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New Business Turboprops 2018

Back To The Future

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October 29, 2018

N219 Orders Mount as T-prop Moves toward Spring Certification

Indonesian transport gives boost to domestic capabilities and local suppliers

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October 29, 2018

UK Startup Seeking Funding for Innovative Trainer

Aeralis has devised a modular trainer concept built around a common fuselage that can be adapted to answer basic and advanced training needs.

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October 28, 2018

Saab Sees First Gripen E Stores Releases, and Develops GaN Radar

The Gripen E has taken a significant step forward with its first missile firing, while Saab is to supply a GaN fighter radar to the U.S. for testing

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October 27, 2018

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Belgium Selects F-35 over Typhoon

Depite strong competition from the Eurofighter Typhoon, the Belgian government has selected the F-35 to replace its F-16s.

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October 27, 2018

Delta Takes Its First A220 from Airbus

109-seat narrowbody to fly out of New York-LaGuardia Airport

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October 26, 2018

Embraer's Bandeirante Marks Golden Jubilee of Flight

In the two decades after entering production in 1969, Embraer manufactured and delivered 498 Bandeirantes.

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October 26, 2018

Mitsubishi MRJ Plows Ahead Amid Legal Distractions

Flight test program has now clocked 2,400 hours as two more test articles prepare to fly in 2019

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October 25, 2018

Jetcraft: 8,736 Bizjet Deliveries over Next 10 Years

Company predicts deliveries will peak in 2025, at 1,027 units worth more than $34 billion.

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October 25, 2018

Nordam Issue 'Hampers' G500/G600 Sales, Deliveries

There will be enough nacelles to support eight to 10 G500 deliveries in the fourth quarter.

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October 24, 2018

Boeing Upbeat on 737 Supply Chain Recovery

CEO Muilenburg sees engine supply returning to normal by year-end

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October 24, 2018

United Studies A321LR for Transatlantic Service

Airline looks at operating long-range airbus narrowbodies configured with 178 seats for Boeing 757 replacement

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October 24, 2018

Taiwan Receives First F-16V Upgrade

The Republic of China Air Force has started to receive AESA radar-equipped F-16s that have been modernized by AIDC

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October 23, 2018

Pilot Report: Cessna Citation Longitude

AIN flies the longest Citation as it nears certification.

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October 23, 2018

JetBlue’s A321 Fleet Central To Plan To Boost Margins

First A321neo scheduled to arrive next year

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October 23, 2018

Bombardier Sues Mitsubishi Over Trade Secrets

Canadian company charges former employees misappropriated certification documents upon joining Mitsubishi and AeroTec

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October 22, 2018

Embraer Bizjet Deliveries Rise in 3Q18, but Down YTD

For the year, the company is still holding to projections of 105 to 120 business jet shipments for this year, roughly flat with 2017.

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October 22, 2018

Ryanair Sees Boeing Max 200 Driving Better Unit Costs

Irish LCC predicts “grim” winter ahead of first deliveries

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October 22, 2018

Russia Discontinues An-148 Production in Favor of Il-112

In light of the deep divide between Russia and Ukraine, UAC's Voronezh plant has ceased the the licensed production of the Ukrainian An-148 design

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October 21, 2018

Kremlin Commits More Subsidies for Superjet Operations

More than $150 million to go to government-run lessor

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October 19, 2018