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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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Bombardier’s Global XRS rangier, better performer
At last month’s NBAA Convention Bombardier launched the Global Express XRS as the next generation of its super-large, long-range business jet offerings.
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Cessna XLS builds on popular midsize Excel
Cessna Aircraft last month unveiled the Citation XLS, a faster and longer-legged derivative of the Citation Excel with a price tag of $9.895 million and de
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Fewer Citation deliveries seen in 2003
Cessna Aircraft delivered 42 Citations in the third quarter, compared with 74 in the same period last year, bringing nine-month delivery totals this year t
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Falcon deliveries off nearly 50 percent
French manufacturer Dassault delivered 10 Falcons in the third quarter, compared with 18 in the same period last year.
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Gulfstream ships more in 3Q, but less YTD
Gulfstream reported delivering 19 jets in the third quarter, two more than the same period last year.
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Raytheon turbine deliveries increase
In contrast to its primary competitors, Raytheon Aircraft posted an increase in deliveries of its turbine business airplanes.
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Second SJ30-2 joins test program
The second of three conforming Sino-Swearingen SJ30-2 light jets joined the flight-test program on October 17.
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Proposed turbine single gets notable backing
Farnborough Aircraft’s struggling turboprop-single program has received the backing of former Rolls-Royce chairman Sir Ralph Robins and the ex-CEO of BAE S
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Legacy upgrades boost range and performance
Embraer introduced a beefed-up Legacy Executive jet at the NBAA Convention last month.
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Real-estate developer plans to resurrect vantage
Matt Eller, an Ames, Iowa real-estate developer, acquired the intellectual property of bankrupt VisionAire on October 2 for $441,000 and, under company nam
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Hawker Horizon exceeds performance estimates
Raytheon Aircraft’s Hawker Horizon super-midsize business jet is beating projections–performance projections, that is.
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Byer Replaces Burnside To Lead NATA Govt. Affairs
Eric Byer, who has been manager of legislative affairs for the National Air Transportation Association for the last five years, has been promoted to direct
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Flight Controls Modified on New Citation Sovereign
When the Citation Sovereign receives certification, expected before year-end, it will include modifications that reduce lateral control forces.
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Raisbeck adds zip to the Learjet 35/36
“Welcome to Lear Jet Country,” a marketing slogan that attached itself to the early-20-series Lear Jet, is likely to be remembered only by industry old-tim
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Happy 40TH, Learjet
Learjet–arguably business aviation’s most enduring brand name–turned 40 last month.
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Mission group to get Kodiak
The Alaska Air Group and members of the Bruce Kennedy Memorial Fund announced last month that the two organizations have raised more than $870,000 toward t
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Cirrus sketches jet details in broad strokes
“From our point of view it’s not as big a jump from piston aircraft to a jet as you might think,” Alan Klapmeier, chairman, CEO and cofounder of Cirrus Des
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Production change halts deliveries of Texan II
As reported first in AINalerts on September 20, the U.S.
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New Bizliners
As the normal business jet evolves to fill ever smaller niches in the market, it’s no surprise to see more airliner-derived VIP jets offered to an ever wea
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Is Gulfstream Gearing Up for the G600?
Gulfstream Aerospace's announcement yesterday of four new directors at its Savannah, Ga.
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Snecma Set To Light Up Silvercrest
French powerplant manufacturer Snecma said it will begin testing its Silvercrest engine next month.
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Excel-Jet Sues FAA over 2006 Crash
Excel-Jet of Monument, Colo., is suing the FAA over the June 2006 crash of its proof-of-concept Sport-Jet, which was destroyed on takeoff from Colorado Spr
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Bombardier Green-lights Learjet NXT Project
Bombardier Aerospace this morning launched the clean-sheet Learjet NXT to fill the gap between its midsize $13.3 million Learjet 60XR and $21 million super
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Grob Regaining Its Stride as Third SPn Takes Flight
The third prototype of the Grob SPn flew for the first time yesterday, lifting off the runway at 9:28 a.m.
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SAS Permanently Grounds Q400s
SAS has again grounded all 27 of its Bombardier Q400s after the right main landing gear on one of its airplanes failed to fully extend upon landing in Cope
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Boeing To Absorb $3.5 Billion Hit from 787 Delays
The delay of the first flight and early deliveries of the 787 will cost Boeing $3.5 billion in revenue next year, according to financial guidance released
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Eclipse Pares Workforce, Denies Financial Woes
Eclipse Aviation maintains that financial problems aren’t behind its decision on Friday to trim about 100 of its 1,500 employees.
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F-35A JSF Remains Grounded, But Program Advances
The first Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter) has now been grounded for nearly six months.
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M-101T is first certified Russian business a/c
Zhukovsky, Russia-based Myasishchev has received Russian AP-23 type certification for its M-101T business aircraft.
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Osprey Tiltrotors Flying in Iraq; Mini-gun Testing Begins
The controversial Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey is now flying in a combat zone for the first time.
