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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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Embraer Offers Ka-band on Super-mid Legacys, Praetors
Flexjet Europe is the first operator to install Ka-band on its Legacy 500 fleet.
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VoltAero Offers Fractional Shares in Hybrid-electric Aircraft
The manufacturer's Cassio family of aircraft will be operated by partners throughout Europe, providing flights for fractional ownership clients.
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Gulfstream's G400 Making Program Progress
Gulfstream’s large-cabin G400 twinjet, with planned 2025 entry into service, gets star treatment at EBACE.
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Farnborough International Airshow Set To Return in July
After the 2020 show was abandoned due to the Covid pandemic, organizers have invested in new features for the event to be held July 18-22.
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Pratt Canada Picks Battery Supplier for Hybrid-Electric Project
Pratt & Whitney Canada has chosen Switzerland’s H55 to supply battery systems for its hybrid-electric Dash 8 demonstrator program.
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Africa Offers Opportunities for Bizjet Brokers
The full gamut of options is in demand, from Textron and Learjet aircraft, to Gulfstreams and Bombardiers.
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Busy 2021 Turns Into Busier 2022 for Action Aviation
The firm says current buy-sell dynamics make for the best market it has ever been involved in.
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Surf Air IPO To Fund Hybrid-electric Fleet Conversions
Surf Air Mobility expects to raise $467 million through an IPO, which would fund conversion of its Cessna Grand Caravan fleet to hybrid-electric power.
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ATR Eyes Hybrid-Electric Propulsion for New ‘Evo’ Turboprop
The Franco-Italian OEM is also exploring a new eco-design that includes new propellers as part of its drive to reduce fuel burn and CO2 emissions.
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Gama Aviation’s Sharjah FBO Sees Record Year
Gama Sharjah is intent on expanding its fleet after Wheels Up’s acquisition of Gama Aviation Signature in the U.S. in 2020
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'New' Superjet’s Russian Engine Readies for Flight
Saturn Design Bureau’s PD-8 has completed ground testing in time for flight trials to start “later this year.”
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Ukraine War Weighs on Otherwise Strong Q1 for AerCap
AerCap registers a $2 billion loss during the first quarter due to write-offs of aircraft and engines in Russia.
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Turkey Orders Citations for Flight Inspection
Turkey has used Cessna Citation twinjets for flight inspection since 1993.
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AINsight: Timing Counts in Buying, Financing Bizjets
With preowned business jet inventory low and demand at record highs, speed is important to successfully purchase an airplane using either financing or cash
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Signature TechnicAir MRO Approved for HondaJet Mx
Signature TechnicAir’s line maintenance and mobile service units based at four other London-area airports also will provide HondaJet support.
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Textron Aviation Announces EBACE Aircraft Lineup
Three of Textron Aviations newest business aircraft types will be making their debut at EBACE static display.
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AESA Radar for ‘Classic’ Hornet Fighter Makes First Flight
The APG-79(V)4 radar is being procured in an upgrade effort to ensure that the U.S. Marine Corps Hornet fighters can meet the planned "sundown" date.
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ATR 42-600S Flies for First Time in Partial Configuration
Following its May 11 first flight, the new 30- to 50-seat STOL aircraft will now enter a phase of ground and flight testing.
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JetHQ Celebrates Anniversary, Grows Sales Team
Aircraft brokerage and transactions firm JetHQ is marking its 10th anniversary with the growth of its sales and support teams.
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Embraer Gets Launch Customer for E-Jet P2F Conversions
Nordic Aviation Capital has signed an agreement in principle to order freighter conversions for 10 of its existing E190s and E195s.
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Lufthansa Orders Seven Boeing 777-8 Freighters
Boeing welcomes Lufthansa as the European launch customer for the 777-8F.
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Marine Corps Plan Second Adversary Squadron
The Marines are planning to double the organic adversary force while extending Red Air training coverage to the East Coast.
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ZeroAvia Converting 2nd Do-228 for Hydrogen Testing
ZeroAvia announced today that it has started preparing a second Dornier 228 aircraft to serve as a testbed for the hydrogen-electric propulsion system.
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Duncan Delivers 'Flashy' Red Cessna CitationJet
Toll Group NW's Citation 525 also features a complementary cabin refurbishment.
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FAA Awards Type Certification for Citation XLS Gen2
Textron Aviation has received FAA type certification and delivered its first production copy of the Cessna Citation XLS Gen2.
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Boeing To Lose $1.2B On New Air Force One Jets
Delays and subcontractor bankruptcy plague new Air Force One project resulting in a $1.2 billion loss for Boeing.
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Russian Transport Ministry Sees Sharp Drop in Air Traffic by 2025
A draft report prepared by Russia’s Ministry of Transport projects a drop in traffic of between 24 and 48 percent over the next three years.
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Airbus Chooses Thales To Supply FMSs for Future Airliners
Based on the PureFlyt product, the new Thales FMS system will appear in all A320s, A330s, and A350s starting in 2026.
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AINsight: From Where I Sit
The hot preowned business aircraft market continues unabated, but the industry still must strive for balance to prevent a hard landing when it cools off.
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Flying with Garmin’s G5000 Avionics in a Cessna Citation XLS
Flying with Garmin’s G5000 Avionics in a Cessna Citation XLS
