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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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Embraer’s ‘E-Jets’ halfway home
No one said it would be easy, but Embraer seems to have hit its stride after struggling early on to meet development and certification targets for its new
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More avionics woes prompt 170 Ads
Cases of complete failure of the Honeywell Primus Epic avionics display triggered an emergency AD from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for all E
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Governments set to show C Series the money
Perhaps the most vital component in Bombardier’s C Series of single-aisle commercial jets will consist not of metal, pneumatics or electrical circuits, but
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ATR Scores Big in India
ATR landed its biggest sale in recent memory last month when Indian budget airline Air Deccan agreed to take delivery of 30 new 72-seat ATR 72-500s over th
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Challenger 605 cockpit replete with technology
While Gulfstream’s and Dassault’s top models are breaking the traditional mold with their advanced integrated cockpits, the Challenger 605 Bombardier intro
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PiperJet To Have Rivetless Wing
Piper Aircraft is patenting a new metal bonding technique that will be key to the manufacture of the PiperJet’s all-aluminum wing.
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Special Report: Pre-owned Market 2007
Business Jets: In 2007 demand for business jets surges
This year the business jet market started off busy and never took a breather.
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Avionics options key to ATR’s -600 series
French avionics maker Thales is in Toulouse developing an all-new flight deck for the ATR -600 series–the newly launched pair of upgrades to the now Honeyw
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C Series to use Pratt GTFs
Bombardier has selected Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine for its proposed 110- to 149-seat C Series airliners in a deal the Canadian manu
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AvCraft finds bargain in 328 program deal
Leesburg, Va.-based AvCraft last month signed a contract to buy the Fairchild Dornier 328 program and its associated support businesses.
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Mesa takes first CRJ900
Bombardier last month delivered the first production example of its newest regional jet, the CRJ900, to Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group.
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Eclipse Targets Customers for Fundraising
Eclipse Aviation president and CEO Vern Raburn told customers in a letter sent Tuesday that the company has missed its high-rate production goals and as a
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Honda Engine a Step Closer with Plant Groundbreaking
Local officials and Honda Aero executives yesterday broke ground for the new engine maker’s Burlington, N.C.
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Adam makes over VLJ interior
Customer feedback has prompted Adam Aircraft to redesign the cabin of its A700 very light jet to incorporate a combination of luxury automobile features wi
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In The Works: Grob Aerospace SPn
Grob Aerospace chief test pilot Tore Reimers and test pilot Peter Weger made the first flight in the number three SPn carbon-fiber light jet on October 29.
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In The Works: Aviation Technology Group Javelin
ATG’s Javelin program has entered a challenging period, a time when the company is ready to move forward with the program but does not have the resources t
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In The Works: Bombardier Learjet NXT
New on the In The Works list this month is Bombardier’s latest midsize jet, the Learjet NXT.
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Bombardier teases details of Learjet NXT
For the past four years, Bombardier designers have worked on a variety of design concepts for new airplanes.
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Gap narrows between two super-midsize contenders
With the Raytheon Hawker Horizon and Bombardier Continental making their first flights within three days of each other in Wichita last month, development i
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Farnborough F1 program delayed by a year
Farnborough Aircraft announced it would delay its plans for the single-
turboprop Farnborough F1 by at least 12 months due to insufficient funding.
turboprop Farnborough F1 by at least 12 months due to insufficient funding.
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Gulfstream V-SP mockup debuts at NBAA
A mockup of Gulfstream’s new GV-SP will debut at the NBAA Convention later this month in New Orleans.
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Mesa, Raytheon reach accord over 1900Ds
Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group and Raytheon Aircraft have come to terms on an agreement to resolve “outstanding issues” related to the bulk of the airline’s
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Sino Swearingen, Gamesa Take Squabble to Court
Sino Swearingen, developer of the SJ30-2 business jet, and Spain’s Gamesa Aeronautica are suing each other over an alleged breach of contract.
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Amex Launches Bizjet Charter Services
American Express entered the business aviation charter market with the introduction of the Private Jet Charter Program for its Platinum Card and Centurion
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Piper Launches Customer-service Improvement Plan
New Piper Aircraft of Vero Beach, Fla., launched a customer-service initiative known as Piper Unlimited Liaison via Standards of Excellence, or Pulse.
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The VLJ Effect
We’re now in year two of the great “onslaught” of the very light jet, and soon these small two- and one-engine turbine-powered airplanes will be “darkening
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First Lineage 1000 Arrives at PATS Aircraft Completions
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer delivered its first Lineage 1000 bizliner to the PATS Aircraft Completions center in Georgetown, Del., on November
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Eclipse’s jet evaluation tool has a broader use
Personal jets, mini-jets, ultra-light jets, very light jets.
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Tail supplier sues Eclipse
Litigation filed last month by Eclipse 500 empennage assembly supplier Hampson Aerospace in the New Mexico Second District Court against Eclipse Aviation q
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Avocet gets boost with order for 105 ProJets
UltraJet, a membership-based charter company, has ordered 105 ProJets, the proposed very light twinjet from Westport, Conn.-based startup Avocet Aircraft,
