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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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Pilatus Takes the PC-12 to Camp
Camp Systems is now the exclusive factory provider of maintenance tracking for the Pilatus PC-12.
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Alerts Issued on Premier I Drain Holes
An FAA Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin issued May 17 says fuel drain holes in the main landing gear bay auxiliary bulkhead might be missing on s
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Aerion SSBJ Rocketing Forward
Reno start-up Aerion, which is developing a supersonic business jet (SSBJ), is evaluating different means of demonstrating full-scale supersonic natural la
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Start-up hopes to outfox other VLJ competitors
Tony Fox, the 84-year-old entrepreneur credited by those with long memories as being the father of the very light jet, last month sold the 1970s-era Foxjet
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Pilot training essential to improve MU-2 safety
MU-2 operators can expect to have to complete a more stringent flight-training program, similar to a type rating, as a result of the FAA’s inquiry into the
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A look at the MU-2's Reputation
In his review of the MU-2 accident data, Greg Feith, a former NTSB investigator and aircraft safety consultant, tried to validate or dispel the following p
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In The Works: Dassault Falcon 7X
Last month Dassault said its engineers have validated several improvements to the Falcon 7X– such as increased mtow, engine thrust, fuel capacity and wingl
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In The Works: Excel-Jet Sport-Jet
Excel-Jet’s four-seat, single-engine very light jet, the Sport-Jet, flew for the first time on May 14 from Colorado Springs Airport.
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In The Works: Gulfstream QSJ
Gulfstream Aerospace president Bryan Moss dismissed the company’s long-discussed “Quiet Supersonic Jet” (QSJ) during last month’s EBACE, prompting the airc
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VLJs Cause a Buzz on Capital Hill
The Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) vision of providing safe, reliable and affordable air transportation for every community in America will mo
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Dassault Offers EFB Option
Gulfstream was the first to add electronic flight bag portable computers to its options list, and now Dassault has followed suit by selecting the PilotView
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EMS Satcom Antenna Will Fly on Bombardier Globals
Bombardier has selected the eNfusion AMT-3800 high-gain satcom antenna from Canada’s EMS Satcom as a factory option on the Global Express XRS and Global 50
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HondaJet Will Linger at Oshkosh This Year
The HondaJet will make an encore appearance at this month’s EAA AirVenture, July 24 to 30 in Oshkosh, Wis.
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Avanti Weighs in with Mtow Increase
The Piaggio Avanti has received an FAA-approved handbook change for a 550-pound mtow increase.
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Pilatus Launches Regional PC-12 Meetings
Pilatus Business Aircraft, the Colorado-based subsidiary of the Swiss company, is launching a series of one-day regional conferences for owners and operato
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Embraer thinks big with the Lineage 1000
Embraer delivered on its promise to expand its line of business jets with the introduction last month at EBACE of the Lineage 1000 jet derived from its fly
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New Gulfstream to grow in girth?
When he announced first-quarter results, Nicholas Chabraja, chairman and CEO of Gulfstream parent company General Dynamics, said that new Gulfstreams will
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FAA OKs Avanti II
Piaggio Aero obtained FAA certification of its Avanti II turboprop late last month.
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Will Hawker 450 Move to Front Burner?
Raytheon Aircraft might make a “formal announcement later in the year” on a new or derivative business jet.
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Caravan Safety Initiative Launched
Cessna has joined with the FAA and the Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association (RACCA) for a Caravan “educational and awareness campaign.” The coalition “w
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Part 25 NPRM Aimed at Bizjet Interiors
The FAA is developing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) addressing special requirements for the interiors of transport-category business jets.
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Dassault Ratchets Up Customer Support
A Falcon parts price guarantee program and a program to improve dispatch reliability are two of the latest efforts Dassault has launched as part of a plan
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In the Works: Antonov
An-148–Due for imminent certification by Russian and Ukrainian civil aviation authorities, the An-148 stands nearly ready for delivery this year to Russian
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In the Works: AVIC I
ARJ21–China’s AVIC I Commercial Aircraft (ACAC) continues its deliberate march toward a 2009 introduction of the 90-seat ARJ21-700,
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In the Works: Bombardier
C Series/900X/Q400X–Officially still alive as a program but downgraded in status from an imminent launch candidate to a loosely defined study, the p
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In the Works: Sukhoi
Superjet 100–Plans for the airplane known until July as the Russian Regional Jet appeared to have crystallized early this year, when Sukhoi publishe
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Phenoms Selling Phenomenally Well
“As of June 30, our executive jet firm order backlog stands at $1.25 billion,” Embraer chairman, president and CEO Maurício Botelho said last month.
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ERA 2006: Régional adds muscle with Europe’s first Embraer E190s
In the little more than five years since its formation, Air France domestic partner Régional has evolved from three distinct, ailing French domestic carrie
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More Time To Comment on Limitations NPRM
The comment period on a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to establish operational life limitations designed to prevent widespread fatigue damage primar
