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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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Cessna SkyCourier Makes Public Debut at EAA AirVenture 2021
Cessna SkyCourier Makes Public Debut at EAA AirVenture 2021
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Bell Unveils Military HSVTOL Vehicle Concepts
Bell’s vision is for a family of military air vehicles that can achieve speeds beyond those offered by the company’s current tiltrotor technology.
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Pilatus Takes PC-24 on Video Tour
The three-part video series is an attempt to bring the aircraft to customers while travel restrictions remain ongoing.
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Textron Aviation Delivers Air Ambulance Sovereign
Amref Flying Doctors operates a fleet comprising Cessna Citation twinjets and a Beechcraft King Air.
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Jet It Brings a Fractional-share HondaJet to EAA AirVenture
Jet It Brings a Fractional-share HondaJet to EAA AirVenture
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Product Support Survey 2021, Part 1: Aircraft
Dassault Aviation held the top spot for business jets
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Brazil's Azul Joins Carriers Planning eVTOL Service
Azul has agreed to buy 220 all-electric Lilium Jets, but it is not the only airline with intentions to operate eVTOL aircraft in commercial service.
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Analysis: Bombardier Dominates Russia, CIS Markets
Bombardier's Global and Challenger models account for 30 percent of the Russia/Commonwealth of Independent States business jet fleet.
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Norse Atlantic Inks Lease Deal With BOC Aviation for Six 787s
The Norwegian start-up has secured 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners as it prepares to launch low-cost transatlantic services.
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VISTA Testbed becomes X-62A, Joins Skyborg Effort
The long-serving variable-stability testbed and research platform is being recruited to the Skyborg autonomous low-cost air vehicle development effort.
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Dassault Selects GE for Falcon 10X Power Distribution
GE Aviation says its next-generation primary and solid-state secondary electrical power distribution and control system offers weight savings.
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AINsight: By Gosh, It’s Oshkosh!
The first EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show since the last one in 2019 attracted huge crowds and record-breaking numbers of aircraft.
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Airbus Launches Freighter Version of the A350
The A350 freighter derivative would enter service in 2025 though Airbus has not yet announced a launch customer.
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No Pilot On Board, But Autonomous Aircraft Can Still Fly Safely - FutureFlight Explainer
No Pilot On Board, But Autonomous Aircraft Can Still Fly Safely - FutureFlight Explainer
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SkyCourier Makes Public Debut at AirVenture
The size of the Cessna SkyCourier impressed curious onlookers during its brief visit to EAA AirVenture 2021.
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Blackfly Flies at AirVenture Show Center
The flight of Opener's Blackfly eVTOL aircraft added a new twist to the EAA. AirVenture airshow lineup.
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Deliveries Lag But Orders Surge in 2Q for Gulfstream
Gulfstream had a book-to-bill ratio of 2.1:1 in the second quarter even though unit shipments dropped to 21.
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Boeing Sees Chinese Max Certification by Year-end
While political risks remain a consideration, Boeing CEO David Calhoun expressed a belief that China has more to gain than lose by certifying the 737 Max.
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Record Number of Aircraft Swarm EAA AirVenture
EAA lands record number of aircraft in days leading up to AirVenture.
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Epic Begins Deliveries of E1000 GX Turboprops
Epic plans to deliver 14 of its E1000s this year.
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Icon Bringing Certified A5 to GA Market
Icon Aircraft plans later this year to achieve FAA Part 23 certification of its A5 amphibious airplane, in the primary category.
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EU Approves AerCap-Gecas Leasing Group Merger
European Union antitrust regulators green-light the combination of world’s two largest aircraft lessors without concessions.
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Blackhawk Marks STC Milestone
Blackhawk Aerospace's milestone STC covers its XP67A Engine+ upgrade for the Beechcraft King Air 300.
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Diamond Debuts DA50 RG Single at AirVenture
Diamond Aircraft's DA50 RG will debut this year at AirVenture; deliveries are expected to begin next year.
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KinectAir Offering Frax Shares in VoltAero Cassio
Private aviation platform KinectAir is offering fractional shares in VoltAero’s Cassio hybrid-electric airplane.
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Single Bidder Enters Final Negotiations for Piaggio
The Italian Ministry for Economic Development has approved moving into final negotiations for Piaggio with a binding offer expected in about a month.
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Dassault Sees Slide in Shipments but Spike in Sales
Dassault Falcon deliveries dropped to six units in the first half, but the company captured 25 orders for its business jet line at the same time.
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Cape Air Prepares To Operate Eviation's Alice Electric Commuter
The New England-based regional airline sees strong benefits from electric aircraft services but admits the business case for the switch is not yet proven.
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Colibri: Preowned Bizjet Inventory Reaches Historic Low
Inventory of preowned business jets has reached record lows, according to market analysis by private jet broker Colibri Aircraft.
