The fortunes of the A700 are again on the wane, following the announcement that the company halted all certification and flight-testing activities at the end of October. AAI Acquisition, the Russian-investor-financed company that bought the assets of Adam Aircraft after the VLJ developer went bankrupt, is examining its strategy for moving forward.
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Embraer Phenom 100 earns its license to fly
January 01, 2009 Christmas came early for Embraer. The Brazilian manufacturer’s first clean-sheet business aircraft, the Phenom 100 light jet, was certified on... |
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Backlogs shrinking at the major OEMs
January 01, 2009 Six months ago, business aircraft manufacturers were publicly confident that their backlog of new aircraft orders stretching well into the next... |
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Dassault revises2008 Delivery plans
January 01, 2009 Dassault Aviation late last month downgraded its 2008 delivery planning for Falcons, citing new FAA “constraints.” The manufacturer said the... |
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Analyst: expect demand for very light jets to slow
January 01, 2009 The market for very light jets (VLJs) is set to dip significantly as recession sweeps across western economies, according to PMI Media’s latest... |
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Ruag books new orders for 228 NG
January 01, 2009 An undisclosed Australian regional airline has become the third customer to commit to Ruag Aerospace’s Dornier 228 New Generation program,... |
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