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Bell 505 Production Goes Full Steam Ahead

The light single has become the company's best seller on the in-production line.

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February 27, 2018

Textron Shows Off Longitude’s Quiet Cabin

OEM’s painstaking attention to detail on cabin noise reduction creates a best-in-class result, as type approaches certification next month.

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February 27, 2018

Aerospace Suppliers Feeling Squeeze of ‘Vertical Integration’

Boeing, Airbus look inward for more revenue sources, supply-chain control

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February 27, 2018

Honda and Cirrus Shipments Boost 2017 Delivery Stats

Relatively new market entrants helped boost deliveries last year.

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February 27, 2018

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ALC Reckons Boeing NMA Launch Isn’t Imminent

Boeing still has much research to complete before it can launch its NMA program, says ALC executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy.

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February 26, 2018

Russia Deploys Su-57s to Syria

Four development aircraft have been sent to the warzone for evaluation under combat conditions

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February 26, 2018

F-35 and Super Hornet Back on the Table for Canada

Canada has issued a list of potential suppliers for its new fighter, including two controversial U.S. choices

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February 26, 2018

A 'Flying Swiss Pocket Knife'

Kopter's new name reflects that it has become a manufacturing company says Löwenstein

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February 24, 2018

Saab Unveils GlobalEye

The first of three multi-role/AEW aircraft for the UAE is shown for the first time

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February 23, 2018

Robinson Sees Bounceback Year

The California rotorcraft maker reported improvement across its entire product line.

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February 22, 2018

XTI Begins Component Construction

Fabrication of a 60-percent-scale flying prototype of its hybrid-turbine-electric VTOL will begin in April, with first flight expected later this year.

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February 22, 2018

Challenger 350 Takes Best-selling Bizjet Crown for 2017

The super-midsize jet narrowly edged out the Embraer Phenom 300, which held the overall best-selling business jet crown for the previous four years.

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February 22, 2018

GAMA: Business Aviation on an Upswing

Business jet and piston sales were up, offsetting declines in turboprop deliveries, but billings still softened.

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February 21, 2018

NATO Joint Tanker/Transport and MPA Programs Advance

New countries are joining the alliances and a new tanker is added to the MRTT fleet

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February 21, 2018

Airbus Renews Tough Talk with Suppliers

Demands 100-percent on-time rate as production approaches 800 aircraft a year

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February 20, 2018

XTI's TriFan 600 Adds First Indian Order to Backlog

The $6.5 million, hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) TriFan 600 is expected to enter service in late 2022/early 2023.

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February 20, 2018

Airbus Delivers First Qatar A350-1000

Though a few months late, the first delivery has Qatar's management excited with prospects for the future.

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February 20, 2018

Abu Dhabi Air Expo To Feature Gulfstream G500, G650ER

Three-day UAE airshow, which will feature more than 60 aircraft on static display and more than 150 exhibitors, opens on Monday.

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February 20, 2018

Sichuan Airlines Signs for 10 Airbus A350-900s

Airline Aims To Expand Further Afield

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February 19, 2018

FlightSafety Begins Pilatus PC-24 Pilot, Mx Training

PC-24 simulator at the facility was recently approved for training by EASA, following similar qualification by the FAA in December.

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February 19, 2018