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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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Mesa takes on Dornier 328s, seeks lessees
Mesa Air Group has taken responsibility for part of the lease payments on some 30 idle Fairchild Dornier 328Jets as a condition of its new code-share contr
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RRJ Passes Critical Design Reviews
The Sukhoi-led consortium building the Russian Regional Jet got some good news when the RRJ-95B/LR and RRJ-75B/LR passed their critical design reviews (CDR
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Bombardier Fault Isolation Tool Available For Learjet 60
Learjet 60 operators are the latest to benefit from the Learjet Electronic Technician (e-Tech) troubleshooting tool.
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Hawker 400XP ok'd for steep approach
Raytheon Aircraft has received an STC from the European Aviation Safety Agency approving the Hawker 400XP (crewed by suitably qualified pilots) to fly the
Charter & Fractional
Eclipse Receives First Frax VLJ Order
With a firm order for 10 Eclipse 500s and an option for 10 more, London, Ontario-based OurPlane became the first fractional customer for the very light jet
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TBM 700 and Avanti Training Expands
SimCom now offers Socata TBM 700 training at both its Orlando, Fla.
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Eclipse plays with fire and doesn’t get burned
Halon fire-extinguishing agents have been used for many years to protect valuable electronics, oil and gas production facilities, military systems, aircraf
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SJ30-2 Moves Closer to Type Certification
Sino Swearingen said it has received the last of a series of 13 FAA type inspection authorizations for its SJ30-2.
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Williams-powered Citation Conversion Gets STC
Citation modification specialist Sierra Industries of Uvalde, Texas, last month received an STC for its Stallion conversion, a Citation 500/501 powered by
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China Orders Numbers 145 and 190 from Embraer Menu
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer recently announced the sale of 50 ERJ 145s and another 50 Embraer E190s to HNA Group, the fourth largest airline company in
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Northwest Moves To Cut RJ Costs
Bankrupt Northwest Airlines has turned the financial screws on its existing Airlink partners by asking for bids from several regional airlines to fly RJs c
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ERJ 145 Opens Link to Kurdistan
A 48-seat Embraer ERJ 145 leased by Turkey’s Fly Air on December 9 opened twice-weekly scheduled service to Erbil, the administrative capital of Iraqi Kurd
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Lufthansa Signs for a Dozen CRJ900s
Lufthansa signed a firm order last month for 12 Bombardier CRJ900 regional jets.
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Aeroflot board divided on RRJ
Sukhoi would have loved to announce an RRJ launch order from Aeroflot last month out from under the shadow of intrigue that seems to hang over every Russia
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C Series reprieve reflects more than mere patience
Perhaps the most compelling aspect of the Bombardier C Series has less to do with technological ambitions and funding plans than with the sheer dog
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Air Canada takes first Embraer 190
Air Canada became the first North American airline to take delivery of two different models of Embraer’s new E-Jet series, when on December 12 its first 93
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Eclipse 500 still chasing full TC
At press time, FAA type certification continued to elude Eclipse Aviation for its very light jet, while Cessna confirmed speculation that it would be first
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Pilot Report: Cessna Mustang
The champagne corks were surely popping in Wichita on September 8 when Cessna Aircraft announced it had earned full type certification of its newest jet, t
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Jet Aviation Becomes First Asia-Pacific BBJ Service Center
Boeing Business Jets has selected Jet Aviation Singapore as a BBJ-authorized service center.
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Avcon Industries Announces LearJet 35/36 RVSM Mod
Butler National subsidiary Avcon Industries has completed its first installation of its reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM) solution for Learjet 35
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Socata TBM 850 gets EASA OK, FAA certification to follow soon
EADS Socata last month introduced the TBM 850 turboprop single, a more powerful, faster derivative of the TBM 700.
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EASA Certifies IBIS AE270
Ibis Aerospace’s Ae270 turboprop single completed EASA certification, and FAA certification is expected shortly.
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Wing failure in Chalk's Mallard
The wing that separated from the Chalk’s Ocean Airways Grumman Turbo Mallard that crashed off Miami Beach last month showed signs of cracking in the main s
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Raytheon issues 1900D maint. alert
Raytheon issued a new safety communiqué to advise Beech 1900 operators of another misleading illustration in the type’s maintenance manuals.
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Eclipse supplier problem looms
An ongoing “supplier problem” is casting a shadow over Eclipse Aviation’s receipt of its first FAA type inspection authorization earlier last month for the
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Global Express Enters Service
Bombardier announced last month the entry into service by an undisclosed customer of its new flagship business jet, the ultra-long-range Global Express XRS
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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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Distributor Marks Its 100th PC-12 Delivery
FBO Western Aircraft of Boise, Idaho, early last month celebrated delivering its 100th PC-12.
Charter & Fractional
Piaggio ramps up Avanti II production
As Piaggio Aero’s new Avanti II entered production last month, the company also announced it is increasing production to meet growing demand for the turbop
