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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 To Unveil New Business Jet at NBAA
Speaking at the first public unveiling of the company’s new Phenom 100 very light jet last Friday, Embraer president and CEO Frederico Fleury Curado announ
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Citation XLS+ Makes First Flight
The first flight of the Citation XLS+, completed last week at Rockwell Collins’ Cedar Rapids, Iowa facility, “was a great success,” according to Cessna Cit
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Pilot report: Dassault Falcon 7X
This year’s Paris Air Show at Le Bourget provided an opportunity for me to see Dassault’s new Falcon 7X up close before I got my chance at the left seat.
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2007 AIN Product Support Survey - Part One: Aircraft
Players in the business aviation arena regularly tell their customers that they are improving product support and service by investing in assets and people
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Eight 7-Series Boeings Welcome 787 to the Family
As part of its unveiling of the 787, Boeing coordinated a 7-series family photo.
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Construction begins for Honda Aircraft HQ
On June 27, Honda Aircraft president and CEO Michimasa Fujino and local officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s new world headquarters a
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Quest wins FAA OK for Kodiak
Six years after opening its doors, two-and-a-half months after flying its first fully conforming aircraft and less than a month after losing company chairm
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On heels of European tour, Cessna plans changes to LCC mock-up
Cessna’s Large Cabin Concept (LCC) mock-up completed a tour of Europe in late June.
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ATC Grumbling Spurs FAA To Issue Eclipse AD
As Eclipse Aviation awaited FAA approval at press time of a new-design pitot/angle-of-attack probe to prevent a freezing problem that occurred during three
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Pilot Error Blamed in Comair Crash
After a year of investigation, the NTSB on Thursday released its final report regarding the takeoff crash of Comair Flight 5191 at Blue Grass Airport in Le
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Boeing prepares Dreamliner to enter flight-test program
Some 15,000 well-wishers witnessed the first public appearance last month of the Boeing 787 in Everett, Wash., an event broadcast live via satellite in nin
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Learjet 60XR Enters the Fleet
Los Angeles-based Cloud Nine Aviation received the first Learjet 60XR this week, following an entry-into-service delivery ceremony at the Learjet manufactu
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G150 Nabs EASA Certification
Gulfstream’s first metamorphosis of an IAI aircraft received EASA certification last week.
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In The Works: Epic Victory
Epic has notched another first flight, this time for the Victory single-engine jet, which took off on July 6 from Roberts Field in Redmond, Ore.
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In The Works: Embraer Phenom 100
Embraer is getting closer to flying its Phenom 100 VLJ, having rolled out the first prototype on June 16 from the company’s headquarters in São José dos Ca
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As time passes, operators question BA609 appeal
The Bell/Agusta BA609 civil tiltrotor program is moving forward, according to a Bell spokesman, with two more flight-test ships scheduled to join the two a
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Eclipse Flying single-engine jet
Eclipse Aviation surprised the crowds assembled for the opening of this year’s EAA AirVenture show with a new four-place single-engine Eclipse Concept Jet
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Embraer Flies Phenom 100
The Phenom 100, Embraer’s four-place, $2.98 million entry into the very light jet market, flew for the first time on July 26 from São Jos dos Campos, Brazi
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Cirrus single-engine jet could fly in two years
A “verification prototype” of Cirrus’s recently unveiled “personal jet” could fly within two or three years, according to company officials.
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Epic Chooses P&WC Engines for Jet
Pratt & Whitney Canada said last month its PW600 engine has been selected to power the new Epic Victory single-engine VLJ.
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Orders Rolling in for Cessna’s LSA
As this issue went to press, Cessna was single-handedly attempting to prove that economies of scale are alive and well in aviation.
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Phenom 100 Takes to the Sky
The Phenom 100, Embraer’s four-place, $2.98 million entry into the very light jet market, flew for the first time this morning from São Jose dos Campos, Br
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New Radar, Pitot Tube Fixes for Eclipse 500
Eclipse Aviation selected radar manufacturer Japan Radio to provide a new weather radar that will come standard in the Eclipse 500 very light jet.
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Sum of Superjet’s parts more than an airplane
The simulator for the PowerJet SaM146 engine destined to power the Superjet 100 regional airliner had recently arrived at the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC)
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Chinese Airline Chooses MA60
China’s Xi’an Aircraft Company (XAC) landed the largest-ever order from a Chinese airline for its MA60 regional turboprop last month.
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Wings and wheels roll in to Teterboro
For fans of vintage military tin, the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey will hold its annual Wings and Wheels Expo of historic aircraft and vi
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As first Falcon 7X nears completion, Dassault mulls future projects
Significant cost and time savings achieved through the use of advanced digital design and production software on the Falcon 7X have persuaded Dassault that
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Global 5000 makes debut at Farnborough
Just days after receiving airworthiness certification from Transport Canada, Bombardier’s first Global 5000 with a finished interior made its debut at the
