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AIN Blog: In Air Transport 2016 Shaping Up as Year of the Narrowbody

While the culmination of several long campaigns this year looks like progress, the path to reaching this point didn’t track as straight as some had hoped.

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December 30, 2015

Clean Sky Technology Moves Closer to Making First Flights

A natural-flow laminar wing is due to be fitted to an Airbus A340-300 flight test aircraft.

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December 29, 2015

Continued Sales Success for Mil Mi-17 Series

But the Russian helicopter could face new competition from the relaunched Airbus helicopters H215 to be built in Romania.

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December 29, 2015

Swedes Accept First NH90 for ASW after Long Delay

Troubled program will eventually comprise nine each for SAR and ASW.

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December 29, 2015

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Mitsubishi MRJ Delayed for Another Year

First delivery now scheduled for second quarter of 2018

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December 24, 2015

Embraer Begins Legacy 450 Deliveries

Initial delivery comes a little less than four months after Embraer secured U.S. approval for the Legacy 450.

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December 23, 2015

Piaggio Adds a Pair to Its Delivery Totals

The Italian airframer received a late year boost for its sagging delivery numbers.

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December 23, 2015

Honda Aircraft Begins HondaJet Deliveries

Honda Aircraft delivered its first HondaJet to an undisclosed customer on December 23.

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December 23, 2015

Aerion Expands Sales Reach to Russia

The appointment of Axon Aviation as a sales representative comes as Aerion has put its senior sales management team in place.

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December 22, 2015

Bizav Use Up from Previous November, Down from October

Argus' November TraqPak report saw the U.S. fractional industry's first yearly activtity increase since July.

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December 21, 2015

KAI Unveils T-X Contender, Pursues T-50 Exports

The advanced jet trainer that was developed with Lockheed Martin, shows new features for the U.S. T-X competition

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December 18, 2015

Bombardier C Series Wins Transport Canada Certification

Scheduled for first delivery in second quarter of 2016

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December 18, 2015

Delta Revisits E190 Plan with New Boeing Order

Deal covers 20 of the Embraer jets and 20 new 737-900ERs

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December 17, 2015

Embraer Delivers Executive AirShare’s 30th Phenom

Executive AirShare's 30th Phenom is painted in colors from the Brazilian flag, with the Brazilian and U.S. flags painted on the tail.

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December 17, 2015

HondaJet HA-420 Receives FAA Type Certification

HondaJet HA-420 Receives FAA Type Certification

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December 17, 2015

Euro-MALE UAS Project Still Awaiting Action

Germany will take funding lead for the project definition contract – but it has not yet been negotiated

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December 16, 2015

Mitsubishi ‘Reviewing’ MRJ Schedule

Plans to release new schedule by year end

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December 16, 2015

Flexjet Outlines How Supersonic AS2s Will Be Integrated

AS2s will be part of Flexjet's Global Access program and fly international city pairs.

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December 15, 2015

Third AW609 Tiltrotor To Fly by Mid-2016

Ship 03 is nearing completion in Italy and will be relocated to Philadelphia for flight testing in the first half of next year.

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December 15, 2015

Zetta Jet Signs Deal for Five Bombardier Global 6000s

The agreement, worth a potential $318 million, is a firm order for one Global 6000 and options for four more of the ultra-long-range jets.

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December 15, 2015