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First Flight of Airbus A330neo Expected By End of Summer

First pair of Trent 7000s to arrive from Rolls-Royce imminently

Boeing Makes The Case For Its New Midsize Airplane

Consultations with 57 airlines convince airframer to pursue two-member family occupying a capacity range of 220 to 270 seats

Residual Values To Drop for Non-ADS-B-equipped Aircraft

Owners of business aircraft that are not ADS-B-compliant or in the queue to have equipment installed risk seeing already depressed residual values fall.

Textron Delivers 2,000th CJ Family Aircraft

The CJ family, including the current-production Citation M2, CJ3+ and CJ4, has reached nearly five million flight hours.

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Pentagon: China Is 'Closing the Gap' in Air Power with U.S.

New developments slowly erode the technical advantage the U.S. military enjoys, the Pentagon states in annual China report to Congress.

Through Upgrades, Boeing Envisions Longer Utility of the F-15

The U.S. Air Force plans to fly the F-15E Strike Eagle into the 2040s, but the F-15C/D air superiority fighter faces a shorter time horizon.

ATR Creates Leasing, Asset Management & Freighter Unit

Appoints company finance veteran Karine Guenan to lead the division

Quest's Float Kodiak To Tour U.S.

The tour comes as the Quest has expanded its international reach.

Honda Aircraft Adds Canada to HondaJet Approvals

The aircraft also has received certifications in the U.S., Europe and Mexico.

First Japanese-assembled F-35A Is Rolled Out

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is the key contractor, but is also leading Japan’s own stealth fighter development.

West Star Celebrates New Landing Gear Shop, 145 Cert

The company acquired the dedication 20,000-sq-ft landing gear facility in February.

Mitsubishi Tries To Make Up Lost Time With MRJ Regional Jet

Mitsubishi engineers are working on design changes to overcome possible certification issues.

China Shows FTC-2000 Fighter-Trainer for Sudan

The MiG-21 derivative has been heavily modified.

Pilatus PC-24 Business Jet In Production, Nearing Certification

Pilatus PC-24 Business Jet In Production, Nearing Certification

Leonardo Continues Development of 'World-First' Radar Jammer

The UK Royal Air Force is now helping to fund the BriteCloud expendable active decoy for fighter aircraft.

Lockheed Martin Embarks on LM-100J Freighter Flight Tests

The manufacturer expects to complete the FAA type design update process for the C-130 civil freighter by 2018.

Learjet Turns 3,000 with the 100th Model 75 Delivery

Leggett & Platt accepted the milestone business jet, making it the second Learjet 75 in its fleet.

One Aviation To Switch To Williams Engine for 'Canada'

The engine marks a shift away from the P&WC PW600 family.

Stratos 714 Moves into Next Flight-Test Phase

FAA lifted initial restrictions on flight-test program.

New Russian Irkut MC-21 Narrowbody Airliner Makes First Flight

New Russian Irkut MC-21 Narrowbody Airliner Makes First Flight

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