Aircraft
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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In the Works: Aerocourier, Archedyne NauticAir 400/500, Aviation Technology Group Javelin, Ibis Ae270
Founded this past April, AeroCourier Group of Minneapolis is developing the AeroCourier, a single-turboprop utility airplane specifically designed for easy
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In the Works: Archedyne NauticAir 400/500
Nothing has yet been resolved in the suit pitting Archedyne Aerospace against Armand Rivard, president of Lake Aircraft, and investment banker George Wight
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In the Works: Aviation Technology Group Javelin
For the very elite, a BBJ could be considered a personal jet.
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In the Works: Ibis Ae270
Ibis Aerospace expects to have its second prototype (S/N 003) flying on November 2 for a demonstration to the board of directors, as long as the weather co
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James Schuster: Raytheon Aircraft's turnaround man
James Schuster has been the chairman and CEO of Raytheon Aircraft since 2001, and is also an executive vice president of Raytheon Co.
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Honda provides more details about its HondaJet program
If the HondaJet were being developed by a traditional business jet manufacturer, we would undoubtedly know a lot more about its future.
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F100EJ brings bizliner role to retired Fokker 100 twinjets
Name a business jet that has standup headroom, seating for a crowd or luxurious expanses for a dozen, range of up to 3,200 nm and costs about $12 million f
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AvCraft scraps plans to outsource 328Jet wings
AvCraft Aviation, the Leesburg, Va.-based parent company of Germany’s Fairchild Dornier, has decided to build the wings for the Dornier 328Jet at its plant
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PSA Gets Its 70-seaters
PSA Airlines took delivery last month of the first of 25 seventy-seat Bombardier CRJ700s ordered from Bombardier Aerospace, marking the start of the second
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Boeing Considers Scrapping 717
After losing a four-way competition to Brazil’s Embraer for the sale of 45 narrowbody airplanes to Air Canada last year, Boeing has begun the process of ev
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In The Works: Explorer 500T/750T
Don Joseph, president of Explorer Aircraft in Jasper, Texas, said he is “more optimistic than ever” about the company’s fundraising efforts.
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In The Works: Grob G160 Ranger
Since its first flight on March 29, the first prototype G160 Ranger, German manufacturer Grob-Werke’s second turboprop model, had accumulated more than 20
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In The Works: Gulfstream 450
Gulfstream Aerospace reports that the G450, an upgraded G400 with G550 avionics, is on track for FAA certification in the third quarter of this year.
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In The Works: Epic LT
Las Vegas-based Epic Aircraft has maintained a low profile since the company announced its composite turboprop single at EAA AirVenture last year, but has
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Answers sought for SSBJ questions
The good news is that a supersonic business jet (SSBJ) is almost inevitable.
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Eclipse gathers itself for projected first flight
“Its time has come,” predicted Eclipse Aviation CEO Vern Raburn.
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Embraer 170 at RAA
Brazil’s Embraer again revealed its flair for the dramatic during last month’s Regional Airline Association convention, when it flew the first Embraer 170
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Gulfstream Begins Customer Deliveries of G500s
Venture capitalist Danny Pettit last month received the first Gulfstream 500, a less expensive (approximately $37.5 million), shorter-range (5,800-nm nonst
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Gulfstream puts G200 on diet
Since parent company General Dynamics acquired Galaxy Aerospace last year, Gulfstream has been on a program to improve the performance of the Gulfstream 20
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Fourth Hawker Horizon Joins Certification Program
Raytheon Aircraft’s fourth Hawker Horizon, which entered flight test last month, represents the final production configuration of the new super-midsize bus
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New Business Aircraft
As the business aviation industry awakens from its three-year slumber, start-up and established manufacturers hope that their aircraft now in the works, as
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UK’s Air Touring Named Distributor for SJ30-2
Sino Swearingen appointed Air Touring, based at London Biggin Hill Airport, as the authorized representative for SJ30-2 business jet sales and service in t
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Gulfstream 200 Cabin Reported Quieter, Lighter
Gulfstream is now delivering the G200 standard with a thermal/acoustic interior, which is said to reduce both aircraft weight and cabin noise levels.
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FAA Recommends Compliance with Learjet SB
Bombardier has issued a Service Bulletin for installing redesigned on-off placards for the oxygen bottle regulator in the Learjet 35 and 36, and the FAA ha
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Agplanes gathered dust during trio of groundings
Cropdusters fondly call their craft the back-and-forth business.
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FJ44-powered Learjet Program Progressing Slowly
After some 100 flights, Spirit Wing Aviation of Guthrie, Okla., has completed development testing of its Williams FJ44-powered Learjet 25D and expected to
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Dassault assembles first Falcon 7X trijet
Dassault Aviation has completed assembly of the first Falcon 7X business jet and is aiming to fly it in March.
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Progress on Falcon 900DX
The front section of Dassault’s first Falcon 900DX completed assembly at the group’s Paris-area Argenteuil factory in the middle of last month and is due t
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Dassault Falcon 7X to join ultra-long-range market
Dassault Aviation late last month revealed more information about its all-new airplane, which was code-named FNX when announced at the Paris Air Show in Ju
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Owners of Ex-military Aircraft Gear Up
Owners of ex-military aircraft are up in arms over a rider to the Senate bill to appropriate military funds for next year.
