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Airbus Names Dumont Chief Engineer for Commercial Aircraft

Charles Champion to retire by year-end

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February 28, 2017

Gulfstream G600 Flight Testing To Ramp Up with 2nd Ship

N720GD took to the air for the first time on february 24, logging 4 hours 26 minutes aloft.

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February 27, 2017

China’s FC-31 Fighter May Be Slated for Carrier Ops

A second prototype has flown, showing modifications. Meanwhile, export marketing continues.

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February 23, 2017

GAMA: Embraer Phenom 300 Once Again the Best-selling Bizjet

This is the fourth consecutive year that Embraer light jet's has achieved this mark, accumulating 266 deliveries since 2013.

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February 23, 2017

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Indonesia Makes Mixed Progress with Airliner Programs

The R80 regional airliner still awaits funding, and the N245 remains in preliminary design. PTDI says that the smaller N219 is nearing its first flight.

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February 22, 2017

Airbus Pleads for Relief as A400M Losses Mount

Company wants the European launch nations to reduce the penalties they are extracting for late deliveries and performance shortfalls.

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February 22, 2017

Airbus Bolstered by Strong Commercial Backlog

New airliner sales fell in 2016 but the overall backlog of almost 6,900 aircraft is strong.

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February 22, 2017

India's NAL Set To Resume Flight Testing of Multi-role Saras

The Saras twin turboprop is one of several general aviation and air transport programs being pursued by India's National Aerospace Laboratories.

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February 22, 2017

Boeing Delivers First 787-9 Dreamliner to Korean Air

The 787-9 assembled in North Charleston, S.C., will be the first Dreamliner operated by a Korean airline in South Korea.

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February 22, 2017

Daher's TBM 930 Enters Service in Asia

Repeat customer Anutin Charvirakul took delivery of the TBM 930 in Thailand.

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February 21, 2017

G280 Accrues 58 City-Pair Speed Records

Four of the records have been set by flights in Africa.

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February 21, 2017

Boeing South Carolina Reports Smooth Transition to 787-10

The first three 787-10s that will participate in the flight-test effort are making their way through assembly and test in North Charleston, S.C.

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February 21, 2017

‘Make In India’ Was the Key Focus of Aero India Show

From fighters to helicopters to AEW aircraft to missiles, foreign OEMs competed to meet India’s requirements.

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February 20, 2017

Boeing Rolls Out First 787-10 Assembled in South Carolina

The ceremony at Boeing's facility in North Charleston, S.C., featured a speech by President Donald Trump.

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February 17, 2017

Machinists Union Fails in Bid to Organize Boeing South Carolina

Employees of the 787 Dreamliner final assembly facility voted against joining the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers.

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February 16, 2017

Taiwan Confirms Indigenous Jet Trainer Development

The island republic will boost its local defense industry rather than buying M346s from Italy.

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February 16, 2017

First Global 7000 Logs 100 Hours; FTV2 To Fly Soon

The Global 7000 remains on track for entry into service in the second half of 2018.

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February 16, 2017

Gulfstream's G650 and G650ER Earn China CAA Nod

The announcement adds to the large-cabin, ultra-long range pair's growing list of country approvals.

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February 16, 2017

Bombardier Bizjet Deliveries Down 18% in 2016

The Canadian aircraft manufacturer expects to deliver 135 business jets this year, which is even lower than that in 2016.

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February 16, 2017

Austrian Government Files Deception Charges Over Eurofighter Deal

Airbus statement says the allegations over a 2003 sale are unfounded and without warning.

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February 16, 2017