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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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Air-taxi pilot passes out, pax lands 402
The pilot of a Cape Air Cessna 402 lost consciousness during a scheduled flight from Martha’s Vineyard to Hyannis, Mass., on February 8, forcing a Cape Air
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Gulfstream unveils G650
Ending protracted speculation about how it would address the aging fuselage cross section of its large-cabin business jets, Gulfstream Aerospace last month
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2001 turbine deliveries climb
Despite the continuing economic downturn and the aftereffects of September 11, the number of turbine business airplanes delivered last year surpassed the t
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Cessna warms to fly-by-wire for Columbus, but system is a hybrid
Whenever a manufacturer develops a new airplane, engineers have the opportunity to incorporate new technology into the design.
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Delay follows Embraer 170 first flight
Brazil’s Embraer staged perhaps its most anticipated achievement since the introduction of the 50-seat ERJ-145 when on February 19 the 70-seat Embraer 170
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Brazil OKs Challenger 300 and 605
Bombardier’s Challenger 300 and 605 have received type approval from Brazil’s aviation authority, Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC).
Charter & Fractional
AirSprint Places $116 Million Bizav Order
Canadian fractional aircraft provider AirSprint last month placed an order for 23 business aircraft worth an estimated $116 million.
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Sovereign nearing first flight
Spriggs completed the first test run of the Citation Sovereign’s Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306C engines on January 11.
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Eclipse Secures Another $38 Million in Private Funding
Eclipse Aviation, developer of the Eclipse 500 ultra-light twin jet, secured $38 million in financing last month, closing a third round of equity financing
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Sabena Successor Named SN Brussels Airlines
The successor to Belgium’s Sabena Airlines unveiled its new name last month as talks continued between shareholders in Sabena regional subsidiary Delta Air
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Service Reps Gear Up for HondaJet Entrance
HondaJet Midwest distributor Des Moines Flying Service plans to open a 5,000-sq-ft showroom and maintenance center at the Aurora (Ill.) Airport in July 201
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Alliance To Be Gulfstream Sales, Design Center
Over the next several months, Gulfstream will end Gulfstream 200 (nee Galaxy) business jet completion work at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, and tu
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How Soon Is ‘Soon’ for Hawker 4000 Deliveries?
There are now 23 Hawker 4000s in the completion pipeline as Hawker Beechcraft continues function and reliability testing, the last phase before the FAA wil
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Bombardier Taps Budding Mideast RJ Market
Bombardier Regional Aircraft’s Middle East sales force saw years of persistence bear fruit this month as the company landed a firm order for six CRJ900s fr
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IAI brings ‘attitude’ to AEW
When Singapore revealed that it had chosen the Gulfstream G550 business jet as its new airborne early warning (AEW) platform last April, Northrop Grumman o
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It’s a go for the Global 5000…
When the going gets tough, the tough launch airplane programs.
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...But Raytheon's Hawker 450 in on hold
Raytheon Aircraft, which lost millions of dollars last year, has placed “on hold” further development of the Hawker 450, a light midsize business jet that
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Viking Air Chooses Honeywell Apex for Twin Otter
Viking Air told AIN it will use Honeywell Primus Apex avionics in the Twin Otter Series 400, which the company plans to build new at its f
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Diamond Looks To a Higher Power for D-Jet
Late last week, Diamond Aircraft selected a more powerful version of the Williams FJ33 turbofan–the FJ33-4A-19–for its single-engine D-Jet.
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600th Challenger delivered on eve of silver flight anniversary
With 600 now in service, the Bombardier (née Canadair) Challenger is assured a place in history 25 years after its first flight on Nov.
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In The Works: Convention Reflections
As most in the industry have come to understand, business aviation follows the general economy, but lags behind it by a year or two.
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Moscow MAKS 2003: debut of two business turboprops
The Moscow Aerospace Salon, MAKS 2003, held in mid-August at the Gromov Flight Test Institute in Zhukovsky, attracted a dozen business jets and saw for the
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Flap over premier I
The FAA issued a special airworthiness bulletin on October 7 alerting operators of the Raytheon Beech Premier I that the agency has determined that the jet
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Pro Line 21 all-glass cockpit joins King Air production line
All production Beech King Air 350s and B200s are now being equipped at the factory with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics in a configuration that is ne
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ERJ-135 gets LCY nod
Embraer’s 37-seat ERJ-135 regional jet last month won JAA approval to fly the steep approach into London City Airport.
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Cessna Decides Against Citation X Winglets
Cessna has ruled out the addition of winglets to its Citation X high-speed business jet, after investigating the modification and concluding that there was
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F-35 Costs are Rising, says GAO
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will cost much more than currently predicted, and the expected cost per flight hour already exceeds that of the F-16.
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Gulfstream Unveils Wide-cabin G650
Ending protracted speculation about how it would address the aging fuselage cross section of its large-cabin business jets, Gulfstream Aerospace this morni
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In The Works: Eviation EV-20
The latest iteration of what was the Visionaire Vantage single-engine jet still has a pulse, although progress has slowed considerably.
