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Boeing and Unions Reconciled as Sides Reach Tentative Deal

New six-year contract would offer enhanced protections for displaced workers

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January 14, 2016

Scheme Designers Tapped for Eclipse 550 Design Services

Company will design the factory standard paint scheme for the Eclipse 550 and will provide personal color selection consultations with each customer.

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January 14, 2016

Bombardier Moves To Direct Sales, TAG Steps Down as Rep

In line with this change, Bombardier and TAG Aeronautics have “amicably elected” to end their contractual agreements.

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January 13, 2016

Export Sales Reported for Sino-Pakistan JF-17 Combat Jet

Myanmar and Nigeria could be customers, but a proposed sale to Sri Lanka is opposed by India

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January 13, 2016

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Daher TBM Turboprop Deliveries Climb 10 Percent in 2015

Last year, the U.S. continued to be the strongest market for the TBM 900 with 44 deliveries, followed by Latin America with seven and Europe with four.

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January 12, 2016

Quest Appoints Chilean Kodiak Dealer

Quest is beginning to seek Chilean validation for the Kodiak single-turboprop, which already has received 21 approvals in 31 countries.

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January 12, 2016

Airbus Seeks Production Efficiencies as Delivery Rise

Company targets A320neo, A330, A350 and A380 programs

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January 12, 2016

First Flight of Mitsubishi MRJ Airliner Leads to Program Delays

First Flight of Mitsubishi MRJ Airliner Leads to Program Delays

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January 12, 2016

Embraer’s Super Tucano Trainer Set for New Attack Roles

Embraer’s Super Tucano Trainer Set for New Attack Roles

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January 7, 2016

BOC Aviation Orders 30 A320-family Jets

$3.1 billion deal includes 18 A320neos

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January 7, 2016

Royal Australian Air Force To Receive Mission-Modified G550s

The U.S. Air Force awarded L-3 Mission Integration a $93 million contract to modify two Gulfstream G550s for surveillance mission.

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January 7, 2016

Boeing Breaks Commercial Delivery Record

Delivers 39 more airplanes than it shipped in 2014

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January 7, 2016

Epic E1000 Prototype Enters Flight-test Program

The first prototype of the Epic E1000 single-engine turboprop is one of two that will fly the flight test campaign.

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January 6, 2016

Cessna Drops Citation CJ2+ from Product Lineup

Textron Aviation confims that the Cessna Citation CJ2+ is not currently in production.

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January 6, 2016

Modified Mi-24 Explores High-Speed Helicopter Technology

Russian defense ministry wants a next-generation rotorcraft that can reach 270 knots.

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January 6, 2016

Indonesia Could Trump India as Japan’s US-2 Partner

Plans to co-produce the ShinMaywa amphibian in India have stalled.

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January 6, 2016

Dassault Falcon Sales, Deliveries Drop in 2015

Orders, deliveries affected by “economic environment,” French airframer says.

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January 5, 2016

Airstrikes over Iraq and Syria Bring Some Success

Ramadi recaptured with much air support; targeted killings highlight role of SIGINT sensors on UAVs

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January 4, 2016

Boeing Enters 2016 On Heels of Late Order Surge

Highlights Close of 2015 with 737 Max Rollout

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January 4, 2016

Airbus Misses Year-end Delivery Target for A320neo

Lufthansa to take first airplane in 'a few weeks'

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December 30, 2015