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Jet, turboprop deliveries continue in earnest

Deliveries of both jets and turboprops were up again in the first half of this year, according to second-quarter numbers released by the General Aviation M

August 29, 2007

High-time Cessna Conquest IIs Grounded Down Under

Australia’s Civil Aviation Authority (CASA) has grounded several Cessna 441 Conquest II turboprops, citing the potential for in-flight structural failures

August 28, 2007

Cessna Sees the Future, and It’s Diesel-Powered

Beginning with the 2008 model year, Cessna 172 buyers can pay $15,000 more for a 155-hp, two-liter turbocharged Thielert diesel engine-powered Skyhawk inst

August 23, 2007

Austrian and Eurofighter Reach Compromise over Typhoon Order

Eurofighter reached an agreement with Austria over the disputed contract for 18 Typhoons, as <link http://www.ainonline.com/airshow-convention-news/paris-a

August 16, 2007

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Northrop Grumman Wins UCAV Contract over Boeing

Northrop Grumman has won the U.S.

August 16, 2007

UK Gives Go-ahead for Big New Aircraft Carriers

After years of preliminary definition and assessment, the UK Ministry of Defence gave the go-ahead for construction of two 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers.

August 16, 2007

Russian Air Force An-124s on the Block?

The 21 An-124 heavy airlifters owned by the Russian Air Force are now available for sale to commercial operators, according to unconfirmed media reports in

August 16, 2007

Spectrum Powers Up S-33 But Focuses on S-40

Spectrum Aeronautical has upgraded the engines that power its S-33 Independence very light jet, and the company is also reversing the order of certificatio

August 16, 2007

Saudis Close To Signing Contract for Eurofighter Typhoons

In our final edition at the recent Paris Air Show we revealed that <link http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/saudi-deals-done-for-helos-

August 14, 2007

Embraer To Unveil New Business Jet at NBAA

Speaking at the first public unveiling of the company’s new Phenom 100 very light jet last Friday, Embraer president and CEO Frederico Fleury Curado announ

August 14, 2007

Rockefeller Optimistic about SJ30 Program

In a guest column in the Martinsburg Journal, Sen.

August 14, 2007

Citation XLS+ Makes First Flight

The first flight of the Citation XLS+, completed last week at Rockwell Collins’ Cedar Rapids, Iowa facility, “was a great success,” according to Cessna Cit

Pilot report: Dassault Falcon 7X

This year’s Paris Air Show at Le Bourget provided an opportunity for me to see Dassault’s new Falcon 7X up close before I got my chance at the left seat.

2007 AIN Product Support Survey - Part One: Aircraft

Players in the business aviation arena regularly tell their customers that they are improving product support and service by investing in assets and people

Eight 7-Series Boeings Welcome 787 to the Family

As part of its unveiling of the 787, Boeing coordinated a 7-series family photo.

Construction begins for Honda Aircraft HQ

On June 27, Honda Aircraft president and CEO Michimasa Fujino and local officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s new world headquarters a

Quest wins FAA OK for Kodiak

Six years after opening its doors, two-and-a-half months after flying its first fully conforming aircraft and less than a month after losing company chairm

On heels of European tour, Cessna plans changes to LCC mock-up

Cessna’s Large Cabin Concept (LCC) mock-up completed a tour of Europe in late June.

ATC Grumbling Spurs FAA To Issue Eclipse AD

As Eclipse Aviation awaited FAA approval at press time of a new-design pitot/angle-of-attack probe to prevent a freezing problem that occurred during three

Pilot Error Blamed in Comair Crash

After a year of investigation, the NTSB on Thursday released its final report regarding the takeoff crash of Comair Flight 5191 at Blue Grass Airport in Le

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