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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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MA60 may become freighter
Xi’an Aircraft Industry is showing a model here at Le Bourget of a proposed cargo version of its MA60 regional turboprop.
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
The Pilatus Porter never won any beauty contests and may look as if a committee designed it.
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New Grob jet features quick-change luxury
Selected by Grob to design and engineer the cabins for both the new SPn Utility Jet and the G-160 Ranger, Germany’s Rücker Aerospace could draw on the expe
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Piaggio makes French Avanti sale
Piaggio Aero Industries yesterday sold a Piaggio P.180 Avanti II to an undisclosed French customer.
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Grob Bases HALE Aircraft on New SPn Jet
Grob is developing a new high-altitude long-endurance aircraft based on the new SPn Utility Jet.
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FlyBe Exercises Option on Four More Q400s
Bombardier Aerospace announced yesterday that Exeter, UK-based FlyBe has converted four options on the Bombardier Q400 turboprop airliners to firm orders.
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SSBJ at least a decade away, Gulfstream says
Gulfstream Aerospace President Bryan Moss made his company’s position on supersonic business jets clear at a Paris press conference yesterday when he said,
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Sun fuels aircraft for Piccard
The dream of solar-powered, long-distance flight is taking shape.
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A380 graces Dubai after visits to Europe and Asia/Pacific
With almost 150 flights and well over 500 hours of test flying behind it, the Airbus A380 very large airliner’s participation at Dubai 2005 marks only its
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From Russia, with fighters and more
Celebrating the fifth anniversary since its formation, Rosoboronexport has successfully promoted the sale of Russian aerospace products, valued at more tha
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777-200LR ready to stretch its legs to the limit
As the second Boeing 777-200LR makes its public debut right here in Paris this week to show off its snazzy interior, prototype number-one continues to work
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France, Canada Orders Launch Triple-Seven Freighter
Boeing last month launched the much-anticipated 777 Freighter with five firm orders from Air France.
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India driving changes to Russian fighter platforms
Russian fifth-generation fighter programs could undergo major revisions to meet India’s requirements, following Sukhoi’s offer of an export version of the
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All systems go for the world’s biggest airliner
Less than 50 days after the A380’s first flight, Airbus has reported an essentially satisfactory start to the very large jetliner’s test program.
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How does one unload 873 people in 90 seconds? Airbus recruits a select crowd of 1,100 to find out
Airbus officials hope to eventally have the new A380 very large airliner certified by European and U.S.
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Decision imminent on final design of 787 shell
Say what you will about Boeing’s political and boardroom troubles over the past few years, the company’s technical proficiency doesn’t appear to have dimin
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A380, 787 models of global cooperation
The April 27 first flight of the Airbus A380 was undoubtedly a triumph for Europe’s aerospace industry.
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A400M on a roll as South Africa joins partnership
Just before the 2003 Paris Air Show, the long-running saga of the Airbus Military A400M finally resulted in a definitive launch for the project, when seven
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BAE’s out-of-production quadjets still in demand
A recent slew of new announcements from BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has reminded the industry that the BAE146/ Avro RJ jetliner family has not gone away.
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Jetstream Sales Goal in Sight
BAE’s Jetstream regional airliner family enjoyed a successful year in 2004, delivering 25 turboprops to lease customers, and expecting to achieve its 2005
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Osprey evaluation reaching its climax
Unless you have stood next to a Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor–and you won’t be able to at Le Bourget this week because it’s not here–it is difficult to
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A350 adds seat-mile value as battle with Boeing 787 looms
Recent changes to the proposed Airbus A350 have rendered the planned A330 variant much more competitive against the Boeing 787 in the battle for the “middl
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RJ builders flirting with the big boys
The chasm separating the realm of full-size airliners and regional airplanes has claimed another victim, swallowing the Boeing 717 as surely as it did the
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747SF gets ready for prime time
Marco Cavazzoni says to mark his words: “We’ll deliver the first 747-400 Special Freighter on December 13.
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787 Will Be First All-composite Airliner
Boeing made the apparently radical decision two years ago to use composites for most of the primary structure of its new 787 jetliner, resulting in a need
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A final farewell to the Boeing 757
The 1,050th and last 757 airliner took off from Boeing’s Renton, Washington assembly plant for delivery to Shanghai Airlines on April 28, some 23 years aft
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Production planners sweat ballooning backlogs
Here at this week’s Paris show, Airbus is introducing the A350, a larger variant of the A330 being presented at a global show for the first time.
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Average Values of New Airliner Sales Give Conflicting Signals
Airbus statistics appear to support Boeing’s contentions that the average size of airliners is going to shrink.
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Foreigners hold edge in MiG-29 upgrade race
The Mikoyan MiG-29 carries a reputation as one of the most capable fighter aircraft ever designed, but to keep the revered Russian warplane on the cutting
