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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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Daher Projects 40% Climb in 2021 Aircraft Deliveries
Daher expects to deliver 75 aircraft—50 TBMs and 25 Kodiak 100s—this year, which would be a 41.5 percent increase over 2020 shipments.
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UK CAA Issues Foreign Carrier Permit to JetBlue
Planning to start transatlantic service this year, JetBlue becomes the first carrier to win a UK foreign operators’ certificate since Brexit.
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Airbus Conducts Helicopter Refueling Trials with A400M Airlifter
The latest test campaign has achieved most of the objectives required to clear the A400M to refuel helicopters in flight.
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Outfitted Gulfstream G700 Joins Flight-test Program
The sixth and final test aircraft in Gulfstream’s G700 program made its first flight yesterday.
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Poland to Receive C-130Hs, Announces F-35 Base
The second-hand Hercules airlifters will double the Polish air force’s tactical transport capacity.
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Piper Displays Milestone Seminole, Pilot 100i at SNF
Piper Aircraft is displaying the 1,000th Seminole piston twin this week at the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo, as well as the Pilot 100i and M600.
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Boeing Sees Continuing Strong Supply of Aircraft Financing
Funding for aircraft acquisitions will continue unabated as the pandemic eases, according to Boeing’s latest finance forecast.
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Textron Aviation Delivers 1,000th Citation 560XL Twinjet
The 1000th Cessna Citation Model 560XL was delivered to a customer in the Northeastern U.S.
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Blade to Add 20 Beta eVTOLs to Urban Air Mobility Fleet
Over the past week Beta Technologies announced orders for up to 170 of its six-seat Alia 250 all-electric aircraft from Blade Urban Air Mobility and UPS.
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Air Canada Commits to Moving Ahead with A220, 737 Max Buys
The government of Canada will own a portion of the flag carrier under a provision of a C$5.879 billion aid package.
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75th Anniversary Bonanza Offers Nod to Olive Ann Beech
Textron Aviation has unveiled an optional package on the 75th anniversary of the Beech Bonanza that pays tribute to Olive Ann Beech.
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Bombardier Completes 100th Global 7500 Wing Shipset
Bombardier's milestone 100th Global 7500 wing follows the recent delivery of the 50th of the ultra-long-range model.
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Latam Brasil Retires its A350 Fleet
As the Covid pandemic continues to rage in Brazil, Latam takes further steps to cut capacity with the retirement of its A350s.
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HondaJet Prototype Debuts in Japan Aviation Museum
Honda Aircraft's proof-of-concept prototype has found a new home at the Misawa Aviation & Science Museum.
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Airlines Ground Several 737 Maxes for Electrical Problem
Boeing has advised 16 customers to take Maxes out of service for inspection and possible repairs.
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Korea’s KF-X Fighter Named KF-21 Boramae at Rollout
Korea’s fifth-generation fighter has been developed partly in conjunction with Indonesia, although its continued participation is under question.
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Embraer Offers Tips on Covid Vaccine Transport by Bizjet
Embraer has released technical information to help operators of its Phenom, Legacy, Praetor, and Lineage business jets safely transport Covid-19 vaccines.
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New Data Tracks the Steep Descent of the A380
New data from Spire Aviation vividly illustrates how airlines had to cut operations by the A380 and other four-engine widebodies amid Covid.
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Airbus Reports Buoyant Delivery Performance in March
The European airframe maker delivered 72 airplanes in March, bringing the year’s total to 125.
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Test Flights in New Aircraft is All In a Day’s Work For AIN Editor-in-chief
Test Flights in New Aircraft is All In a Day’s Work For AIN Editor-in-chief
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Smoother Sailing for Eclipse Aero with AML at Helm
Post-bankruptcy Eclipse Aero has stabilized vendor relationships and is now working to upgrade more than two dozen aircraft for European fleet customers.
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Gulfstream Delivers Special-missions G550 'Oron' to Israel
Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered a special-missions G550 to the Israeli Air Force for surveillance operations.
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Piper Aircraft Plans Safe Exhibit Experience at Sun ‘n Fun Expo
Piper Aircraft said it will exhibit next week at the 2021 Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Florida.
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Wisk Sues Archer, Alleging eVTOL Patent Infringement
In a lawsuit, Wisk Aero alleges that several of its former employees passed intellectual property to Archer after joining the company.
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Pilatus Expands UAE Component Work for PC-24
Mubadala-owned Strata received a seven-year agreement covering pylon fairings, bullet fairings, tail cones, and other parts for the Pilatus PC-24.
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Textron Aviation Delivers 600th CJ3-series Jet
The CJ3 is part of the CitationJet family of single-pilot jets and was introduced to the market at NBAA-BACE in 2002.
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Jet Aviation Obtains Saudi Arabian Part 125 Certification
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation requires the certification for all privately operated business jets based there.
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British Airways Backs ZeroAvia's Plan for Hydrogen Airliner
ZeroAvia's plan for 50- and 100-seat hydrogen-powered airliners are advancing alongside several other new hybrid-electric and electric aircraft.
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$830M IPO To Fund Lilium's Seven-seat eVTOL
Lilium is pursuing a Nasdaq listing through a merger with special acquisition company Qell as it works to launch commercial services from 2024.
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Airbus’s Faury Pushes for Coordinated Sustainability Efforts
While Airbus pursues a hydrogen-powered airplane design, creating the conditions for its application must take priority.
