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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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Eclipse fires BAE Systems and names new suppliers
BAE Systems is out and a number of new suppliers are in, according to Eclipse Aviation officials, who announced the signing of long-term contracts with six
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Preliminary Report: IMC Approach Turns Sour
AERO COMMANDER 690A, CORTEZ, COLO., JAN 3, 2004–Commander 700SR crashed at approximately 7:15 p.m.
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Preliminary Report: Mayday Call Precedes Cessna 441 Accident
CESSNA 441, BIRMINGHAM, ALA., DEC.
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Fix developed for Citation pitch-trim anomaly
A newly designed circuit board is now available for Citation 525 and a few Citation 560 operators that have been required since late last year to disengage
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Adams Rite offers lav water system for Challenger 300
A new self-contained lavatory water system developed by Fullerton, Calif.-based Adams Rite Aerospace has received FAA, JAA and Transport Canada approval fo
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Raytheon offers T2CAS option for Beech 1900
Raytheon Aircraft is offering T2CAS as an option to ensure that 1900C and 1900D operators meet the avionics mandates coming next year.
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Hawker 800 Winglet STC expected this quarter
Aviation Partners is hoping to complete the STC program for a winglets retrofit on Hawker 800s and begin initial deliveries of modified aircraft before the
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Preliminary Report: Fender Bender on Taxiway M
FAIRCHILD SWEARINGEN SA-226-TC AND SA-227-AC, DENVER, COLO., DEC.
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Pilatus expands PC-12 Honeywell avionics warranty
Pilatus Aircraft last month announced that the warranty period for all Honeywell avionics installed in new Pilatus PC-12s has been extended from two to thr
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First Citation CJ3 emerges from production line
Cessna’s first Citation CJ3 light jet rolled off the production line on Friday, February 13 at the company’s Wichita facility.
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Cessna to assemble Mustang at independence plant
Cessna Aircraft president and CEO Jack Pelton said last month that the Wichita company’s newest business jet, the Citation Mustang, will be assembled at it
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Final Report: Maintenance Error Resulted in Asymmetric Flaps
MITSUBISHI MU-2B-35, HILTON HEAD, S.C., AUG.
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Learjet 40s enter customer service
At press time, Bombardier Aerospace expected to have delivered six copies of its newest business jet, the Learjet 40.
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Cessna preparing ACAS and Mode-S service bulletins
Citation operators this summer can expect to receive Service Bulletins to address European TCAS/ ACAS and upgraded mode-S transponder requirements going in
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SimCom takes PC-12 training to next plane
Representatives of Pilatus Business Aircraft were on hand January 8 to witness the unveiling of SimCom Training Center’s newest simulator, an advanced Pila
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In the works: ATG Javelin
Englewood, Colo.-based Aviation Technology Group announced last month it had selected Albuquerque, N.M., as the manufacturing site for the two-seat, Willia
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In the works: Farnborough Aircraft F1
Last year, officials at Farnborough Aircraft of Farnborough, England, “spent most of the year on the investment trail,” according to Jonathan Sumner, marke
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In the works: Ibis Aerospace Ae270
Certification by the Czech civil aviation authorities of the Ae270 turboprop single has slipped once again, from the second quarter of this year to late Au
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Cessna saddles up to build Citation Mustang
The six-seat Citation Mustang, Cessna’s newest addition to its stable of business jets, is starting to take shape.
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American Utilicraft continues Freight Feeder development
Thirteen years after American Utilicraft filed patents for its FF-1080 Freight Feeder, “the project is moving from the design engineering phase to getting
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Major Suppliers Selected for HondaJet
Honda Aircraft announced this morning deals with three major component suppliers for the HondaJet.
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New Jets To Be Certified Under Commuter Rule
Because the Grob SPn Utility jet and the Embraer Phenom 300 weigh more than 12,500 pounds but less than 19,000 pounds, their respective manufacturers are r
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One private jet to go and supersize it, please!
It’s really, really big, and as an executive transport, the giant Airbus A380–unveiled in Toulouse, France, last month– will be the biggest and most comple
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Colgan To Fly Q400s
Manassas, Va.-based Colgan Air will fly fifteen 74-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprops under a 10-year capacity purchase agreement that Colgan’s new owner, Mem
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Long-range Gulfstreams Make Short Hops
Despite the long range they’re capable of, the G550 and G500 might be making many more short hops than long-distance flights.
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Challenger 605 Enters Service
Bombardier said its “next-generation” Challenger 605 has entered service.
