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2016 Year in Review: Business Aircraft Milestones and a Look Ahead

A number of projects came to fruition in 2016.

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December 27, 2016

Pharewell to the Phantom

The US Air Force retired the classic jet with the final flight of a QF-4 that was serving as an unmanned aerial target.

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December 27, 2016

Emirates, Airbus Agree To Postpone Deliveries of 12 A380s

The Dubai-based carrier will now take six of the superjumbos in 2018 and six in 2019, postponing the schedule by a year.

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December 27, 2016

Iran Air and Airbus Seal Historic Aircraft Order

Agreement excludes tentative order for A380s

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December 22, 2016

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Long-range Sukhoi SSJ100 Gains European Approval

Increased maximum takeoff weight helps extend range by 50 percent

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December 22, 2016

Hawaiian Airlines Confirms A321neo Delivery Delays

First of its Pratt-powered Airbus narrowbodies now scheduled to enter service in next year’s fourth quarter

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December 21, 2016

Bombardier Delivers First CRJ200 Special Freighter Conversion

Miami-based Aeronautical Engineers Inc., expects to covert 100 CRJ passenger jets to the freighter version over the life of the program.

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December 21, 2016

China's Wanfeng Takes Control Of Diamond Canada

Production of the DA62 and DA40 models to move from Austria to Canada, and there may be fresh investment in the D-Jet program.

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December 21, 2016

Leonardo Delivers ATR 72 Maritime Patrollers to Italy

Four ATR 72 600s with radar, EO and ESM sensors are replacing the air force’s Breguet Atlantics

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December 20, 2016

A400M Makes Progress Toward Full Promised Performance

Tactical capabilities have been extended, and a new support contract signed. But helicopter refueling remains a problem.

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December 20, 2016

Third Mitsubishi MRJ Prototype Arrives in U.S.

Second flight test article joins FTA-1 and FTA-4 in Moses Lake

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December 20, 2016

Embraer Completes First E2VS Retrofit on Legacy 500

The retrofit comes two months after the combined enhanced vision system won U.S., European and Brazilian approvals for the Legacy 500 and 450.

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December 20, 2016

Brazil Launches WTO Complaint Over C Series Support

Claims Bombardier benefitted from more than $4 billion in illegal subsidies

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December 20, 2016

Boeing Completes First Flight of T-X Training Jet Contender

The single-engine jet made its maiden flight from St. Louis as industry teams awaited imminent release of the T-X request for proposals.

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December 20, 2016

Moscow Preparing for Big Defense Business with Tehran

Russian aerospace firms exhibited in force at the recent Iran Air Show; license-production of the Su-30MK is mooted.

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December 19, 2016

IAI Delivers CAEW Gulfstream 550 to Italian Air Force

First of two being acquired as offset for Israeli buy of M346s has upgraded systems, that have been jointly developed with Italy

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December 19, 2016

Boeing Commercial Warns of More Job Cuts in 2017

Plans call for continuation of cost-cutting moves that will see BCA employment drop by 8 percent this year

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December 19, 2016

Gulfstream Achieves G600 First Flight Ahead of Schedule

The first G600 took off from Savannah on December 17, with two other prototypes set to join the test program soon.

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December 17, 2016

Pratt-powered A321neo Certified by EASA, FAA

Airbus’s biggest narrowbody finished flight test program in less than 10 months

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December 15, 2016

Israel’s First F-35s Delivered to VIP Reception

The Israeli Air Force is planning to have its first squadron operational by the end of next year.

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December 15, 2016