Aircraft
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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OAK gets OK to build Il-96
Russia’s new airframing consortium OAK has won government approval to continue limited production of widebody airliners.
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Boeing preaches rate restraint
Prices for new Boeing jetliners could harden as the manufacturer works to manage production rates and outsourced parts supplies in the face of continuing h
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Bombardier reacts to evolving size demands
Bombardier Aerospace is responding to demand for bigger regional jets with its 100-seat CRJ1000 and continues to mull a 90-seat stretch of its Q400 turbopr
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Embraer Rolls Out First Phenom 100
Two years after it announced the launch of its Phenom 100 very light jet program (at EBACE 2005), Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer celebrated the ro
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Aerea runs with chance to fly aboard JSF
The U.S.-led Joint Strike Fighter program represents an important opportunity not only for large Italian aerospace companies, but also for medium-size firm
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787 engine makers revel in record order numbers
When a new aircraft is breaking all sales records and only two engine companies compete to supply its power, it is hardly surprising that those two compani
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Lockheed Martin Claims Dominance for F-22, F-35
According to Lockheed Martin, only fighter aircraft belonging to the fifth generation “can survive and defeat the threats of tomorrow.”
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First Airbus model sings its swan song
Delivery of the 561st Airbus A300 next month marks completion of the European manufacturer’s long march to becoming a successful competitor to its U.S.
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Hybrid UAV motor lands in Europe
Bental Industries, an Israel-based manufacturer of motion systems, is launching its hybrid engine for unmanned aerial vehicles here in Europe, having alrea
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Solar Impulse: environmental symbol or a glimpse of the future?
The Solar Impulse project has made significant progress toward its aim of being the first solar-powered aircraft flying at night.
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Pre-Owned Update: Buyers keep heat on large-cabin aircraft
The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming! The movie title of 41 years ago seems fitting to describe at least the perception of what is contributing
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A350XWB more than catch-up effort
Airbus has made virtue of a necessity with its new A350XWB (extra widebody) airliner.
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OEMs turn attention to single-engine jets
The race is on; the first manufacturer to certify, build and deliver a single-engine jet that offers reasonable performance and price might have the market
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2007 Paris Air Show Preview
This year poses a stiff test for the debate about whether business aircraft manufacturers need to be at both the annual European Business Aviation Conventi
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Embraer’s Phenom program accelerating
Embraer’s May 2005 announcement that the company was launching two new business aircraft–the Phenom 100 very light jet and the Phenom 300 light jet–certain
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In The Works: Eclipse Aviation Model 500
It’s been more than seven years since Vern Raburn launched the Eclipse 500, a small, low-cost very light jet that he predicted would bring “disruptive tech
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In The Works: Bell/Agusta Aerospace BA609
Early in the second quarter, Bell/Agusta Aerospace reported that the BA609 civil tiltrotor program had logged 137 flights and 159 flight hours on ship 001,
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In The Works: Evektor EV-55
Evektor has begun prototype assembly of the EV-55 Outback, a nine- to 14-passenger unpressurized turboprop.
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Grob Optimistic on SPn, Opens U.S. Facility
Grob Aerospace, which last month at EBACE in Geneva showcased its six-passenger fuselage mockup of the Grob SPn light business jet with a new cabin interio
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Dassault Falcon 7X gets FAA and EASA approval
On April 27 Dassault hosted a formal ceremony at its Bordeaux facility to celebrate FAA and EASA certification of the Falcon 7X.
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Hawker Beechcraft lands major order
The newly formed Hawker Beechcraft announced its first fleet sale at EBACE in Geneva last month.
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Dassault updates 2000EX, adds winglets
Dassault revealed a new Falcon 2000 with winglets at EBACE.
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Two new king airs added to fleet q
Hawker Beechcraft hopes to continue to stave off competition from VLJs with two new upgrades–announced last month at EBACE–to the stalwart King Air turbopr
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Eclipse maintains VLJ lead with new order
Eclipse Aviation’s announcement of a 180-airplane order at EBACE signaled the launch of a very light jet (VLJ) air-taxi operation that will be based in Tur
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Cessna Delivers First Encore+
Cessna delivered the first Cessna Citation Encore+ last month, nearly five months after receiving FAA type certification.
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PC in hand, Eclipse steps up production
As of mid-May, Eclipse Aviation had begun construction of Eclipse 500 number 62, and numbers 15 and 16 had received their certificates of airworthiness, ac
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Mustang Earns EASA Certification
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified the Citation Mustang last month, approximately one month after the first customer airplane was deliver
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Dassault boosts production to reduce order backlogs
Aircraft sales numbers often catch the big headlines, but it is the delivery figures that matter most to aircraft manufacturers.
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Akoya is smallest luxury toy here
The ultra-light Akoya, an original amphibian twin-seater, is to make its first flight by this summer.
