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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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Textron Aviation Delivers Cessna 206s to West Point
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point will use the Cessna 206 Turbo Stationair HD airplanes for its cadet aviation training program.
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Some Sustainability Steps Can Lower Bizav Ops Costs
Improving aircraft efficiency is also a way for business jet operators to become more sustainable.
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EFW A320 Passenger-to-freighter Conversion Makes First Flight
Following an eight-month conversion process, the A320P2F took flight from Singapore’s Seletar Aerospace Park.
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Jet It Goes Bigger with Gulfstream G150 Fleet Additions
Fractional ownership company Jet It seeks longer ranges and more capacity with the addition of two Gulfstream G150s.
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Gulfstream's G500, G600 Demonstrate Steep-approach Ops
After completing trials for steep approach approvals, Gulfstream's G500 and G600 each set speed records
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Airbus Fires Back at Qatar Airways on A350 Claims
Calling Akbar Al Baker's claims that it did not address surface degradation in the carrier’s A350s a mischaracterization, Airbus considers legal action.
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Western Wraps Up Milestone Gulfstream Inspection
Western Aircraft has completed its first 192-month inspection of a Gulfstream jet.
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RightJet Partners on New Iraq Office
RightJet sees Kurdistan’s tourism potential as factor behind decision to team up with Future Travel.
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Falcon Aircraft Operators Group Growing Rapidly
The Independent Falcon Aircraft Operators Association has gained 55 more members since its soft launch in September.
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Boeing Lands 30-aircraft Max Order from 777 Partners
A $3.7 billion deal for thirty 737 Max jets brings the total number of the narrowbodies ordered by 777 Partners to 68.
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UK Reveals Plans For Hydrogen-powered, Long-haul Airliner
The Aerospace Technology Institute says the 279-passenger, intercontinental design is the first of three liquid hydrogen-powered airliner concepts.
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Yingling Gets Into Beech 1900D Cargo Conversions
The Wichita-based FBO and MRO is converting Beech 1900Ds from passenger to cargo operations for Alpine Air Express.
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Airbus Completes Structural Assembly of First A321XLR
The first Airbus A321XLR has undergone final structural assembly ahead of final testing and interior finishing.
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Bombardier Global 5500 Walkthrough of the Flight Deck and Cabin
Bombardier Global 5500 Walkthrough of the Flight Deck and Cabin
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First NetJets 7500 Is Bombardier's 1,000th Global
NetJets took delivery of the first of an order for 20 Bombardier Global 7500s on December 2.
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France Lands Large Emirati Rafale and Caracal Order
While the UAE awaits the outcome of its intended purchase of F-35s from the U.S., the air force has ordered 80 Rafales.
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NASA Mars Ingenuity Wins Top Flight Award for Best New Rotorcraft
NASA Mars Ingenuity Wins Top Flight Award for Best New Rotorcraft
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AINsight: Wealth and New Attitudes Toward Air Travel
The return of corporate clients, who have largely been sidelined by the pandemic, will help to rebalance the preowned business aircraft market.
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Hands On: Flying the Joby Simulator
AIN editor-in-chief Matt Thurber felt instantly comfortable flying the Joby eVTOL aircraft flight simulator.
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Transport Canada Certifies Falcon 6X's PW812D Engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW812D turbofan will provide the Falcon 6X with a range of 5,100 nm at Mach 0.85.
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China Signals Imminent Return to Service of 737 Max
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has issued an AD for 737 Max operators that could return the model to Chinese skies early next year.
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Jetcraft Outlook: $57B in Used Bizjet Sales over 5 Years
Some 12,261 preowned business jet sales transactions worth $57.2 billion are expected over the next five years, according to a forecast from Jetcraft.
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Daher Hands Over 300th Kodiak
Designed initially to operate to remote locations, the Kodiak fleet, which has reached 300, now is operating in a range of applications worldwide.
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Super Hornet Eliminated from Canadian Fighter Competition
The announcement leaves the Lockheed Martin F-35 and Saab Gripen as the last remaining contenders for Canada's Future Fighter Capability Project.
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Textron Aviation King Air 360 Wins Top Flight Award for Best New Turboprop
Textron Aviation King Air 360 Wins Top Flight Award for Best New Turboprop
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AIN Announces 2021 Top Flight Award Winners
The second annual AIN Top Flight Awards honor excellence and innovation in business aviation and related fields.
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UAL To Carry Pax on 737 Max 8 Flight Using 100 Percent SAF
United Airlines flies passengers on a Max 8 flight using 100 percent drop-in SAF.
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Italy’s ITA Converts 28-aircraft Airbus MOU to Firm Order
Launching service on October 15 with former Alitalia airplanes, ITA plans to take the first of the new Airbus jets by the end of the first quarter of 2022.
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Bombardier Jumps In on CL604 Fusion Upgrades
Bombardier announced this week two simultaneous Collins Pro Line Fusion installs on the Challenger 604 at its Dallas and Hartford service centers.
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Gulfstream Adds Sales Rep for Ecuador, Peru
Grupo Aeronáutico, Gulfstream's new authorized sales representative for Ecuador and Peru, has provided a range of services throughout Latin America.
