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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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Solar Impulse stores energy for use after sundown
The Solar Impulse has made significant progress toward its aim of being the first solar-powered aircraft able to fly at night.
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Hawker Beechcraft Updates King Air Stable
Hawker Beechcraft hopes to continue to stave off competition from VLJs with two new upgrades to the stalwart King Air turboprop line, announced this week a
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EASA Certifies the Citation Mustang
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the Citation Mustang, not only for registration in Europe but for flying steep approaches as well.
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Gulfstream Lands Middle East Order
Gulfstream kicked off EBACE with an order for three G450s (and options on another 17) from National Air Services (NAS) of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Eclipse Expands Upon Market Dominance
Eclipse Aviation announced at EBACE that it has won an order for 180 Eclipse 500s from a single customer.
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PrivatAir’s jet card practically selling itself
PrivatAir has taken $10 million in deposits for its Select jet card, which enables customers to pre-buy blocks of flight hours.
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Dassault Expands Use of Winglets, Adds Them to 2000EX
Dassault revealed a new Falcon 2000 with winglets at EBACE in Geneva yesterday.
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Proponents say VLJs will revolutionize Euro air travel
Eurocontrol plans to launch a so-called Very Light Jet Integration Platform (VIP) to discuss issues relating to the introduction of the new generation of b
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NetJets Europe signs for 32 Hawker 4000s
Less than two months after completion of the sale of Raytheon Aircraft to the investment firms GS Capital Partners and Onex Partners for $3.3 billion, the
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Dassault reveals winglet-equipped Falcon 2000LX
The three-engine, 5,950-nm-range Falcon 7X, certified on April 30, is Dassault Falcon’s proudest achievement (see story on page 6) and certainly it will be
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Saudi Arabian operator inks $650 million deal for 20 G450s
Gulfstream kicked off its EBACE press conference yesterday with a contract signing for 20 G450s (three firm and 17 options) destined for National Air Servi
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Frax operator Jetfly signs deals for 17 turboprops
Fast growing European fractional operator Jetfly will more than double its fleet of high-speed executive turboprops after announcing a number of orders her
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Boeing Business Jets nabs seven new orders in 2007
Boeing Business Jets yesterday announced seven new orders since January–for six BBJs and one executive/VIP version of the 787-9 Dreamliner–valued at $478 m
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New King Air 90 to fly with Collins Pro Line 21
Hawker Beechcraft’s latest King Air, the model C90GTi, is joining its larger siblings with a new Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite.
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Skytime inks a Lear 40XR and a 45XR
Bombardier yesterday announced the sale of two Learjets here at EBACE to European Skytime of Gloucestershire in the UK.
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Embraer’s Phenom 100 preps for flight
Cessna and Eclipse are about to feel some Brazilian heat.
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Vaunted Eclipse VLJ takes EU road trips
Eclipse Aviation president and CEO Vern Raburn did not wax eloquent with regard to the Avio NG (next generation) avionics upgrade program for the Eclipse 5
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EASA delivers Mustang’s certificate
Cessna has received European Aviation Safety Agency airworthiness approval for the Citation Mustang, the first very light jet to be certified on this side
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Lufthansa, Bombardier seek expansion in Germany
Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) celebrated its 10th birthday in Berlin on Saturday night with news of an expansion plan that will see the joi
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FSI adding Hawker 750 sim at F’boro Airport
FlightSafety International (FSI) plans to build a Hawker 750 simulator for installation at its UK training center at Farnborough Airport an hour southwest
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Cirrus Aviation adds G200 and Legacy 600 to stable
Cirrus Aviation, based in Saarland, Germany, is adding a new Gulfstream G200 and a second Legacy 600 to its fleet, which will expand to include 17 ai
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Honeywell TFE731-50 to enter service on new Hawker 900XPs
Honeywell has delivered the first batch of 32 TFE731-50R engines destined for Hawker’s new 900XP midsize business jet.
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Bombardier Expands Completions Network
Midcoast Aviation and Savannah Air Center were selected as factory authorized preferred completion centers to conduct interior completions for the Bombardi
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Eclipse Buyers Bite the Price-increase Bullet
An Eclipse spokesman told AIN that "very few, if any" Eclipse 500 buyers asked to have their deposits refunded after learning of
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Dassault Aviation to study greener airframe designs
Dassault Aviation is about to start researching more ecologically friendly aircraft designs as part of the European Commission-funded CleanSky joint techno
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Falcon 7X: from Catia screen to certified reality
Dassault Aviation comes to Geneva this week on a wave of exhilaration generated by having achieved simultaneous European and U.S.
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Gulfstream Delivers Milestone G200
Savannah, Georgia-based Gulfstream Aerospace delivered its 150th G200 super-midsize business jet last month.
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Business, military products keep Pilatus flush with orders
For the first time in many years, Pilatus Aircraft has full order books for both
its general aviation business unit–with the PC-12 executive/utility
its general aviation business unit–with the PC-12 executive/utility
