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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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Third D-Jet Joins Flight-Test Fleet
The third flight-test D-Jet completed a one-hour 25-minute maiden flight April 15 from Diamond Aircraft’s London, Ontario facility.
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Hawker 4000 Deliveries Still Stalled
Deliveries of the Hawker 4000 have not yet begun, despite Hawker Beechcraft saying for more than a month that it would “soon” start shipments of the super-
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With MSJ and MLJ launch, Embraer expands bizjet line
Embraer is fulfilling its April 2005 promise “to invest heavily in business aviation,” with the formal launch of two new midsize jets that fit between the
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Embraer Rolls out First Phenom 300
Ten months after Embraer rolled out its Phenom 100 VLJ, its larger stablemate made its debut at the company’s Gavião Peixoto plant in Brazil.
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Deliveries of Hawker 4000 still stalled
Deliveries of the Hawker 4000 were still stalled at press time, despite Hawker Beechcraft’s saying for more than a month that it would “soon” begin shipmen
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Dassault plays Falcon 7X catch-up
In December, delivery delays of Dassault’s new Falcon 7X trijet were “in some cases” as long as six months.
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Eclipse 500 nears full avionics functionality
Eclipse Aviation is expecting to achieve two major certification goals–flight-into-known-icing and EASA certification–for the EA-500 very light jet by July
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Pre-owned Market Solid for Eclipse 500s
While most business jet manufacturers rarely announce how many airplanes they have built before providing quarterly shipment numbers to the General Aviatio
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Pilot Report: Sierra Eagle II
One well kept secret in the modification business is privately held Sierra Industries of Uvalde, Texas, a town about 90 mi southwest of San Antonio.
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Embraer’s Legacy road show in full swing
After a long wait, Embraer’s Legacy business jet received European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) certification on July 5.
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Piper, Cirrus Jet Single Prototypes Near Completion
Piper Aircraft and Cirrus Design are neck and neck on progress with their respective single-engine very light jet prototypes, and the two competing airplan
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Eclipse sees light of day as prototype preps for first flight
Under a bowl of scorching blue New Mexico sky, Eclipse Aviation rolled out the first Eclipse 500 at its Albuquerque facility on July 13–one big step toward
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Learjet derives 2 new jets from its 45
At last month’s Farnborough Air Show, Bombardier Business Aircraft confirmed plans for two Learjet 45 follow-on models.
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Vulcanair TP single set for flight
Italy’s Vulcanair expects to begin flying its single-turboprop VF600W by the end of next month.
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First EVS Operational on Air Force Gulfstream
Gulfstream Aerospace has successfully installed a certified and fully operational Gulfstream Enhanced Vision System (EVS) on an in-service Air Force C-37A
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First Production Sovereign Flies Ahead of Schedule
The first Citation Sovereign production aircraft, S/N 001, completed its first flight June 27, “several weeks ahead of schedule,” according to Cessna Aircr
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Swiss Takes Its Final ERJ-145
Swiss International Airlines (formerly Crossair) on May 28 took delivery of the final Embraer ERJ-145 of a firm order for 25, thus completing the first pha
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Sale Closed, AAI Preps To Reopen Adam Aircraft
The sale of Adam Aircraft’s assets took place as scheduled on Tuesday, according to Jan D’Angelo, the former senior vice president for international and fl
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Third Diamond D-Jet Joins Flight-test Fleet
The third flight-test D-Jet completed a one-hour 25-minute maiden flight on Tuesday from Diamond Aircraft’s London, Ontario facility, with chief test pilot
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Toyota mum on plans for GA aircraft
So far, Toyota is downplaying the significance of its TAA (Toyota Advanced Aircraft) proof-of-concept airplane.
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Fairchild’s fortunes fading fast as Bombardier bails
Another truss fell from Fairchild Dornier’s tenuous financial footing last month, as potential suitor Bombardier Aerospace declared that it no longer harbo
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In The Works: Bombardier Continental
Four of five test aircraft planned for the Continental flight-test program are now flying, with the fourth (dedicated to proving the reliability and mainta
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In The Works: Bombardier Global 5000
First flight of the Global 5000, a shortened version of the Global Express, is still scheduled for first quarter next year, and type certification by Trans
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In The Works: Gulfstream IV-X
Playing its cards close, Savannah, Ga.-based Gulfstream Aerospace is still officially saying little about its “mystery” follow-on to the G-IV, but there ar
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In The Works: Gulfstream V-SP
Gulfstream rolled out the first fully conforming GV-SP in a ceremony for employees on June 19.
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In The Works: Sukhoi SSBJ
Officials at Sukhoi have revealed next to nothing about the company’s proposed supersonic business jet program over the last 12 months.
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War of Words over KC-X Continues; UK Seals Deal for Airbus Tankers
The intense debate over the U.S.
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Saab Staging Rollouts for New AEW and Gripen Fighter Developments
Within the span of a month, Saab is rolling out two new developments with export potential.
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F-22 Raptor To Make European Debut at Royal International Air Tattoo
The Lockheed Martin/U.S.
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Airbus A400M Won’t Fly Before September
The first Airbus A400M airlifter is set to be rolled out from the final assembly line at Seville, Spain, in June, but it won’t make its first flight until
