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Embraer Hands Over First Phenom 100EV

Announced at EAA AirVenture 2016, the 100EV is an upgraded Phenom 100 with Garmin G3000 avionics and more powerful engines.

First Flight of Airbus A319neo Finishes Hours Ahead of 787-10

Five-hour maiden mission starts in Hamburg, ends in Toulouse

Two Latest Mooney Models Get FAA Papers

Turbo Ovation Ultra and normally aspirated Acclaim Ultra expected to begin deliveries "almost immediately."

Boeing Flies 787-10 for the First Time

Biggest Dreamliner takes off from Boeing’s facilities in Charleston, South Carolina; company to base flight testing in Washington State

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LIMA Show Reveals Malaysian Indecision Over Military Needs

Various requirements for new fighters and helicopters remain unfulfilled, with only A400M airlifters delivered.

Global 7000 Flirts With Mach 1 on Test Flight

The 7,400-nm twinjet is projected to have an Mmo of Mach 0.925.

HondaJet Adds Taipei, Hong Kong to Greater China Visit

Honda is evaluating the Chinese market for sales potential.

Brazil's Bizjet Fleet Declined 5 Percent in 2016

The overall general aviation (GA) fleet in Brazil logged 0.1 percent growth last year, but GA operations dropped 11 percent year-over-year.

Leonardo Names Alabama Site for Assembling T-100 Jets

The Italian manufacturer and its U.S. subsidiary DRS Technologies are competing for the U.S. Air Force's T-X training jet requirement.

Trump Taps Navy Admiral To Lead F-35 Joint Program Office

Rear Adm. Mathias Winter, who previously served as chief of naval research, will succeed Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan.

Embraer E195-E2 Narrowbody Airliner Takes Flight

First test mission comes at least three months ahead of early targets

Malaysia Again Says It Will Boost Maritime Surveillance

The country is under-invested in aircraft to patrol its troubled waters.

Myanmar MiG-29 Upgrade Revealed: Will Malaysia Follow?

Low-cost mods retain the fighter’s original radar, but offer airframe lifetime extensions.

HondaJet To Make Dual Airshow Debuts in April

Light jet will make first first appearances at both the Sun ’n’ Fun International Fly-In in Florida and at ABACE 2017 in China.

Gulfstream's G500 Readying for Service Entry This Year

Five flying test aircraft have accrued 2,600 hours in more than 600 flights.

Malaysian Hawks To Be Upgraded

The single-seat Mk208 light attack version will be renewed by BAE Systems in partnership with Airod.

Singapore Reveals Modifications to IAI Heron Systems

The MALE UAV has achieved full operating capability after local enhancements to communications and training systems.

Lockheed Martin Says It Can Deliver T-50A Early If Needed

If the U.S. Air Force asks, the manufacturer contends it can begin deliveries in 2022, two years before planned initial operational capability.

Malindo Air To Serve as Launch Operator for Boeing 737 Max 8

Malaysian low-fare carrier to start service between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in early May

Bizjet Optimism Not Yet Resulting in Actual Improvement

Despite the UBS business jet index being at a post-recession high, market fundamentals remain “relatively weak.”

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