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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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Asian regional jet market remains on slow simmer
Slower-than-anticipated growth of regional air transport markets in Asia has apparently reached the consciousness of market prognosticators at Embraer, who
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Ukraine, Russia aim to build 24 An-148s by 2008
Ukraine’s Aviant and Russia’s Voronezh Aircraft JSC (VASO) plan to assemble 24 Antonov An-148 regional jets over the next two-and-a-half years, Aviant dire
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In solo global odyssey, Fossett's 26,389 miles is longest nonstop flight
Steve Fossett saddled up the single-Williams-turbofan Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer once more and, after takeoff from the Kennedy Space Center’s 15,000-foot
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AIN Special Report: VLJs fly in the face of critics
The dawn of the very light jet (VLJ) is nearly upon us, with the first, the Eclipse 500, set to receive FAA certification in June.
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FAA requires more stringent training for MU-2 operators
The FAA is not planning to ground the Mitsubishi MU-2, despite a plea from Rep.
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AD places limit on rare Hansa jet
There is reportedly one HFB 320 Hansa still flying or flyable, based in Turkey.
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UAVs ‘Next Great Step’ in Aviation
Testifying before the House aviation subcommittee on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), FAA associate administrator for aviation safety Nick Sabatini called
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Avocet ProJet is latest VLJ casualty
Avocet Aircraft last month joined the ranks of Safire Aircraft, Century Aerospace and plenty of other failed start-up aircraft manufacturers.
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Citation Encore+ enters flight test
Late last month Cessna reported the first flight of its Citation Encore+, an upgraded Encore with FADEC-equipped P&WC PW535B engines and Rockwell Colli
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Sino Swearingen selects Stevens
Sino Swearingen has selected Greenville, S.C.-based Stevens Aviation as the OEM’s first North American authorized service facility for the new SJ30-2 light
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PC-12 Gets Aftermarket LCD Upgrage
Universal Avionics and Kansas City Aviation Center have teamed to develop a three-screen LCD upgrade for the Pilatus PC-12.
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FAA predicts growth in commercial, GA activity
While the FAA drastically reduced its estimate about the number of very light jets (VLJs) to take to the air in the next decade, comments and speeches at t
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Gulfstream Names Supersonic Director
Gulfstream Aerospace has appointed Gerard Schkolnik as director of its supersonic technology programs.
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Airplane manufacturers report a record year in ’05
General aviation manufacturers last year posted an all-time record for billings and
a four-year high in new turbine airplane deliveries.
a four-year high in new turbine airplane deliveries.
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Wind a Factor in Falcon 900EX Overrun
Falcon 900EX N973M sustained minor damage during a landing overrun at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on March 3.
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Former execs sue Sino Swearingen
Former Sino Swearingen president and CEO Carl Chen and former senior v-p of sales and marketing Gene Comfort are, in separate lawsuits, suing the company f
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7X mods mean more range for operators
Dassault is about to flight-test production-conforming modifications that should boost the range of its new Falcon 7X.
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Global Jet Services Named Sino Mx Trainer
Sino Swearingen has selected Global Jet Services as the maintenance training provider for its new business jet, the SJ30-2.
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German Citation crashed in Iraq
At press time, investigators near the town of Boushin in northern Iraq discovered the site where a Citation I/SP crashed on February 16.
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Prototype TP single ordered returned
Early last month the Superior Court judge presiding over the lawsuit between Farnborough Aircraft Corp.
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Dassault feeling the heat
Responding to Dassault’s claim that an “unanticipated request by the FAA” had prompted a redesign of the Falcon 7X bleed-air system (see page 58), the FAA
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UK Operator Wants Mustangs Early
London Executive Aviation is pushing Cessna to get early delivery of the first of seven Citation Mustangs it has ordered.
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Learjet 40XR enters service
As the launch customer for the new Learjet 40XR, Bombardier Flexjet announced the induction of the first three of the new type into the fractional provider
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Farnborough F1 gets its wings
The saga between Farnborough Aircraft and Epic Aircraft parent Aircraft Investor Resources (AIR) continues.
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FAA to examine aging GA aircraft fleet
An FAA meeting on March 22 and 23 in Kansas City, Mo., will address continued airworthiness of the U.S.
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Hawker 800 Winglet price increased
The installed price of Aviation Partners blended winglets for the Hawker 800 increased on March 1 by 7.6 percent– from $395,000 to $425,000.
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Eclipse Aviation Wins Collier Trophy
Eclipse Aviation won the National Aeronautic Association’s 2005 Robert J.
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Korean launch highlights busy season in Canada
South Korea’s first regional airline, Jeju Air, plans to launch service this month with the first of five 74-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprops.
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Landmark Aviation to install King Air winglets
Under the terms of an agreement with BLR Aerospace, Landmark Aviation has become an authorized dealer for the Everett, Wash.-based aerospace research and d
