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Falcon 8X Nearing Certification Finish Line

French aircraft manufacturer is preparing to begin deliveries of the ultra-long range trijet this summer.

Aircraft

March 28, 2016

Bombardier CSeries Airliner Nears Entry-Into-Service with Swiss

Bombardier CSeries Airliner Nears Entry-Into-Service with Swiss

Aircraft

March 28, 2016

See How Qatar Airways’ Airbus A380 Delivers Ultra-Luxurious Air Travel

See How Qatar Airways’ Airbus A380 Delivers Ultra-Luxurious Air Travel

Airlines

March 24, 2016

Lockheed Martin Shares More Insight, But No Images of TR-X

The next generation aircraft Lockheed Martin is designing to replace the U-2 would be 'survivable, not unnoticeable,' the company says.

Aircraft

March 24, 2016

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Analyst Raises Alarm over Rising Used G650 Inventory

Deutsche Bank downgraded Gulfstream Aerospace parent General Dynamics due to concerns about the effect of rising pre-owned G650 inventory on new sales.

Aircraft

March 24, 2016

C Series Completes European Route-Proving

CS100 conducts flights between 30 city pairs

Aircraft

March 23, 2016

Ercolanese Tapped To Lead Bizav Services Firm ACASS

Over the past eight years, Ercolanese was a member of Bombardier’s business aircraft senior leadership team.

Charter & Fractional

March 23, 2016

ATR Studies All-Electric Architecture for Turboprops

A prototype ATR 72 has completed a 15-hour test campaign in the framework of Europe's Clean Sky research project.

Aircraft

March 22, 2016

U.S. Air Force Postpones RFP for T-X Trainer to December

The service said its effort to refine the RFP language under its 'Bending the Cost Curve' initiative has taken longer than expected.

Aircraft

March 22, 2016

Piper Aircraft Lowers Prices on M-class Singles

Price of M500 cut by nearly $400,000, to $1.99 million, while entry-level Matrix was lowered to $899,000.

Aircraft

March 22, 2016

Gulfstream Delivers First G650ER into China

Jet handed over to Minsheng Financial Leasing, which now operates 64 Gulfstreams in China.

Aircraft

March 21, 2016

First U.S.-Made Airbus Airliner Flies

A321 destined for JetBlue takes off from Mobile, Alabama

Aircraft

March 21, 2016

MBDA Plans Brimstone 2 Missile Trial on AH-64 Apache

Initial operational capability of Brimstone 2 on Royal Air Force Tornados is scheduled this spring, with later clearance on Eurofighter Typhoon.

Aircraft

March 18, 2016

Hypersonic Aircraft Are Ongoing Allure for Lockheed Martin

The defense contractor is advancing multiple platforms that would travel at or beyond Mach 5.

Aircraft

March 17, 2016

Mexico DGAC Gives Nod to HondaJet

Validation paves way for initial deliveries to begin to Mexico in a few weeks.

Aircraft

March 17, 2016

Beechcraft Secures EASA Approval for Fusion King Airs

EASA validated the new cockpit and cabin upgrades on the King Air 350i/ER and 250.

Aircraft

March 17, 2016

Lockheed Martin Focused on F-35A Initial Operating Capability

The manufacturer is working to support the U.S. Air Force's planned declaration of F-35A initial operating capability by August.

Aircraft

March 16, 2016

India's HAL Seeks Partners for New Regional Aircraft

Request for information calls for responses by April 11

Aircraft

March 15, 2016

First Falcon 8X for India Set for Delivery in 2016

Dassault is exhibiting its latest Falcon 2000LXS at the India Aviation show in Hyderabad.

Aircraft

March 15, 2016

Kawasaki Heavy Starts Major Assembly of Boeing 787-10

Milestone reached two weeks ahead of schedule

Aircraft

March 15, 2016