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TBM crash kills French billionaire

French supermarket tycoon Paul-Louis Halley, who had amassed a personal fortune estimated at $3.75 billion and was listed by Forbes as the 104th richest ma

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January 29, 2007

Honda’s ‘compact jet’ takes its first test drive

Honda’s “research project” light jet now has its first logbook entry.

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January 26, 2007

Spirit Wing modification enhances Learjet design

Calvin Burgess is a man who likes Learjets…always has and always will, to hear him tell the story. Burgess began flying in 1986 for a very pragmatic

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January 26, 2007

Looking Back: Bill Lear’s Legacy

Bill Lear possessed the soul of a true inventor.

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January 26, 2007

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Delta Chooses CRJ900s

Delta Air Lines last month signed a letter of intent with Bombardier to acquire as many as 60 CRJ900s to deploy with its Delta Connection regional affiliat

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January 23, 2007

Republic To Fly E170s for Frontier

Republic Airlines will fly 17 seventy-six-seat Embraer E170s as Frontier Jet Express under a new code-share contract meant to replace and expand service no

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January 23, 2007

Eclipse delivers first customer Model 500

After an extended gestation period and months of uncertainty about first delivery, Eclipse Aviation delivered its first production very light jet (VLJ).

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January 19, 2007

NTSB: Lack of Experience Factor in Crash

The NTSB final report on the May 2005 crash of a Mitsubishi MU-2B found several causes, notably the pilot’s mishandling a partial power loss in the left en

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January 19, 2007

Executive Dream on Wings Selling Well

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is rapidly finding favor in an executive configuration.

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January 19, 2007

Pilatus Improves PC-12 and Increases Price

Pilatus’ PC-12 turboprop single will receive several upgrades next year, raising the base price of the aircraft by $80,000 to $2.79 million and a typically

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January 17, 2007

Eclipse, Citation, Avanti Fleet Orders Announced

Significant fleet orders were announced today for the Eclipse 500, Citation and Avanti at NBAA 2005.

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January 17, 2007

More Citations Needed for Special Olympics Airlift

Cessna is calling for an additional 260 Citation owners and operators from among NBAA attendees to meet the target total of 400 aircraft for the fifth annu

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January 17, 2007

NBAA Convention as Good as Always

Despite a last-minute change of venue and dates for this year's NBAA Convention due to the devastation of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, it appears that

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January 17, 2007

Bombardier Learjet 60XR Coming in 2007

New avionics and an upgraded cabin interior distinguish the Learjet 60XR from the Learjet 60, which will be replaced when the newer version of the midsize

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January 17, 2007

Embraer Reveals Names for Its Executive Jets

At a ceremony today, Embraer president and CEO Mauricio Botehlo and senior vice president Luis Carlos Affonso pulled the wraps off full-scale mockups of th

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January 17, 2007

Hourly Maintenance Plan Set for Adam A700

In preparation for introducing its A700 very light twinjet late next year, Adam Aircraft has teamed up with Chicago-based JSSI to offer owners an hourly ma

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January 17, 2007

Airbus ACJ Family Grows Larger and Smaller

The Airbus Corporate Jetliner family has just grown bigger, with the introduction of its newest member, the smaller A318 Elite.

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January 17, 2007

Socata Turboprop Single Gets More Muscle

EADS Socata today unveiled the TBM 850, a slightly faster, re-engined version of its TBM 700 turboprop single.

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January 16, 2007

Defense Agency To Phase Out Chart Distribution

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) will go forward with a modified version of its previously announced proposal to remove its flight informa

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January 16, 2007

Cessna Wins Caravan Crash Lawsuit

A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, reached a verdict in favor of Cessna in a lawsuit arising from the Oct.

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January 16, 2007