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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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UAVs get warm welcome in Swiss civilian airspace
Don’t be alarmed if you see some unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) going about their business in the skies over Switzerland.
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With ground tests under way, 2000DX ready for flight tests
Dassault’s Falcon 2000DX is slated to fly next month.
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Very Light Jets
Of more than 30 new business jet designs now in various stages of development, no fewer than seven are very light jet (VLJ) projects represented here at th
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PrivatAir flies high with large jets
In the 30 years since its founding, PrivatAir (Booth No.
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Socata’s speedy TBM 850 takes on VLJ competitors
A couple of years ago, the imminent arrival of the new-generation very light jets posed a real threat to EADS Socata’s (Booth No.
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Cessna Expands Product Line, Delivers First Encore+
The first Cessna Citation Encore+ was delivered last week, nearly five months after receiving FAA type certification.
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Dassault Falcon 7X EASA and FAA Certified
At a ceremony Friday in Bordeaux-Mérignac, France, Dassault Aviation received type certification for the Falcon 7X from the EASA and the FAA.
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Two Airframers Celebrate Major Anniversaries
This year will be an eventful one in Wichita as local corporate icons Cessna and Hawker Beechcraft mark big anniversaries.
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Welcome back, Twotter
British Columbia-based Viking Air, which purchased a number of de Havilland Canada type certificates from Bombardier last year, announced last month it was
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Cirrus to unveil jet next month
At the Sun ’n’ Fun show in Lakeland, Fla., Cirrus Design cofounder and CEO Alan Klapmeier said that on June 27 the company will unveil its new single-engin
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Comp Air 12 flies to Sun ’n’ Fun
Meanwhile, just steps away from the Cirrus display, Ron Lueck, president of Comp Air, proudly showed off his latest creation, the prototype Comp Air 12 sin
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In the Works: Embraer Phenom 100
Embraer has begun construction of its second Phenom 100 airframe and is on schedule for planned first flight in the middle of this year and entry-into-serv
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In the Works: Excel-Jet Sport-Jet
Twelve people, including company president Bob Bornhofen, continue to work on the Sport-Jet single-engine jet program based in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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In the Works: Cirrus The-Jet
Early adopters who plunked down $100,000 for a position on the Cirrus jet assembly line got to participate in a clever Cirrus marketing campaign that is dr
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Lufthansa To Split Big Jet Order
The board of Deutsche Lufthansa, Europe’s second-largest airline, has approved a $1.5 billion expenditure for 30 Embraer E190s and 15 Bombardier CRJ900s.
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Piper Continues Work on Jet
Piper president and CEO Jim Bass said that orders for the single-engine PiperJet have reached 186 and that the company “has made great headway on the Piper
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Sporty’s Decides To Raffle New Mustang
Sporty’s Pilot Shop, holder of Cessna Mustang position number 13, has decided it will raffle its new VLJ and donate the funds to the Sporty’s Foundation.
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HB and Cessna Celebrate Milestones in 2007
Between Raytheon Aircraft becoming Hawker Beechcraft (HB) and delivering the Hawker 4000 and Cessna delivering the Mustang, 2007 is a big year in Wichita.
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…and Mustang deliveries pick up
Late last month Cessna delivered its third Mustang, its first to a retail customer.
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Eclipse works on moisture problem with pitot system
By the middle of last month, Eclipse Aviation had delivered two airplanes to individual owners and three to air-taxi operator DayJet, which is using its ai
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Citation CJ1+ Receives FAA Type Certification
The FAA on Friday granted type certification to Cessna’s Model 525 Citation CJ1+, keeping the program on schedule and bringing the aircraft one step closer
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Merlin Had Engine Problems before Crash
The pilot of the Merlin twin turboprop that crash-landed at Teterboro Airport, N.J., on May 31 followed a flight in which he had aborted his first takeoff
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A Decade of Business Jet Recovery Seen
Forecast International predicts that nearly 10,900 business jets worth $141 billion will be manufactured between this year and 2014.
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Grob Unveils Business Jet at Paris Air Show
Tussenhausen, Germany-based Grob-Werke made an unexpected announcement yesterday at the Paris Air Show, revealing that it had designed and built an all-com
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Dassault Projects Fewer Falcon Deliveries
Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO Charles Edelstenne, addressing reporters on the eve of the Paris Air Show this week, said Falcon deliveries will reach b
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Aerion Says Study Validates SSBJ Market
Reno, Nevada-based Aerion said today that its market research, conducted over the past nine months by aerospace market research and strategy firm I2
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Las Vegas Start-up Forges Ahead on SSBJ
Supersonic Aerospace International of Las Vegas is still working with Lockheed Martin on the Quiet Small Supersonic Transport (QSST), the 4,000-nm, 12-pass
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Dassault Will Make Decision 'Early Next Year' on Smaller Jet
Dassault Aviation will decide by early next year whether to launch a smaller jet, chairman and CEO Charles Edelstenne said recently.
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Boots on Struts Could Be Ordered for Caravans
A proposed AD would require the installation of deicing boots on the landing-gear struts of nearly 750 U.S.-registered Cessna 208 Caravans, as well as othe
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VLJ Hopefuls Feel Pains of Certification
Though the problems Eclipse Aviation has experienced with certification and production are well known by now, other VLJ manufacturers haven’t been spared t
