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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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SimuFlite Introducing Citation X Training This Fall
In the fall, CAE SimuFlite is scheduled to have its first Citation X simulator ready for initial and recurrent pilot and mechanic training.
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It’s not reinventing the wheel, just how the wheel gets put on
Over the past decade or so, Dassault Aviation has raised the eyebrows of some business aircraft industry analysts.
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Four Premier I overruns, but no injuries
The Premier I has been involved in four landing overruns since the Raytheon Aircraft light jet entered service in the summer of 2001.
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Chinese Gov’t signs for two Citation XLSs
Over the last few years China has seen a marked increase in based turbine business aircraft operations.
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900DX to join Falcon line in December 2005
At the end of next year Dassault will start delivering its newest business jet, the Falcon 900DX.
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Global 5000 challenges GIV-SP & Falcon 900EX
Addressing what it sees as a gap between its popular Challenger 604 and ultra-long-range Global Express business jets, Bombardier unveiled late last month
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IAI conducts survey on ProJet prospects
Israel Aircraft Industries has contracted Forecast International of Newtown, Conn., to help define the future market for its proposed six- to eight-place,
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Gulfstream rolls out 100th G200
On August 31 Gulfstream and Israel Aircraft Industries, manufacturer of the G100 and G200, celebrated the rollout of the 100th G200 at a ceremony in Tel Av
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Rough air will precede OEMs’ smoother skies
Most of the major business airplane manufacturers believe that the growing inconvenience for business travelers on the airlines as a result of increased se
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GIV and GIV-SP Win JAA Approval, GV Next Year
Europe’s JAA issued type certificate recommendations for the Gulfstream IV and Gulfstream IV-SP, essentially endorsing the business jets for approval by th
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Falcon 900 celebrates its 20th birthday
September 21 marked 20 years since the first Falcon 900 took flight.
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Pelton: Cessna will build SSBJ 'sooner or later'
Cessna president Jack Pelton said it is inevitable that his company will design and manufacture a supersonic business jet (SSBJ), although when it will hap
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Russia puts CRJ900 on ice
Transport Canada and Canadian government officials in Moscow have appealed to Russian authorities to issue certification for the Bombardier CRJ900, two of
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Antonov, Xi’an To Collaborate on MA700
Ukraine’s Antonov has signed a memorandum of understanding with Xi’an Aircraft (XAC) to help develop a new 70-seat turboprop dubbed the MA700, the Ukrainia
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Cessna ’Ready To Go’ on Large Cabin Bizjet
Cessna Aircraft chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton said his company is internally moving on the Large Cabin Concept airplane as if it’s a “go program,
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Honda says it will ramp up production to 100 jets a year
Honda Aircraft plans to ramp up to an annual build rate of 100 HondaJets within two years of starting its production line, company CEO Michimasa Fujino ann
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Embraer unveils concepts for two new midsize aircraft
Embraer has made moves to plug gaps in its young but growing lineup of corporate aircraft, announcing at last month’s NBAA Convention two new concept jets
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SPn certification date could slip again
Grob Aerospace is facing the possibility of a further delay to the certification of its new SPn light jet.
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Progress continues apace on new Falcon
Dassault is inching closer to the launch of its new super-midsize business jet, the latest in its Falcon line.
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First Mustang arrives in Europe
Cessna’s Citation Mustang entered service in Europe earlier this month when British-based entrepreneur Jane Howell arrived at the London-area Farnborough A
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Bizjets take Dassault to new heights
Dassault Aviation posted strong financial numbers for the first six months of this year.
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Dassault Nearing Launch of New Bird
Dassault Falcon’s upcoming super-midsize (SMS) business jet, already known to have fly-by-wire flight controls and Rolls-Royce engines, remains an otherwis
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Where Will Piper Land?
“No, I haven’t,” said Piper Aircraft president and CEO Jim Bass, when asked if he has placed his house on the market as Piper grapples with the decision on
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Australia grounds some Cessna 441s
Australia’s Civil Aviation Authority (CASA) has grounded several Cessna 441 Conquest IIs, citing the potential for in-flight structural failures on aircraf
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Comp Air believes t-prop single’s time has arrived
If you’re looking for evidence the single-engine turboprop is an aircraft whose time has come, Comp Air Aviation (Booth No.
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Florida firm to service Avanti
With the addition of new partners, the Italian aircraft manufacturer Piaggio Aero (Booth No.
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Second Phenom 100 Makes Maiden Flight
The second Phenom 100 VLJ took flight yesterday, departing from Embraer headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
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Cessna’s Pelton proclaims LCC is ready for launch
“Had the show been later in the year, we definitely would have launched the Large Cabin Concept [LCC] airplane here at the NBAA Convention,” Cessna chairma
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Falcon’s new super-midsize remains fluid
Dassault’s upcoming super-midsize business jet, already known to have fly-by-wire flight controls and Rolls-Royce engines, remains an otherwise fluid proje
