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Pilot incapacitation eyed in Brit Air crash

Pilot incapacitation at the end of the approach phase might have caused a Brit Air CRJ100 to crash about a mile-and-a-half short of the runway at Brest Gui

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January 31, 2007

Airbus A380 unveiled at French plant

Airbus last month unveiled its first complete A380 double-decker, making the European consortium the builder of the world’s biggest passenger airplane.

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January 31, 2007

In The Works: ATG Javelin

Aviation Technology Group of Englewood, Colo., said last month that the Javelin demonstrator prototype is undergoing final assembly at ATG’s research and d

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January 31, 2007

In The Works: Sino Swearingen SJ30-2

On March 10 Sino Swearingen received from the FAA type inspection authorizations (TIA) for systems and high-speed upsets.

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January 31, 2007

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New appointment at RSK MiG could doom Tu-334 RJ project

Appointing a Sukhoi man to the top position at RSK MiG is becoming a tradition.

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January 31, 2007

In The Works: Citation CJ1+ and CJ2+

Last month Cessna said it had begun production line flow of its new Citation CJ2+ and would soon start production of the Citation CJ1+.

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

First Chinese ERJ-145 complete, but no takers

The first Embraer ERJ-145 built in the People’s Republic of China rolled out of its assembly hangar on December 16 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, and fl

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January 31, 2007

VLJ race reaches epic porportions

Bend, Ore.-based Air Investor Resources (AIR)–the parent company of Epic Aircraft, which is currently flight-testing its Epic LT turboprop single–is now te

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January 31, 2007

CRJ700/900 to fly farther, for less

Bombardier has answered the call for a series of improvements to its line of 70- to 86-seat RJs, ranging from new engines on the CRJ700 to wing modificatio

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January 31, 2007

Preliminary Report: Merlin lands short in IMC

SWEARINGEN MERLIN IIIB, SPOKANE VALLEY, WASH, NOV.

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January 31, 2007

Preliminary Report: Citation nosegear fails

CESSNA 560 CITATION, SAVANNAH, GA., NOV.

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January 31, 2007

Preliminary Report: Merlin hits trees on approach

SWEARINGEN MERLIN IIA, JACKSONVILLE, FLA., NOV.

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January 31, 2007

Global Express XRS spreads wings

Bombardier successfully completed wing mating on the first Global Express XRS at the company’s de Havilland facility in Toronto on November 9.

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January 31, 2007

Factual Report: Icing eyed in caravan crash

CESSNA 208, PARKS, ARIZ., NOV.

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January 31, 2007

Gulfstream 350 Receives FAA Approval

The FAA last month awarded type certification to the Gulfstream 350, an upgraded version of the previously manufactured G300.

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

Learjets and Swiss fighters

In the January issue of AIN (page 39), we recounted the origins of the Learjet, complete with references to the well worn tale of the Swiss fighter connect

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January 31, 2007

Embraer Legacy Soon To Be Cleared to FL410

Embraer is now in the final flight-test phase of the certification process that will raise the service ceiling of the Legacy business jet from FL370 to FL4

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January 31, 2007

Citation Sovereign closes in on full type certification

Cessna anticipates that its Model 680 Citation Sovereign super-midsize business jet will receive full type certification before the end of next month.

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January 31, 2007

Challenger 300s enter service

Bombardier’s fractional aircraft ownership division, Flexjet, is now operating the first Challenger 300s to enter service.

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January 31, 2007

China resurrects former RJ program

Chinese investment company D’Long confirmed that the development program for a 70- to 95-seat family of regional airliners acquired from the defunct Fairch

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January 31, 2007