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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

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Mitsubishi Announces MU-2 Safety Enhancements

Angle-of-attack indicator and new icing advisory video added to turboprop twin’s safety initiatives.

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November 1, 2016

Move of Russian Aircraft Carrier Adds Tension In Middle East

Airstrikes by Western forces help Iraq fight ISIS, but Syria becomes ever more complicated

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November 1, 2016

Elliott Offers ADS-B Solution for Citation Excel/XLS

Solution will act as a bridge program to Elliott's recently announced Garmin G5000 retrofit for these jets.

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November 1, 2016

Bombardier C Series Makes China Debut

Program’s second flight test aircraft bears livery of first operator, Air Baltic

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November 1, 2016

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Boeing’s new BBJ Max 7 Promises More Range and Space

The BBJ Max 7 will be available from 2022

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November 1, 2016

Embraer’s New Phenom Gets More Power, Smarter Cockpit

Embraer’s New Phenom Gets More Power, Smarter Cockpit

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November 1, 2016

Bizjet Builders Unveil Latest Models at 2016 NBAA Show

Bizjet Builders Unveil Latest Models at 2016 NBAA Show

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October 31, 2016

After a Quarter Century, Daher Rolls Out 800th TBM

The 800th TBM, a 930 model, was delivered to regional distributor Elliott Aviation.

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October 31, 2016

G500 Powers Towards Certification With G600 Close Behind

Gulfstream Aerospace’s investment in ground testing facilities has enhanced its ability to introduce new aircraft with a high level of service readiness.

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October 31, 2016

Citation Hemisphere Taking Shape in Static Mockup

Textron Aviation brought a cabin mockup of the large-cabin Hemisphere, its largest business jet ever.

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October 31, 2016

Boeing, Airbus Face Critical Months Leading into 2017

U.S. company mulls slowing 777 rates while European airframer begins frantic production pace in fourth quarter

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October 31, 2016

Deer Jet UAS Stake Signals Global Ambitions

China’s largest business jet operator acquires stake in global flight-planning company.

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October 31, 2016

Nextant Shows Off Single Power Levers for King Air G90XT

Deliveries will begin once the new single-lever power lever system is approved by the FAA in early 2017.

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October 31, 2016

Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet Gets FAA Nod

After 10 years the company is a jet company.

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October 31, 2016

FlightSafety’s New App Gets Rave Reviews

FlightBag, which stores training documents and exercises, has received positive feedback from users.

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October 31, 2016

Leonardo Sells Five More AW169s in Brazil

Deal boosts its total order book, including firms orders, framework agreements and options for the model, to more than 150.

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October 31, 2016

New Gulfstreams Surge Ahead of Schedule

G500 is now expected to deliver in late 2017 and the larger G600 in late 2018.

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October 31, 2016

Cessna Selects Hemisphere Suppliers, Boosts Longitude

The company is showing both aircraft at NBAA.

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October 31, 2016

Pilot Shortage Seeping Into Bizav, JSfirm Survey Shows

The number of respondents saying a pilot shortage has affected their operations has grown by 12 percent over 2015.

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October 31, 2016

TrueNorth Router OK’d for SmartSky 4G

The Optelity router has received approval for SmartSky 4G network.

Aircraft

October 31, 2016