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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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Aerion accepting letters of intent for supersonic bizjet
Aerion has started accepting letters of intent for the first 80 delivery positions of its projected supersonic business jet and has appointed Zurich-headqu
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SAAB at 70…or Saab at 100?
On August 31 this year Saab held a party at its Linköping aircraft factory to celebrate the company’s 70th birthday.
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Embraer stakes its claim on booming Mideast bizjet market
Embraer (Stand E614) has opened a sales office here in Dubai in a bid to gain a larger share of what it views as a booming market for business aircraft in
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King Airs Are Still King for Hawker Beechcraft
Wichita-based Hawker Beechcraft yesterday reported third-quarter pre-tax profits of $62.1 million and quarterly aircraft sales of $871 million, resulting i
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M-346 gets lighter, faster, more agile
While the first two prototypes of the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 lead-in fighter trainer are engaged in a development program, a third is taking shape at the I
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BAE Systems cuts metal on first Taranis UCAV
BAE Systems (Stand W412) has started building the airframe for the Taranis, a $254 million unmanned combat aerial vehicle demonstrator aimed at helping the
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Skat UCAV lends evidence of emerging Russian prowess
Russia’s defense industry seems determined to make up for ground it has lost to Western rivals in the market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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Sukhoi Su-35 to fly by year-end
Test flights of a completely upgraded Sukhoi Su-35 will start before year-end, according to Sukhoi general director Mikhail Pogosyan.
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Boeing sees fertile ground in Gulf for 747-8
In Boeing’s estimation, the Middle East will become the third largest market in the world for jumbo-sized airplanes over the next 20 years.
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Emirates stays silent on A380 service entry plan
Two and a half years after its first flight, the Airbus A380 airliner entered service late in October with Singapore Airlines (SIA).
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Airbus predicts new wave of orders for sluggish A380
Introduction of A380 flights is being seen by Airbus as a precursor to “a new wave of orders” for the airliner.
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F-16s in the Middle East
Bahrain: The Royal Bahraini Air Force acquired its first batch of
F-16s in May 1990, having ordered eight Block 40 F-16Cs and four <
F-16s in May 1990, having ordered eight Block 40 F-16Cs and four <
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Pakistan’s new F-16 shipment to close era of Chinese reliance
The Pakistan air force is due to begin receiving new-build F-16s from Lockheed Martin beginning in 2009.
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High-flying Italians on Mideast mission
A new alliance with the evolving Russian aerospace sector and efforts to break into the Middle East defense market are key to Italian industrial group Finm
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ATR places bid for a decade’s demand with -600 turboprop
Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) announced early last month that it is launching -600 series versions of its ATR 42 and 72 twin turboprop regional airlin
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A380 incubator hatches a brood of technologies
All jetliners might look alike to anyone who thinks that an airplane is an airplane is an airplane.
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In the works: The ‘Concept Jet’
Airplane programs traditionally began in one of two ways: either as a conceptual design, such as the Eclipse 500, which the manufacturer used to drum up de
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In the works: Diamond D-Jet
Diamond’s second single-engine D-Jet made its first flight on September 14 in London, Ontario.
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In the works: Ibis Ae270B
News reports of the death of the Ibis Ae270B program are premature, according to Frank Hong, director of the business management division at Taiwan’s Aeros
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In the works: Utilicraft Aerospace
FF1080-200ER/300ER Progress on the Utilicraft FF1080-200ER freight-feeder pro- totype is accelerating.
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In the Works: Excel-Jet Sport-Jet
Excel-Jet is looking for a new home to continue with development of the single-engine Sport-Jet and is considering a move to Chennault International Airpor
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In the works: Supersonic Business Jets
Supersonic Aerospace (SAI) and Aerion continue their quest to bring a speedy yet environmentally friendly supersonic business jet to market.
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First Hainan ERJ is Embraer’s 1,000th
The Harbin-Embraer Aircraft joint manufacturing venture on September 28 delivered the first of 100 airplanes to its biggest Chinese customer, Hainan Airlin
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SkyWest To Add 22 RJs
SkyWest Airlines last month said it plans to acquire 22 more regional jets as part of a strategy to retire 23 Embraer Brasilia turboprops and add 66-seat j
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ASA Reaches Terms with Pilots
Five years of on-and-off negotiations between SkyWest Airlines subsidiary Atlantic Southeast and its 1,700 pilots ended on September 28, when the sides rea
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SAS Demands Q400 Compensation
SAS said last month that Bombardier would owe it at least SKr500 million ($77 million) in compensation for the grounding of its Q400 turboprop fleet.
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Sukhoi rolls out Russia’s bid to compete on world stage
The aerospace world got its first close look at the Sukhoi Superjet 100 when Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company staged a rollout ceremony on September 26 outsid
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ATR targets U.S. market with its new -600 series
Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) announced early last month that it is launching new versions of its ATR 42 and 72 to be known as the “-600 series.” The
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Next-gen GIV does exist: Gulfstream unveils G450
Gulfstream Aerospace took the wraps off its newest model, the G450, at the NBAA Convention last month.
