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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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Order Split Between Embraer, Bombardier
Northwest Airlines last month split an order for 72 regional jets between Embraer and Bombardier.
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Sales brisk for new HondaJet
The HondaJet officially went on sale at last month’s NBAA Convention in Orlando, racking up orders for “more than” 100 airplanes by the end of the three-da
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Movers & Shakers: Honda defined the compact car. Can it do the same thing with a business jet?
On August 8 Honda Motor Co.
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Gulfstream 150 Taking Shape
The new Gulfstream 150 business jet remains on schedule to be officially rolled out at Israel Aircraft Industries on January 18, make its first flight in M
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Eclipse Rolls Out Certification Model 500
On December 11 the first Eclipse 500 certification flight-test aircraft, N503EA, rolled out from the start-up manufacturer’s Albuquerque, N.M.
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GlobalFlyer Basing at Kansas Airport
Virgin Atlantic selected Salina, Kan., as its base and control center for a solo, nonstop, unrefueled around-the-world record attempt in a single-engine je
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Ibis discloses certification delay for Ae270 Spiritturboprop
Ibis Aerospace has quashed speculation that Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corp.
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Completion & Refurb Update
Success of Falcon 7X Sales Encourages Dassault’s Expansion Plans at Little Rock
Dassault Falcon Jet has made a
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Embraer 175 Certification Imminent
Embraer expected to win Brazilian certification of its new 78- to 86-seat 175 soon after AIN went to press last month, marking the official introduc
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Falcon 50 engine upgrade under way
Premier Aircraft of East Alton, Ill., said it passed the first engineering milestone for its program to upgrade the original Falcon 50 engine (the Honeywel
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LABACE 2005: Bombardier Opens LABACE With Global 5000 Sales
Bombardier arrived in style at LABACE 2005, bringing with it a Global 5000, a Global Express, a Challenger 300 and Special Edition Learjet 60 for the stati
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Eviation Jets developing a twin-engine Vantage
Details emerged about two more very light jets (VLJs) during last month’s Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in Brazil, a fitting v
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Eviation develops VLJ in Embraer's backyard
At first glance, the headquarters of Eviation Jets do Brasil seems an unlikely location for the development of a new aircraft.
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Eclipse Aviation sets the pace for VLJ pilot training
Eclipse Aviation is now putting the finishing touches on its very light jet (VLJ) pilot training program.
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In The Works: Diamond D-Jet
Peter Mauer, president of Diamond Aircraft’s North American division, last month said components of the single-engine Diamond D-Jet were taking shape in an
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In The Works: Eclipse 500
The Eclipse 500 program continued to gain steam last month with the successful first flights of the second (N502EA) and third (N504EA) certification flight
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In The Works: Quest Kodiak
Quest Aircraft’s Kodiak turboprop single, which last month neared 100 flight hours, started FAA flight testing in late March.
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Eclipse's Solution: Eliminate Standby Instruments Altogether
Pilots checking out the flight deck of the Eclipse 500 may notice something missing.
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Raytheon Renames Garmin-equipped Piston Aircraft
Perhaps an indication of the sway Garmin has come to hold in the aviation industry, Raytheon last month announced a name change for the venerable Beech Bon
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Market for 50-seat jets spirals into a tailspin
Industry developments have conspired to depress the 50-seat jet market to its weakest position since the late 1990s.
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Wheelchairs in 50-seaters?
A proposed DOT rule to lower the threshold to require wheelchair availability in Part 121-operated aircraft from 60 to 50 seats has rung alarm bells within
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SkyWest To Take 20 More CRJ700s
SkyWest Airlines will fly another 20 CRJ700s for United Airlines as part of a deal that saw the St.
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Mustang gallops free on 2.5-hour maiden flight
The Cessna Citation Mustang prototype made its first flight from McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita on April 23 at 10:26 a.m.
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New Models Drive Citation Sales
In its first-quarter earnings report, Textron said that of the 55 Citations its Cessna division delivered (compared with 33 in the first quarter last year)
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Citation Sovereign Receives European Ticket
Cessna received certification for its Citation Sovereign from both the European Aviation Safety Agency and the JAA, enabling the twinjet to be certified an
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Learjet 20 Series Subject of Proposed AD
Until Bombardier develops a fix and it is FAA approved, operators of about 255 U.S.-registered Learjet 23s through 25s will be required to disable the thru
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EASA Approves Gulfstream G350
The Gulfstream G350, FAA certified in November, has received validation by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), enabling operators to register the b
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Sport-Jet Gets an Engine Change
Colorado-based Excel Jet selected the 1,500-pound-thrust FJ33-4A turbofan for the single-engine Sport-Jet.
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Legacy Deliveries Off to a Good Start
Embraer delivered two Legacy business jets in the first quarter compared with none in the same period last year, in addition to 28 regional jets, according
