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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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A First Look at Dassault’s Falcon 10X Ultra-Long-Range Business Jet
A First Look at Dassault’s Falcon 10X Ultra-Long-Range Business Jet
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Dassault Aims High and Long with Falcon 10X
The Falcon 10X is Dassault's next business jet program, and it will compete in the ultra-long-range category.
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Sweden Orders Grob G 120TP for Basic Trainer Needs
The G 120TP has been selected for the first phase of a complete overhaul of Sweden’s military pilot training program.
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Bombardier Steps Up Global Jet Family Deliveries
While deliveries overall remained flat, Bombardier delivered seven more Globals and is seeing orders improve across its Challenger and Global lines.
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Boeing To Open More 737-800BCF Conversion Lines
A contract with Costa Rica’s COOPESA calls for Boeing to open two more conversion lines for the BCF next year.
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Second Dassault Falcon 6X Joins Flight-test Campaign
With two flying Falcon 6x twinjets, Dassault expects to add a third fully completed copy to the flight program by this summer, on pace for a 2022 TC.
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eVTOLs Are Magnets for Investors, but Will They Be Cash Cows?
eVTOLs Are Magnets for Investors, but Will They Be Cash Cows?
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Egypt Orders 30 More Rafale Fighters
The new deal will bring Rafale deliveries to Egypt from France to 54 aircraft, making it the most important export customer to date.
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Bombardier Deliveries Flat but Revenues Up in Q1
Earnings increased, but the company faces a debtor complaint over the sale of non-core units.
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Pilatus Aircraft Hands Over 1,800th PC-12
Pilatus Aircraft last week handed over the 1,800th PC-12 turboprop single, just three months after delivering its 100th PC-24 twinjet.
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Cessna Citation Longitude: Pilot Report
The Cessna Citation Longitude is an excellent performer in the super-midsize business jet market.
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Lufthansa Resolves To Buy 10 More Airbus, Boeing Widebodies
Five Airbus A350-900s and five Boeing 787-9s will effectively replace Lufthansa's A340 quadjets.
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ZeroAvia Hydrogen Testbed Damaged in Off-airport Crash
Piper Malibu Mirage being used by ZeroAvia to test its hydrogen propulsion system landed in a field just outside Cranfield Airport.
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Flying Cessna’s Citation Longitude Business Jet
Flying Cessna’s Citation Longitude Business Jet
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Airbus Signals Intention To Build a Widebody Freighter Aircraft
The European airframer expresses the need to change the “unhealthy” market balance between itself and Boeing in the all-cargo aircraft market.
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Gulfstream Deliveries, Orders Soar in First Quarter
Gulfstream deliveries improved by five units to 28 in the first quarter, while orders outpaced shipments.
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Boeing Awaits FAA Approval of Max Electrical Fixes
More than 100 Boeing 737 Maxes remain grounded due to electrical problems discovered in early April.
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Brazil Awards Certification to New Beechcraft King Airs
National Civil Aviation Authority of Brazil certification of the King Air 360/360ER and 260 will allow deliveries to begin this quarter.
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Textron Aviation Appoints Eastern Canada Caravan Dealer
Eastern Canada has traditionally been a strong market for the Cessna Caravan, according to Textron Aviation.
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Demand Pushes First Wing's Charter Fleet Additions
The Indianapolis-based Part 135 operator adds Cessna Citation Bravo and Excel twinjets to its fleet.
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Phenom Demand Pushes Up Embraer Bizjet Shipments
Embraer delivered 13 executive jets in the first quarter, compared with nine a year earlier when rolling shutdowns were complicating shipments.
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Bye Electric eFlyer 800 Seeks To End King Air's Reign
Bye Aerospace says its eFlyer 800 will carry up to nine people on flights of up to 500 nm, powered by a pair of new Safran electric motors.
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IAG Sets Goal To Power 10 percent of Flights with SAF by 2030
British Airways’ parent company commits to buying 1 million tonnes of SAF each year.
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Ventura Air Looks To Citation Excel To Grow 135 Fleet
In addition to the Citation Excels, Ventura Air Services added two Bombardier Challenger 604s to its fleet late last year.
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Schwenk To Step Down as Pilatus Remains Steady
Pilatus's turnover matched and deliveries were five shy of 2019, but order book dipped in 2020,
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Singapore’s A330 MRTT attains Full Operational Capability
The introduction of the Airbus tanker/transport has greatly enhanced the RSAF’s capabilities, notably in the fields of medevac and fighter deployment.
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Singapore’s A330 MRTT Achieves Full Operational Capability
The introduction of the Airbus tanker/transport has greatly enhanced the RSAF’s capabilities, notably in the fields of medevac and fighter deployment.
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Emirates' Clark Seeks Clarity on 777X Delivery, Performance
Further integration of Emirates and short-haul sister airline Flydubai could elevate Dubai into an even bigger global hub, asserts Tim Clark.
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Airbus To Reorganize Aerostructures Activities
An exercise that will see the company's aerostructures work reorganized in France and Germany remains subject to union negotiations.
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Bombardier Global Aircraft - Get Speed and Range, Not Tradeoffs
Bombardier Global Aircraft - Get Speed and Range, Not Tradeoffs
