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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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Boeing Business Jets Celebrates BBJ Max Return and 25th Anniversary
With BBJ 777X waiting in the wings, demand surges for VIP bizliners
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Textron Aviation Unveils Citation M2 Gen2, XLS Gen2
Textron Aviation is giving the light and midsize Cessna Citation jets refreshed Gen2 cabins.
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Textron Aviation To Sponsor Olympic Ski, Snowboard Team
Textron Aviation's sponsorship of U.S. Ski & Snowboard includes a special edition interior and exterior aircraft package.
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Jaunt Boosts eVTOL Plans by Merging with Airo Group
The eVTOL aircraft developer will merge with advanced air mobility group Airo and raise capital through an initial public offering in 2022.
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Pilatus Back at BACE and Bullish
Sales of PC-12NGX, PC-24 "exceed projections," said Pilatus CEO Markus Bucher.
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Airbus Sees Slump in September Deliveries, Orders
During the month of September Airbus shipped 40 commercial airplanes, or 17 fewer than during the same month in 2020.
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Daher’s TBM and Kodiak Turboprops Set Sales Record
French turboprop manufacturer touts new Kodiak 100 Series III, and Home Safe autoland in TBM 940
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VistaJet Sees Middle East Driving Growth
Vista Global's fleet will grow to exceed 200 aircraft by the end of next year.
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Honda Aircraft Advances Paint Technology and Options
The HondaJet Elite S brings new options for paint color and schemes to Honda Aircraft customers.
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Falcon 6X Flying Towards Service Entry Next Year
Production is well underway of the Falcon 6X "ultra widebody" twin-engine jet, in preparation for entry into service in 2022.
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Dassault Falcon 10X On Track for 2025 Service Entry
Dassault's Falcon 10X has many new features, including composite wings, a T-tail, touchscreen avionics, Smart Throttle, and Rolls-Royce Pearl engines.
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Modified Japanese Vessel Hosts First F-35B Operations
Two U.S. Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35Bs have successfully undertaken the first operations by the aircraft from a Japanese naval vessel.
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How the Advanced Air Mobility Revolution is Gaining Momentum
New eVTOL aircraft could enter commercial service in less than three years, offering new opportunities for business aviation service providers.
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Gulfstream on Schedule for First G700 Delivery Next Year
Executives at Gulfstream Aerospace tout “spectacular” sales of the ultra-long-range model, with all G700 delivery slots booked till 2025.
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Flight Training Schools Order 30 Cessna 172 Skyhawks
Deliveries of the orders from Sichuan Longhao Flight Training Co. and Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus will begin in 2022.
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AINsight: Energy Drinks and Flying
Do your research on what you consume because energy drinks are unregulated and the impact of use are raising concern.
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Florida-based VIP Completions Takes on Biggest Project
VIP Completions expects to deliver a refurbished Boeing 767 VIP before the end of the year.
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ACJ319neo To Make Inaugural Appearance at BACE
Airbus Corporate Jets is bringing an ACJ319neo that is owned by Germany's K5 Aviation to NBAA-BACE next week.
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40 Years On, Pre-BBJ 737 Still Going Strong
One of the first Boeing 737s specifically designed as a VIP transport straight off the production line is still in service, and still looking good.
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NBAA Returns to Vegas with New Home, Hybrid Approach
Many familiar features will be part of this year's NBAA-BACE but the October 12-14 event also folds in changes, from a new home to hybrid options.
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Jet2 Adds 15 More Neos to Deal for 36 Signed in August
Contracts covering 51 A320neos make Jet2 a new Airbus customer and call for first delivery in 2023.
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Gulfstream Large Jet Portfolio Gets Bigger, Longer with G400, G800
Gulfstream Aerospace has unveiled the G400 and G800, which will bookend each side of its large-cabin jet family and expand that line to six aircraft.
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AerCap Boss Calls on OEMs, Lessors To Keep Buoying Airlines
AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly expects that aircraft leasing companies will have to do “some more heavy lifting" to help airlines as they recover from Covid-19.
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Saudia's Flyadeal Eyes International Expansion
Flyadeal's fleet of 15 Airbus A320s could be augmented with long-range A321 variants for international flying.
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Avolon Orders 30 IAI A330-300 Cargo Conversions
IAI and Avolon have signed an agreement for conversion of 30 Airbus A330-300s from passenger-to-freighter configuration.
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Dassault Highlighting Push to Longer, Larger at BACE
Dassualt is bringing mockups of its recently unveiled 10X and its 6X that is in flight test, as will as a full 8X aircraft, to BACE.
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Advanced Air Mobility Sector Debuts at NBAA-BACE
At the NBAA-BACE dedicated AAM & Emerging Technologies Zone, advanced air mobility exhibitors will be promoting their futuristic aircraft.
