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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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FAA awards provisional approval for Embraer 170
Brazilian jet manufacturer Embraer has secured a so-called provisional certification from the FAA for the Embraer 170, allowing launch customer US Airways
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Pilot incapacitation eyed in Brit Air crash
Pilot incapacitation at the end of the approach phase might have caused a Brit Air CRJ100 to crash about a mile-and-a-half short of the runway at Brest Gui
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Airbus A380 unveiled at French plant
Airbus last month unveiled its first complete A380 double-decker, making the European consortium the builder of the world’s biggest passenger airplane.
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In The Works: ATG Javelin
Aviation Technology Group of Englewood, Colo., said last month that the Javelin demonstrator prototype is undergoing final assembly at ATG’s research and d
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In The Works: Sino Swearingen SJ30-2
On March 10 Sino Swearingen received from the FAA type inspection authorizations (TIA) for systems and high-speed upsets.
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New appointment at RSK MiG could doom Tu-334 RJ project
Appointing a Sukhoi man to the top position at RSK MiG is becoming a tradition.
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In The Works: Citation CJ1+ and CJ2+
Last month Cessna said it had begun production line flow of its new Citation CJ2+ and would soon start production of the Citation CJ1+.
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First Chinese ERJ-145 complete, but no takers
The first Embraer ERJ-145 built in the People’s Republic of China rolled out of its assembly hangar on December 16 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, and fl
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VLJ race reaches epic porportions
Bend, Ore.-based Air Investor Resources (AIR)–the parent company of Epic Aircraft, which is currently flight-testing its Epic LT turboprop single–is now te
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CRJ700/900 to fly farther, for less
Bombardier has answered the call for a series of improvements to its line of 70- to 86-seat RJs, ranging from new engines on the CRJ700 to wing modificatio
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Preliminary Report: Merlin lands short in IMC
SWEARINGEN MERLIN IIIB, SPOKANE VALLEY, WASH, NOV.
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Preliminary Report: Merlin hits trees on approach
SWEARINGEN MERLIN IIA, JACKSONVILLE, FLA., NOV.
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Global Express XRS spreads wings
Bombardier successfully completed wing mating on the first Global Express XRS at the company’s de Havilland facility in Toronto on November 9.
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Gulfstream 350 Receives FAA Approval
The FAA last month awarded type certification to the Gulfstream 350, an upgraded version of the previously manufactured G300.
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Learjets and Swiss fighters
In the January issue of AIN (page 39), we recounted the origins of the Learjet, complete with references to the well worn tale of the Swiss fighter connect
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Embraer Legacy Soon To Be Cleared to FL410
Embraer is now in the final flight-test phase of the certification process that will raise the service ceiling of the Legacy business jet from FL370 to FL4
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Citation Sovereign closes in on full type certification
Cessna anticipates that its Model 680 Citation Sovereign super-midsize business jet will receive full type certification before the end of next month.
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Challenger 300s enter service
Bombardier’s fractional aircraft ownership division, Flexjet, is now operating the first Challenger 300s to enter service.
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China resurrects former RJ program
Chinese investment company D’Long confirmed that the development program for a 70- to 95-seat family of regional airliners acquired from the defunct Fairch
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Faulty Cabin Lighting Wiring Alleged in Falcon 50s
A proposed AD calls for inspections to detect improperly installed wiring for optional cabin lighting that could cause fires in Falcon 50s.
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Amended RVSM STC Will Include More Learjet 35/36s
West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, Colo., is working with the FAA to amend its Learjet 35/36 RVSM STC to include models with the FC-530 autopilot, FC-20
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Embraer boosts range of 190 and 195
At the request of launch customer JetBlue, Embraer has introduced longer-range versions of its 190 and 195 E-Jets.
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Hawker Horizon earns provisional FAA approval
While the Raytheon Hawker Horizon was one of the first to blaze the super-midsize business jet trail when it was launched at the 1996 NBAA Convention in Or
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Eclipse 500 makes first flight with P&W engines
Keeping its promise, Albuquerque, N.M.-based Eclipse Aviation flew the first Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-powered Eclipse 500 certification flight-test ai
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End of the line for Boeing 717
Bombardier Aerospace’s case for the C Series may just have grown sounder last month as Boeing announced it would pull the plug on the 110- to 115-seat 717,
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Gulfstream G150 rolls out
The G150, which Gulfstream touts as the first wide-cabin, long-range, midsize business jet, rolled out January 18 in Tel Aviv in front of hundreds of Israe
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China Type-certifies Learjet 45
Bombardier reported that it has received type approval for the Learjet 45 from the civil aviation agency of China (CAAC).
