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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.
Aircraft
Certification flight tests of PC-12 EVS to start next month
Pilatus has flown a PC-12 with a CMC Electronics infrared enhanced-vision system (EVS) sensor mounted in the nose and looking through the propeller.
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HondaJet makes world debut at EAA Airventure
The HondaJet prototype was expected to make its world debut, and first public demonstration flight, on July 28 at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis.
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Faster King Air to take on VLJs
Deliveries of the Beech King Air C90-GT, a more powerful version of the series intended to compete with very light jets, are scheduled to start in December
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Flexjet Waives More Ferry Fees
Fractional provider Bombardier Flexjet is offering ferry-fee waivers to and from Europe and Hawaii for share owners of Challenger 300s and 604s.
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Is There a Jet in Piaggio’s Future?
A “world-ranked aircraft manufacturer” has engaged Forecast International to evaluate the market for a new business jet.
Aircraft
Beech Duke’s ‘Air’ Apparent
Rocket Engineering of Spokane, Wash., said it will soon have an STC to re-engine Beechcraft Duke BE60 twin pistons with two P&WC PT6A-35 or -21 turboprops.
Aircraft
Second 7X Joins Flight-test Fleet
Dassault Aviation’s second conforming Falcon 7X made a 2 hour 15 minute maiden flight on July 5.
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Embraer 170 and 175 Get Canadian Nod…
The Canadian civil aviation authority on July 19 issued type certification for the Embraer 170 and 175, paving the way for first deliveries to Air Canada.
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Buying an airplane is one thing; living with one is quite another
Over the past several years, owners and manufacturers have begun to recognize aircraft product support as an increasingly vital function.
Engines
2005 AIN Product Support Report
For the third consecutive year in AIN’s Product Support Survey, readers gave Gulfstream top marks for both its newer business jets (less than 10 yea
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Avanti II gets new engines, more power
Piaggio Aero Industries has confirmed that its new Avanti II model will replace the existing production model of its twin turboprop pusher aircraft from Se
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TSA publishes interim rule for DCA
The long-awaited reopening of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to some general aviation aircraft now appears imminent with the Trans- portation Se
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Grob SPn Makes First Flight
The Grob SPn 10-passenger light business jet made its maiden flight July 20 from Allgau Airport in southern Germany.
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Cessna to double Citation fleet in China
Roger Whyte, Cessna’s senior vice president of sales and marketing, told attendees at the first ABACE that Cessna’s presence in the country dates back to 1
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Embraer expects market for large-cabin jets
Business jet passengers in the Asia-Pacific market will appreciate the generous cabin space Embraer’s Legacy offers, according to Guan Dongyuan, managing d
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Back to the Future…of the HondaJet
As he does with all VIPs arriving at AirVenture, EAA president Tom Poberezny greeted Honda’s Michimasa Fujino with warm words and great respect.
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Owner-pilots get glassy-eyed
Very light jets (VLJs) may well represent the tsunami on the horizon for the owner-flown turbine market.
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Embraer establishes dedicated sales team for business aircraft
Just months after announcing plans to manufacture two new business jets, Embraer has begun modifying its sales department to sharpen its focus on the execu
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ExecuJet Aviation extends its reach with Grob SPn program
ExecuJet Aviation Group has successfully pursued its ambitions of becoming a truly global business aviation services group while maintaining a relatively l
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Epic forges ahead with jet and turboprop programs
Epic Aircraft parent company Aircraft Investor Resources (AIR) and Republic of Georgia-based Tbilisi Aviation Machine (TAM) in late July further cemented a
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Mesa takes on Dornier 328s, seeks lessees
Mesa Air Group has taken responsibility for part of the lease payments on some 30 idle Fairchild Dornier 328Jets as a condition of its new code-share contr
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RRJ Passes Critical Design Reviews
The Sukhoi-led consortium building the Russian Regional Jet got some good news when the RRJ-95B/LR and RRJ-75B/LR passed their critical design reviews (CDR
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Bombardier Fault Isolation Tool Available For Learjet 60
Learjet 60 operators are the latest to benefit from the Learjet Electronic Technician (e-Tech) troubleshooting tool.
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Hawker 400XP ok'd for steep approach
Raytheon Aircraft has received an STC from the European Aviation Safety Agency approving the Hawker 400XP (crewed by suitably qualified pilots) to fly the
Charter & Fractional
Eclipse Receives First Frax VLJ Order
With a firm order for 10 Eclipse 500s and an option for 10 more, London, Ontario-based OurPlane became the first fractional customer for the very light jet
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TBM 700 and Avanti Training Expands
SimCom now offers Socata TBM 700 training at both its Orlando, Fla.
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Eclipse plays with fire and doesn’t get burned
Halon fire-extinguishing agents have been used for many years to protect valuable electronics, oil and gas production facilities, military systems, aircraf
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SJ30-2 Moves Closer to Type Certification
Sino Swearingen said it has received the last of a series of 13 FAA type inspection authorizations for its SJ30-2.
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Williams-powered Citation Conversion Gets STC
Citation modification specialist Sierra Industries of Uvalde, Texas, last month received an STC for its Stallion conversion, a Citation 500/501 powered by
