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Airbus Net Order Tally Drops, YTD Deliveries Climb

The European OEM’s delivery rate slowed again in July, though the year-to-date total exceeds last year's.

Tamarack Obtains Financing During Bankruptcy Reorg

Sandpoint, Idaho-based Tamarack Aerospace Group has "several" active-winglet jobs underway or scheduled.

FAA Clears Citation Longitude of Fuel Tank Issue

FAA exemption 'is a permanent means of full compliance with the regulation,' Textron Aviation says.

Textron Counts On Latin America's Growth Potential

The Beechcraft and Cessna airframer sees success in a market that has its share of political, economic challenges.

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EHang Starts Autonomous eVTOL Test Program in Guangzhou

Chinese city Guangzhou is starting a pilot program aimed at establishing the basis for commercial operations of autonomous, electrically powered aircraft.

Gulfstream Aerospace Delivers First Large-cabin G600

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered the first G600—to an unidentified U.S. customer—from its Savannah, Georgia headquarters.

Airbus Eyes Toulouse for Further A321 Production

The largest member of the A320 family now accounts for 40 percent of Airbus’s narrowbody backlog.

Flightstar Announces New Argentina STCs for Learjet 40

Flightstar's new STCs provide for ADS-B compliance.

Ruag Unveils Europe CPDLC Kit for Legacy 600/650

Installation of the upgrade kit takes five days, Ruag MRO International said.

First Dassault Falcon 6X Taking Shape

After freezing the Falcon 6X design in May, Dassault said its super-midsize jet program is now well into the manufacturing phase.

DAS Offers New Challenger 300/350 Inlet Warranty Scheme

Dallas Aeronautical Services will retain its 36-month warranty for Challenger 300/350 inlet acoustic and structural inlet overhaul .

Airbus Starts Building First A220s in Mobile

The European manufacturer expects Delta Air Lines to take the first U.S.-built A220 in the third quarter of 2020.

HondaJet Elite Gets China CAAC Nod

HondaJet Elite deliveries will begin as scheduled in China later this year via in-country HondaJet dealer Honsan General Aviation Co., Ltd.

India Expected To Sign for More MiG-29s and Su-30MKIs in October

New fighter aircraft and air-to-air missiles are at the heart of a procurement effort based on re-engineered arms purchasing processes with Moscow

Leonardo Logs First Order for the M-346FA

An undisclosed “major international customer” has ordered six of the fighter/attack derivative of the M-346 Master advanced jet trainer

IAG Looking To Bring Max Deliveries Forward

The group inked a letter of intent with Boeing for 200 units at the Paris Air Show in July .

Russia Begins Wind Tunnel Testing on SSBJ

Russian company Tupolev has targeted a 2027 first flight.

AIN Product Support Survey Part I: Aircraft

Dassault Falcon takes the top spot for jets, while Mitsubishi maintains that position among t-props.

F-16s Ordered for Slovakia; Bulgarian Buy Reinstated

Lockheed Martin has received the go-ahead to begin the construction of 14 F-16Vs for Slovakia, while the “on-off” Bulgaria deal is back on again

Bombardier Bizjet Deliveries, Revenues, Sales Climb

Second-quarter revenues at Bombardier Business Aircraft increased 6 percent year-over-year to $1.38 billion as the company delivered 35 business jets.

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