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Embraer 170 at RAA

Brazil’s Embraer again revealed its flair for the dramatic during last month’s Regional Airline Association convention, when it flew the first Embraer 170

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October 3, 2007

Gulfstream Begins Customer Deliveries of G500s

Venture capitalist Danny Pettit last month received the first Gulfstream 500, a less expensive (approximately $37.5 million), shorter-range (5,800-nm nonst

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October 3, 2007

Gulfstream puts G200 on diet

Since parent company General Dynamics acquired Galaxy Aerospace last year, Gulfstream has been on a program to improve the performance of the Gulfstream 20

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October 3, 2007

Fourth Hawker Horizon Joins Certification Program

Raytheon Aircraft’s fourth Hawker Horizon, which entered flight test last month, represents the final production configuration of the new super-midsize bus

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October 3, 2007

New Business Aircraft

As the business aviation industry awakens from its three-year slumber, start-up and established manufacturers hope that their aircraft now in the works, as

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October 3, 2007

UK’s Air Touring Named Distributor for SJ30-2

Sino Swearingen appointed Air Touring, based at London Biggin Hill Airport, as the authorized representative for SJ30-2 business jet sales and service in t

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October 3, 2007

Gulfstream 200 Cabin Reported Quieter, Lighter

Gulfstream is now delivering the G200 standard with a thermal/acoustic interior, which is said to reduce both aircraft weight and cabin noise levels.

Aircraft

October 3, 2007

FAA Recommends Compliance with Learjet SB

Bombardier has issued a Service Bulletin for installing redesigned on-off placards for the oxygen bottle regulator in the Learjet 35 and 36, and the FAA ha

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October 3, 2007

Agplanes gathered dust during trio of groundings

Cropdusters fondly call their craft the back-and-forth business.

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October 3, 2007

FJ44-powered Learjet Program Progressing Slowly

After some 100 flights, Spirit Wing Aviation of Guthrie, Okla., has completed development testing of its Williams FJ44-powered Learjet 25D and expected to

Engines

October 3, 2007

Dassault assembles first Falcon 7X trijet

Dassault Aviation has completed assembly of the first Falcon 7X business jet and is aiming to fly it in March.

Aircraft

October 3, 2007

Progress on Falcon 900DX

The front section of Dassault’s first Falcon 900DX completed assembly at the group’s Paris-area Argenteuil factory in the middle of last month and is due t

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October 3, 2007

Dassault Falcon 7X to join ultra-long-range market

Dassault Aviation late last month revealed more information about its all-new airplane, which was code-named FNX when announced at the Paris Air Show in Ju

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October 3, 2007

Owners of Ex-military Aircraft Gear Up

Owners of ex-military aircraft are up in arms over a rider to the Senate bill to appropriate military funds for next year.

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October 3, 2007

Airbus Airliners and ACJ Receive 180-min ETOPS OK

The European Aviation Safety Agency has granted 180-minute extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) approval to Airbus for its A321, A320 and A319, includin

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October 3, 2007

SimuFlite Introducing Citation X Training This Fall

In the fall, CAE SimuFlite is scheduled to have its first Citation X simulator ready for initial and recurrent pilot and mechanic training.

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October 3, 2007