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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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Boeing Business Jets Offering a Bigger BBJ
Boeing Business Jets announced yesterday at the Dubai Air Show that it is now offering the BBJ3, an executive version of its new 737-900ER.
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Eclipse Gets TIA, but Supplier Problem Looms
An ongoing “supplier problem” is casting a shadow over Eclipse Aviation’s receipt of its first type inspection authorization (TIA) from the FAA earlier thi
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Spectrum 33 Makes Brief First Flight
Just two months after being unveiled at the NBAA Convention, the Spectrum 33 twinjet made a 10-minute first flight this past Saturday afternoon.
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Turboprop Baron Under Development
Spokane, Wash.-based Rocket Engineering is developing the Turbine P/Baron in parallel with the Royal Turbine Duke program.
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Competitor Gets Control of MedAire
Health and security assistance provider MedAire disclosed that its two largest shareholders have reached a letter of agreement “outlining mutual goals and
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UK Charter Bails Out AvCraft Aerospace
Bankrupt regional aircraft manufacturer Avcraft Aerospace has been bought by UK Corporate Jet Services, parent company of Southampton-based executive chart
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EASA Certifies Ae270 Turboprop
On December 15, the European Aviation Safety Agency awarded the type certificate for the Ibis Aerospace Ae270 turboprop single to Aero Vodochody, the Czech
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Judge Orders Release of Turboprop Prototype
Last week, a federal judge ruled that Epic Aircraft parent Aircraft Investor Resources (AIR) must provide Farnborough Aircraft Corp.
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Raytheon Deliveries Up but Lower Than Forecast
Reporting today on its year-end results, Raytheon said that Raytheon Aircraft delivered 255 turbine business airplanes last year (141 jets and 114 King Air
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FAA To Examine Aging GA Aircraft Fleet
The FAA has scheduled a public meeting on March 22 and 23 in Kansas City, Mo., to address continued airworthiness of the U.S.
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Turboprop Single Partnership Turns Sour
A two-year-old, previously undisclosed partnership between Epic Aircraft parent Aircraft Investor Resources (AIR) and Farnborough Aircraft Corp.
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Cessna and Gulfstream Ramping Up Production
Significant increases in orders and deliveries will boost substantially the production of Cessna and Gulfstream business jets, according to the 2005 year-e
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Challenger 605 Enters Flight Test
Bombardier’s Challenger 605, announced at the 2005 NBAA Convention, made a nearly 3.5-hour maiden flight on January 22 in Montreal.
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Snecma Aims New Engine at Bizav Market
French engine manufacturer Snecma has revealed plans to develop a turbofan engine to power business and regional jets.
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Another Delay for the Hawker 4000
Full FAA certification of the super-midsize Hawker 4000 (neé Horizon) has slipped again–from the end of last year to early next month, a Raytheon Aircraft
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Air Partner Enters Flight-planning Market
Charter broker Air Partner has entered the flight-planning market with the creation of a new division called Flight-Operations.com.
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GAMA’s Bunce: VLJs Won’t ‘Blacken the Sky’
General aviation is not going to “blacken the sky” with very light jets, said General Aviation Manufacturers Association president and CEO Pete Bunce, and
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Pilatus, ExecuJet Go Their Separate Ways
South Africa-based ExecuJet Aviation and Swiss-based Pilatus decided to end their eight-year-old relationship servicing and selling the PC-12 turboprop sin
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Falcon Jet Sales Up, Deliveries Down
Dassault chairman and CEO Charles Edelstenne said yesterday that the company ended last year with record sales for 123 Falcon business jets–the first time
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Winglets Are a Go for the Falcon 7X
Dassault has locked in its decision to push the Falcon 7X’s range from 5,700 nm to 6,000 nm and boost payload by 50 percent.
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Airplane OEMs Report a Record Year
The general aviation industry in 2005 reached an all-time record for billings and a four-year high in new turbine airplane deliveries.
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Phenom 100 VLJ Launch Price Extended to May 31
Embraer is extending the $2.75 million introductory price to May 31 for the Phenom 100, its offering in the growing very light jet segment.
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Piaggio’s Business Jet: Not If, but When
Piaggio Aero Industries, manufacturer of the Avanti turboprop twin, says it will develop a business jet.
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VLJ Programs Making Progress
Cessna, Eclipse and Adam Aircraft are all confident that their respective very light jets will be certified this year.
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Avocet ProJet’s Wings Clipped
Westport, Conn.-based Avocet Aircraft has canceled its program to develop a $2 million, six-seat very light jet known as the ProJet.
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Bombardier Owes Financial Results to Its Bizjets
Bombardier Aerospace's results improved in FY 2006, primarily the result of a continued strong business jet market.
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Major Facility Expansion Planned by Gulfstream
Gulfstream Aerospace, which experienced a 12-percent increase in aircraft production last year compared with 2004 and expects that growth to continue, reve
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FAA Downgrades Forecast for VLJs
While the FAA drastically cut down on the numbers of very light jets estimated to take to take to the air in the next decade, comments and speeches at the
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FAA Certifies Ae270 Turboprop
On Friday, the FAA issued the type certificate for the Ibis Aerospace Ae270 turboprop single to Aero Vodochody, the Czech partner in the joint venture with
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Farnborough Takes Possession of F1 Prototype
Early last month, the Superior Court judge presiding over the lawsuit between Farnborough Aircraft and Epic Aircraft parent Aircraft Investor Resources (AI
