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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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Eclipse Woes Drive VLJ Forecast Downward
Germany-based aerospace consultant PMI-Media lowered its estimated very light jet (VLJ) delivery schedule for this year, based largely on production diffic
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Zonal Comfort System being installed in Boeing 767
The CTT Systems Zonal Comfort System has been ordered by Jet Aviation for a Boeing 767-300ER and is being installed as part of a major executive interior c
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B/E Aerospace LED lighting approved for Citation 500
B/E Aerospace has received an STC for after-market installation of direct and indirect LED lighting in the Cessna Citation 500 series.
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Midcoast offers mid-cabin door for Falcon 900
Midcoast Aviation of Cahokia, Ill., has received a special regulatory exemption for installation of a mid-cabin door on the Falcon 900B and 900EX.
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Jet Aviation delivers Middle Eastern customer’s second BBJ
Jet Aviation in Basel, Switzerland, has delivered a second Boeing Business Jet to an undisclosed Middle Eastern customer.
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Production and deliveries challenge jet OEM start-ups
Given their current predicaments, Eclipse Aviation and Sino Swearingen share some similarities.
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Preliminary report: Caravan crashes in Lake Erie
CESSNA 208 CARAVAN, PELEE ISLAND, ONTARIO, CANADA, JAN.
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VLJs propel GA growth
The business and corporate side of general aviation should continue to benefit from a growing market for new microjets over the next 14 fiscal years, and t
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Citation XLS receives FAA approval
Cessna announced on March 23 that it received FAA approval of its $9.895 million Citation XLS, a faster, roomier and longer-legged derivative of the Citati
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Learjet seriously damaged in hard landing
An Airnet Systems Learjet 35A on a Part 135 cargo flight was seriously damaged March 19 during a failed attempted to abort the landing.
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Gulfstream 550 wins JAA/EASA approval and collerthrophy, and notches more records
The flagship of the Gulfstream fleet has flown proudly in the past couple of months.
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U.N. says rediscovered CVR not from Falcon 50 crash
On April 6, 1994, the Rwandan government’s Falcon 50 was shot down over Africa, killing all aboard, including the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi.
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Global 5000 receives Canadian certification
The Global 5000, billed by Bombardier as “the world’s fastest” intercontinental super-large business jet, received full type approval from Transport Canada
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Honda chooses suppliers for nascent jet
Honda Aircraft officials have decided to outsource manufacture of major portions of the HondaJet, including the fuselage and wings.
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Texas firm offers Learjet 20 series ‘total upgrade’
An upgrade to the General Electric J85 engine in U.S.
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Embraer forsees future in Lineage
Embraer decided to name its newest business jet the Lineage 1000, drawing parallels to the company’s first business jet, which was also a derivative of one
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Citation X To Reverse Downward Trend?
Cessna said last month it will increase production of its Citation X by more than 65 percent from 2006 to 2010, to meet “growing demand,” primarily from no
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In The Works: Comp Air CA12
Expect to see the first flying Comp Air Model 12 single-
engine turboprop at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In from April 17 through 23 in Lakeland, Fla.
engine turboprop at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In from April 17 through 23 in Lakeland, Fla.
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In The Works: Embraer Phenom 100 and 300
Embraer technicians were scheduled to begin final assembly of the Phenom 100 very light jet (VLJ) prototype in preparation for the jet’s mid-year first fli
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In The Works: Bell/Agusta BA609 Tiltrotor
The BA609 Tiltrotor program is continuing slowly toward certification, now planned for 2010.
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In The Works: Grob Aerospace SPn
Grob Aerospace resumed the SPn flight-test program on February 23, with acting chief test pilot Tore Reimers and flight-test engineer Alan Lawless taking t
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Gulfstream Demonstrates 'Quiet Spike' for Potential Supersonic Bizjet
Gulfstream Aerospace hosted a NASA F-15 in Savannah, Ga., on February 14 for an aerial demonstration of its Quite Spike telescopic nose spike installation.
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An-148-100 lands milestone approvals
The 80-seat Antonov An-148-100 won type approval from Russian and Ukrainian authorities in late February, marking the successful completion of the first ne
