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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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BBJ prominent on Dubai’s ramp bazaar
Florida Jet Sales has a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) for sale out on the MEBA show static display.
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First showing in region for VIP Airbus ACJ
The Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) on display here at the MEBA show is the first to be shown with a true VIP interior.
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Mexican Learjet 45 Crash: Accident or Sabotage?
NTSB and Mexican aviation accident investigators are on scene in Mexico City, where a Learjet 45 (XC-VMC) crashed into a mixed residential/commercial neigh
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GECAS Places Fleet Order for Chinese RJ
China Aviation Industry I (AVIC I) Commercial Aircraft Co.
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In The Works: Diamond Aircraft D-Jet
Diamond D-Jet S/N 003 made its first flight on October 5 with the upgraded Williams International FJ33-5A engine.
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In The Works: Gulfstream G250
Gulfstream officially launched the new super-midsize G250 at the NBAA Convention.
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In The Works: Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 450XP
Hawker Beechcraft announced the upgraded Hawker 450XP, featuring new engines, fadec-controlled Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535Ds that are 10 percent more
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In The Works: King Air 350i
The 350i is a new version of the King Air 350 with Serenity System interior soundproofing, LED lighting, electrochromic window darkening and Rockwell Colli
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In The Works: Viking Air Twin Otter Series 400
Viking Air’s updated Series 400 Twin Otter made its first flight on October 1, and the program remains on schedule for first delivery in the middle of next
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Analysts Predict Eclipse Aviation Will Crash
Two industry analysts now predict Eclipse Aviation will run out of cash and cease production of the Eclipse 500 very light jet early next year.
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Will FAA Allow Supersonic Overland Flights?
Hopeful manufacturers of supersonic business jets–Aerion, Gulfstream and Supersonic Aerospace International–are encouraged by an
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Gulfstream, NASA Partner on SSBJ External Vision
Testing under way at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB in California is aiming to prove whether pilots can use high-definition video camera
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China’s MA-60 Enters Service
China’s Okay Airways has put into service its first Modern Ark (MA) 60, also known as the Xinzhou-60.The twin-engine turboprop, made by China’s Xian Aircra
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With the G250, Gulfstream finds G200 successor
Gulfstream Aerospace at the NBAA Convention last month took the wraps off the G250, a successor to the G200 (née Galaxy), marking the second new aircraft l
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Hawker Beech unveils 450XP, King Air 350i
Hawker Beechcraft took the wraps off the Hawker 450XP and King Air 350i last month.
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Cirrus Continues Jet Flight Tests
Cirrus Design’s Vision single-engine jet prototype has logged about 75 hours to date, the company announced last month.
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AAI Resumes Activity on A700
AAI Acquisition, which bought the assets of bankrupt Adam Aircraft in April, now has about 200 employees and says that design, manufacture and test activit
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SwiftJet Orders Five D-Jets
SwiftJet, an aspiring air taxi operator in Canada, has placed an order for five single-engine Diamond D-Jets, along with options for 10 more.
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Eclipse sells DayJet 500s as owner lawsuits mount against Eclipse
On October 21, Eclipse Aviation formally placed defunct charter operator DayJet’s 28 Eclipse 500s on the used airplane market.
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In The Works: Dornier Seaplane Seastar
Dornier Seaplane brought its all-composite twin-turboprop Seastar to the static display at last month’s NBAA Convention.
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OurPlane Makes Play for Former DayJet Eclipse 500s
London, Ontario-based OurPlane–a fractional provider of “new light aircraft,” including Cirrus SR22 piston singles and one Eclipse 500–today made a bid to
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Partner nations pressured to close Eurofighter deal
Eurofighter CEO Aloysius Rauen made a strong plea here yesterday for the four partner nations–the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain–to close the deal for 236 mo
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Cessna Still Shines Brightly at Textron
While Textron this morning said its finance unit dragged down income in the third quarter, dropping year-over-year from $225 million to $210 million, reven
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Diamond DA42 Twin Star Bids for Surveillance Orders
An all-composite four-seat general aviation aircraft made in Austria is attracting serious interest in the ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissan
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Fighter Competitions Narrow in Brazil and Switzerland
Although India’s 126-aircraft requirement is the main prize for the world’s fighter manufacturers, major procurement decisions in Brazil and Switzerland ar
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Airlift Leads Qatar’s Major Force Upgrade
Lockheed Martin announced on October 7 a $393.6 million contract to supply four C-130J-30 “stretched” Hercules military transports to the Qatar Emiri Air F
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Eclipse Claims Co-lienholder Role in DayJet Fleet Sale
An attempt by a group of buyers to make a low-ball bid for the former DayJet Eclipse 500 fleet appears to have run into a snag: Eclipse Aviation isn’t abou
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Cirrus Adds to Vision Jet-single Orders at NBAA
As Cirrus Design’s Vision single-engine jet prototype continues to add flight hours, the manufacturer concluded a successful exhibit at this week’s NBAA sh
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AAI Forges Ahead on A700
AAI Acquisition, which bought the assets of bankrupt Adam Aircraft in April, now has about 200 employees and says that design, manufacture and test activit
