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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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First Customer SJ30 To Be Delivered
Mark Fairchild, v-p of sales and marketing for Sino Swearingen Aircraft, announced two firsts at the company’s press conference on Monday, both involving t
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Honeywell’s TFE731-50 to power Hawker 900XP
Honeywell’s turbine engine folks are poised for show and tell about something new from something old–the time-tested TFE731 turbofan family–and something a
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Second Grob SPn prototype takes to skies over Germany
Less than a year from its planned service entry next September, the all-composite Grob SPn light jet is preparing to make a serious push on the North Ameri
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Orders for Phenoms build
One year after Embraer announced that it was jumping into the VLJ and light jet markets with a capital commitment of more than $200 million, the company ha
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Spectrum launches S-33 follow-on
Start-up manufacturer Spectrum Aeronautical announced last month that it has selected the GE/Honda HF120 turbofan engine to power a new $6.2 million (2006
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Ready or not, VLJs are here
There are 12 very light jets currently in development, in flight-test or recently certified.
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Pilot Report: Sino Swearingen
A sage old pilot once neatly captured the purpose of business aviation: “People buy airplanes because they want to go places…fast.”
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More than 40 Falcon 7X trijets on production line
Certification of Dassault’s 69,000-pound (maximum takeoff weight) 7X remains on track for early next year.
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New Turboprops: The VLJ invasion isn't hampering turboprop development
Bell Agusta
BA609–The Bell Agusta BA609 tiltrotor program is progressing on schedule.
BA609–The Bell Agusta BA609 tiltrotor program is progressing on schedule.
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Grob readies network as SPn program picks up the pace
Grob, the German company that is developing the versatile, all-composite SPn light jet, has created a U.S.
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New Bizjets: Strong economy fuels new-aircraft development
Aerion
Aerion SSBJ–Aerion continues on track with development efforts for its supersonic business jet.
Aerion SSBJ–Aerion continues on track with development efforts for its supersonic business jet.
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Cessna says the CJ4 is family’s fastest yet
Cessna’s Citation CJ4 isn’t just another derivative of the CitationJet family–it is a clean-sheet design that incorporates some of the best features found
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Raytheon launches Hawker 900XP, 750
Raytheon has announced a broadening of its Hawker product line by introducing the Hawker 900XP and the Hawker 750, both derivatives of the Hawker 850XP.
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Eclipse targets hefty initial production run
Eclipse Aviation CEO Vern Raburn surprised the attendees at a packed NBAA press conference yesterday when he predicted the company would build 525 airplane
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Pilatus reveals upgraded PC-12
Pilatus chose Honeywell’s Sunday evening media event to announce a Next Generation PC-12 featuring a more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada turboprop engine
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Cessna XLS+ will upgrade XL/XLS
Cessna yesterday unveiled plans to upgrade one of its most popular Citation models–the XL/XLS.
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Piper’s plans to reveal VLJ today; Cirrus backs off talk of a jet ‘soon’
While Piper Aircraft is poised to unveil a new compact jet at its booth (No.
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Piaggio’s got jet fever, too, promises it’s ‘very serious’
Piaggio Aero Industries chief executive Josè DiMase yesterday confirmed industry speculation that the Italian manufacturer is indeed developing a business
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BBJ3’s Official Launch Brings Order Announcements
Boeing Business Jets marked its 10th anniversary yesterday with a pair of single-aircraft orders for its now officially launched BBJ3, the latest member of
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Challenger 605 awarded TC
Bombardier late last month received type certification from the FAA, Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency for its Challenger 605, the u
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Bombardier cuts RJ production
Bombardier Aerospace announced last month it will lay off another 1,330 employees as part of a plan to “realign” regional aircraft production rates with ma
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Cessna’s Citation line just keeps on growing
Cessna formally launched two new business twinjets at last month’s NBAA Convention, making the Citation CJ4 and XLS+ the latest in a steady sequence of air
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Congressman introduces bill to ground MU-2 fleet
Despite the issuance by the FAA of a Special FAR (SFAR) mandating initial and recurrent training for MU-2 pilots, lawmakers still want the airplane grounde
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News Clips: Startup Magnum Jet Orders Small Jets
Houston-based Magnum Jet has placed an order for 50 Embraer Phenom 100s, with options for another 50 Phenom 100s and/or 300s.
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The ‘little jet that could’ just became the jet that did
Eclipse Aviation received FAA type certification for the Eclipse 500 on September 30, becoming the second very light jet manufacturer to achieve the milest
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‘Euratlantic’ alliance here promoting U.S. investment
Representatives from Euratlantic, an alliance of 13 European regions, are at Booth No.
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Raytheon extends its Hawker line
Raytheon has announced that it is broadening its Hawker product line by introducing the Hawker 900XP and the Hawker 750, both derivatives of the Hawker 850
