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TBM, Quest Deliveries Both Soften in 2019

Daher reported combined shipments of 68 TBMs and Kodiaks in 2019, the first time it reported results for both lines since acquiring Quest in October.

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January 15, 2020

Toyota Invests Big In eVTOL Developer Joby

Toyota Motor Corp. also will provide Joby Aviation with expertise in manufacturing, quality, and cost control of its eVTOL.

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January 15, 2020

Dassault and Thales Awarded Archange Contract

The French government has ordered the first two Falcon-based platforms to replace aging Transall Gabriels in the Sigint-gathering role.

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January 14, 2020

Boeing’s 2019 Deliveries Shrink to Less than Half of 2018 Tally

The 737 Max crisis saw the U.S. airframer lose more orders than it gained last year.

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January 14, 2020

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Calhoun Assumes Duties as Boeing CEO, Sets 2020 Goals

The former GE executive moves from the Boeing boardroom to the chief executive’s office.

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January 13, 2020

First Airbus BelugaXL Enters Service

The oversize Airbus airlifter transports complete aircraft sections across the airframer’s European production network.

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January 13, 2020

Russia’s Aerospace Sector May Be Headed For Consolidation

Folding Russian Helicopters into the OAK structure to form one single entity is a possibility.

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January 13, 2020

First Ilyushin IL-96-400M Takes Shape

UAC mates the fuselage and outer wing sections of the IL-96 family’s latest iteration.

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January 13, 2020

Finland’s Multi-role Fighter Challenge Gets Under Way

Over the course of January and February the Finnish air force is evaluating the five contenders for its Hornet replacement program.

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January 11, 2020

Pilot Report: Cessna Citation CJ4

Large-jet features make the small jet a crowd pleaser.

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January 10, 2020

State Department Approves F-35B for Singapore

The Republic of Singapore Air Force has selected the STOVL version of the F-35 to answer its new fighter requirement.

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January 10, 2020

Russia To Produce 200 Airliners Annually

State defense orders are going to subside, and the industry is looking to replace them with civil orders.

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January 10, 2020

Max Supplier Spirit To Lay Off More Than 2,800 Workers

The job reductions by Spirit AeroSystems comes as Boeing's 737 Max remains grounded.

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January 10, 2020

NexGen Airbus Corporate Jets Taking Off

Exec versions of Airbus’s newest wide-body and single-aisle airliners now coming to market, company reports in Singapore.

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January 10, 2020

Airbus Plans Big A320 Rate Hike in Alabama

The European airframer expects to increase A320 production to seven per month by the start of 2021.

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January 9, 2020

EU Resumes Work on Boeing-Embraer Merger Probe

Europe’s antitrust regulators set a new deadline of April 30 to decide on the proposed transaction between the U.S. and Brazilian companies.

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January 9, 2020

EHang 216 Autonomous eVTOL Demonstrated in North Carolina

China's EHang wants to conduct longer-term U.S. flight trials with its 216 eVTOL air taxi aircraft as it seeks to achieve type certification.

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January 8, 2020

First F-35A Base Achieves Full Warfighting Capability

Hill AFB in Utah is the first operational U.S. Air Force base to receive its full complement of Lockheed Martin F-35As.

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January 8, 2020

Elroy and Embraer Launch Cargo eVTOL Partnership

Embraer will support startup Elroy Air to develop its Chaparral cargo-carrying eVTOL aircraft for service entry in 2022.

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January 8, 2020

Air Service Basel Adds Cirrus SF50 Authorized Mx

The SF50 service approval makes Air Service Basel Europe's first authorized service center for the jet that carries EASA or FAA registration.

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January 8, 2020