’t become immediately apparent when Boeing began alluding to time frames that implied a replacement of the 737 might not materialize until 2020,
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HondaJet Program Delayed One Year
Citing global aerospace industry challenges, Honda Aircraft last month announced that it is moving the projected first flight of a production-conforming Ho
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Citation Mustang Logs 200 Deliveries
Cessna Aircraft last month delivered the 200th Citation Mustang, with the entry-level jet going to Honolulu-based Maritime Air Charters.
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Falcon Demo Aircraft Equipped with EVAS
EVASWorldwide, distributor of the Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS), has finalized an agreement with Dassault Falcon to equip all of the manufacture
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First Phoenix Exec CRJ Nears Delivery
Dubai-based Project Phoenix planned to deliver its first executive-configured CRJ conversion to owner Ritz Pacific by the end of last month.
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Phenom 100 Gets EASA Approval, New Seats
Embraer’s Phenom 100 entry-level jet received EASA certification in late April.
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Eclipse Asset Auction One Month Away?
The long-awaited auction of the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation could occur on June 24, according to Mike Press, owner of Eclipse 500 S/N 004 and presi
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EASA, FAA approve 2000LX with winglets
Dassault received EASA certification for its Falcon 2000LX on April 23, followed by FAA certification seven days later.
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No Slowdown for Learjet 85 Program
Bombardier told AIN yesterday at EBACE that development of the “clean sheet” all-composite Bombardier Learjet 85 continues on track for en
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EASA-approved Beech pistons hit Euro scene
Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) announced here this week the delivery of the first European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified piston singles and twins to ent
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Embraer Going Full Throttle on Legacy 450, 500 Programs
Embraer announced this week at EBACE that its Legacy 450 and 500 midsize jet programs are proceeding on pace, having completed the joint definition phase t
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Beech Premier IA Sets Speed Record
A Beechcraft Premier IA set a speed record flying from Hawker Beechcraft’s facility in Chester, UK, to Geneva in one hour, 13 minutes and 30 seconds with a
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Customers ‘sticking with’ HondaJet
Honda Aircraft, which announced last month a one-year delay in certification of its HondaJet as a result of supplier issues, remains confident, buoyed by a
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Learjet 85 program still on track for 2013 entry into service
Development of the “clean sheet” all-composite Bombardier Learjet 85 continues on track for its announced entry-into-service date of 2013, notwithstanding
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ATR puts on the style
Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) has quietly launched an executive version of its ATR 42 and 72 regional airliners.
