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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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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.
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Product Support Survey 2021, Part 3: Engines
Williams International was the sole OEM to hold the first place slot in the turbofan segment in this year’s AIN Engine Product Support Survey
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GE, MagniX Win NASA Grants to Test Electric Propulsion
GE Aviation and MagniX win contracts to perform ground and flight demonstrations with $253.4 million in grants from NASA.
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Alitalia Successor ITA Picks Airbus for Future Fleet
ITA has inked deals with Airbus and Air Lease Corp for 59 Airbus narrowbody and widebody airliners ahead of its formal launch October 15.
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Step Aboard the First Production Gulfstream G700
Step Aboard the First Production Gulfstream G700
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Bombardier Tallies Major Challenger 3500 Order
Bombardier says that it has received its largest order of the year, for 20 of its newly announced Challenger 3500 super-midsize business jets.
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Air France Takes Its First Airbus A220
Airbus and Air France celebrate delivery of the French flag carrier’s initial A220-300 during a Wednesday ceremony at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport.
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Amstat To Display New Data Functionality at BACE
Business aviation industry data provider Amstat will be demonstrating several product upgrades and developments at NBAA-BACE next month in Las Vegas.
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Bombardier Global 7500, Challenger 350 Go On Euro Tour
Bombardier's Global 7500 ultra-long-range and Challenger 350 super-midsize business jets are heading to a handful of European countries using SAF.
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Gulfstream Hands Over 50th Large-cabin G600 Jet
Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered the 50th G600, with the milestone aircraft going to an undisclosed North American customer.
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Embraer Sees Sees Surge in Demand for E2s in China
A new market forecast for China from Brazilian airframer Embraer projects a need for 1,445 aircraft in the E-Jet’s seating category through 2040.
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Boeing Hands Over First Block III Super Hornet
The next major iteration of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has moved a step closer to operational fielding with the delivery of the first production aircraft.
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TBM Convention Returns as Live Event
The TBM Owners and Pilots Association’s annual convention made its return as a live event last week in West Virginia.
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Azul Conecta Takes Delivery of Two More Caravans
Azula Conecta, the largest Grand Caravan fleet operator in Brazil, took delivery of two more under a recent order for up to 10, including options.
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ATR Will ‘Piggyback’ on Airbus for Hydrogen-fuel Technology
Franco-Italian airframer ATR will assess hydrogen to power its turboprops, but it cautions the fuel might not be a feasible solution for most customers.
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Chicago Jet Gets STC for Falcon 900B InSight Upgrade
Chicago Jet Group has received FAA supplemental type certificate approval for Universal Avionics’s InSight flight deck upgrade on the Dassault Falcon 900B.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream G550 Paint & Interior Transformation by Duncan Aviation
Gulfstream G550 Paint & Interior Transformation by Duncan Aviation
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Rolls-Royce Selected for B-52 Re-engining Program
The long-running saga of re-engining the venerable B-52 bomber has now become reality with the award of a major new engine contract to Rolls-Royce.
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Russian Government Breathes New Life Into Il-96 Airliner
Under a new government funding plan, the Il-96 airliner would be fitted with new PD-35 turbofans to provide an improved alternative to Western aircraft.
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Airbus Teams with 'Mr. Colorful' on ACJ220 SE Cabin
Airbus Corporate Jets has collaborated with contemporary artist Cyril Kongo—known as “Mr. Colorful”—on a special-edition cabin for the ACJ TwoTwenty.
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Airbus Seeks More Performance and Efficiency From Wings
The European aerospace group is stepping up research efforts with two new programs centered on improving the efficiency of aircraft wings.
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Bristow Triples Down on Fleet Electrification
Helicopter operator Bristow will also parter with Embraer's Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions and has committed to purchasing up to 100 Eve EVTOLs.
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Airbus Says Ecosystem Needed To Meet 2035 Timeline for Hydrogen Airliners
France's Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport is hosting a pilot project to supply hydrogen fuel through a partnership with Airbus and Air Liquide.
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Northern Pacific Chooses 757s for New Transpacific Services
Alaska-based start-up Northern Pacific Airways is building its fleet around the Boeing 757-200 airliner as it prepares to launch services in 2022.
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DSEI Show Revives Physical Displays and In-Person Contacts
The biennial defense show in London was the first major international defense trade show to take place in Europe since the pandemic began.
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Foley: Annual Bizjet Deliveries On Pace To Top 900
Brian Foley believes the Covid pandemic could finally drag the new business jet market out of the doldrums it has seen since the global economic meltdown.
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Brazilian Airline Gol To Operate Commercial eVTOL Flights
Gol will bring a fleet of Vertical Aerospace's VA-X4 eVTOL aircraft into commercial service from 2024 through a deal with leasing group Avolon.
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Airbus Unveils Plans for Larger, Fixed-wing eVTOL
Airbus has unveiled its fixed-wing CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL with a V-shaped tail and eight sets of electric motors and propellers.
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FAI Converts Global Express to Air Ambulance
FAI rent-a-jet's conversion of a Bombardier Global Express to an air ambulance comes after an increase in such missions requiring a long-range aircraft.
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Bombardier’s New Challenger 3500 Refreshes Its Super-midsize Business Jet Family
Bombardier’s New Challenger 3500 Refreshes Its Super-midsize Business Jet Family
