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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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NTSB still probing Caravan crash into Croatan Sound
The NTSB recently issued a factual report on the crash of a Cessna 208B Caravan in Manteo, N.C., on Christmas Day 2002.
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'Green people' aid 7X progress
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 7X business jet, with a fly-by-wire, side-stick control system, promises to redefine the word “new.” At the Dassault Falcon Jet
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Avionics for Ibis Ae270 clarified
Honeywell’s Apex glass cockpit will be a future optional avionics upgrade for the Ae270 turboprop single, currently under development by Ibis Aerospace of
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AD proposed for TFE731 turbine disks
The FAA is accepting comments until August 16 on a proposed Airworthiness Directive that would affect as many as 3,572 TFE731-2 and -3 turbofans on U.S.-re
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Hail-damaged Citation repaired at Jet Aviation Saarbrucken
Jet Aviation Saarbrucken, Germany, recently performed extensive repairs on a Citation II that was heavily damaged by hail in just 15 seconds.
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Raisbeck wing lockers on all Beech Super King Air 350s
Raisbeck Engineering’s nacelle wing lockers are now standard equipment on production Beechcraft King Air 350s, starting with S/N FL-402.
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Eclipse Courts the Single Crowd
Eclipse Aviation surprised the hordes assembled for the opening of this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show with a new four-place single-engine Eclipse Conc
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EADS begins VIP conversions of A319s for saudi client
Business aircraft continue to assume roles in the airline industry.
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Details of Eclipse 500 training program unveiled
As plans move ahead for certification of the Eclipse 500 in early 2006, Eclipse Aviation unveiled details of its six-phase pilot training program.
Charter & Fractional
PrivatAir to offer Zurich-Newark BBJ flights
Beginning in January, PrivatAir will offer daily flights between Zurich and Newark Liberty International Airport, N.J., in partnership with Swiss Internati
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Autothrottles now available for Gulfstream 200
Automatic throttle systems are now available as a $220,000 option for new Gulfstream 200s, as well a retrofit for the more than 90 Galaxy/G200s currently i
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Fatal Westwind crash probe centers on controls
Preliminary analysis of the fatal crash of an air ambulance IAI Westwind on July 2 at Panama City Tocumen International Airport indicates both Honeywell TF
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NTSB cites instructor pilot for fatal Falcon 20 crash
The flight instructor’s lack of experience was cited by the NTSB as causing the fatal crash of a Falcon 20 on April 8, 2003, in Swanton, Ohio.
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Quest Wins Certification 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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Dassault Clarifies Super-midsize Falcon Thrust
Dassault senior v-p for civil aircraft Olivier Villa has clarified that the unusually high thrust (two 10,000-pound engines) on the still-under-wraps super
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Extra 500 gets EASA certification
Extra Aircraft’s six-seat Extra 500 turboprop single received European Aviation Safety Agency certification last month.
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Learjet 55 damaged while landing
Attempting to land during extreme weather conditions, a Learjet 55 ran off the end of the runway moments after touchdown at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airpo
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Honda Expands North Carolina Footprint
More parts of Honda’s aerospace puzzle are coming together as the company announced today that its GE Honda HF120 turbofan engines (2,000-pound-thrust clas
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UAVs set to mingle with regular traffic
The recent commencement of low-altitude Customs and Immigration patrols by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) along the Arizona/Mexico border and the earlier
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Safire Jet stalls, Eclipse wages marketing war
Camilo Salomon, president and CEO of Safire Aircraft, said he
has faced do-or-die situations before, but not in the aviation world, where, he says, e
has faced do-or-die situations before, but not in the aviation world, where, he says, e
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Epic Victory Single-Engine Jet Takes Flight
Epic’s single-engine Victory jet made its first flight on July 6 from Roberts Field in Redmond, Ore.
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Progress on Eclipse Pitot and Production Plans
Eclipse Aviation has submitted a final report to the FAA detailing tests of a pitot/angle-of-attack probe fix for the Eclipse 500 VLJ and expects FAA appro
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Boeing Publicly Reveals 787
Some 15,000 well-wishers witnessed the first public appearance of the Boeing 787 in Everett, Wash., on Sunday (07/08/07, not coincidentally), an event broa
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Bombardier debuts upgraded CRJ900
Bombardier Aerospace unveiled a series of updates to its CRJ900 regional jet during a June 5 event at the Signature Flight Support FBO at Washington Dulles
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More range for Smaller E-jets
Embraer has launched a program to add as much as 300 nm of range to its 70-
and 76-seat E-Jets.
and 76-seat E-Jets.
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Embraer’s Phenom Readies for First Flight
Brazilian airframer Embraer’s new Phenom 100 very light jet is currently undergoing ground testing in preparation for its first flight.
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Airbus Confirms First Buyer for Executive/VIP A380
Airbus CEO John Leahy confirmed at the Paris Air Show that the company has the first firm commitment for its giant A380 airliner for conversion to an execu
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Piccard and team prepare solar airplane for night flight
The Solar Impulse has made significant progress toward its goal of being the first solar-powered aircraft to fly at night.
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Viking Progressing Rapidly on Twin Otter
Some two months after announcing the relaunch of Twin Otter production, Canada’s Viking Aerospace began cutting metal on the first airplane at its final as
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Training, pitot, Avio spell more delays for Eclipse
Eclipse Aviation president and CEO Vern Raburn acknowledged in a customer/investor update dated June 10 that there is a lengthy wait between delivery of ne
