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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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OceanAir gains turboprop market share

OceanAir Táxi Aéreo has grown, is still growing and expects better things to come.

OceanAir was launched by Grupo Maritime oil’s controlling
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Gulfstream Begins Fly-by-wire Flights

Flight testing is scheduled to begin this month of a Gulfstream V modified with a fly-by-wire system for controlling the spoilers.
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Upstarts favor electric while establishment sits on fence

Business jet manufacturers do not agree on the virtues of electric power for onboard systems.
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SJ30 Light Jet Shows Long Legs

Sino Swearingen’s SJ30 (née SJ30-2) production-conforming test aircraft with two pilots aboard recently established several speed and range records for a l
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Gulfstream G150 enters service, with longer legs

Gulfstream’s newly outfitted G150 officially entered service last month in Dallas, coming in with longer legs and lower weight than the company had origina
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Sino Swearingen customers still await SJ30 deliveries

While the SJ30 light jet received FAA certification in late October last year, the production certificate has still eluded San Antonio-based Sino Swearinge
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Farnborough F1 Kestrel Flies At Last

Some seven years of development finally led to the first flight of the Farnborough Aircraft F1 Kestrel on July 29.
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A Tribute to Concorde: 1976-2003

It is symbolic of the malaise cloaking aviation as it celebrates the centennial of powered flight that, for the first time since Orville and Wilbur Wright
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G550 awarded type and production certificates

Gulfstream last month proved the old axiom: “Double your pleasure, double your fun; get two certificates instead of one.” In what is believed to be a first