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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

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US Navy’s New Anti-Ship Missile Makes Progress

The Lockheed Martin Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) is now flying on an F/A-18 Super Hornet

Aircraft

December 15, 2015

Qatar Airways Takes Delivery of First G650ER

Qatar Executive, the private jet division of Qatar Airways, has ordered up to 30 G650ERs, G500s and G600s.

Aircraft

December 14, 2015

Embraer Exec Jets Delivers First Phenom 100E in China

Light jet will be operated by Wanfeng Aviation, a subsidiary of the Wanfeng Auto Holding Group, for business passenger travel.

Aircraft

December 14, 2015

Fire at Boeing 777X Wing Plant Under Investigation

Company expects no effect on program schedule

Aircraft

December 14, 2015

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Global Jet Now Has Lion's Share of GE's Bizjet Portfolio

The financing firm has acquired all 276 aircraft in GE's corporate aircraft financing portfolio in the U.S. and Canada.

Aircraft

December 11, 2015

New Air Tankers for Russian Air Force

The Il-78M-90A will be co-produced with the Il-76MD-90A airlifter by Aviastar in Ulyanovsk.

Aircraft

December 11, 2015

FAA Type Certificate Issued for HA-420 HondaJet

A celebration of issuance of the HondaJet's type certificate was held December 9 at Honda Aircraft headquarters in Greensboro, N.C.

Aircraft

December 10, 2015

Third Series of Test Flights Completed by All-British UCAV

The Taranis program has met all objectives, according to a senior BAE Systems manager.

Aircraft

December 10, 2015

Porter “Assessing” Rejected Toronto City CSeries Proposal

Order for 12 of the new Bombardier jets imperiled

Aircraft

December 10, 2015

Wall Street Improves Outlook on Textron

Ratings agency Moody's cites new bizjet lineup and Beechcraft integration in upgrade of outlook to Positive.

Aircraft

December 10, 2015

U.S. Files WTO Proceedings against China over Aircraft Taxes

Cites failure to disclose VAT exemption for Chinese aircraft manufacturers

Aircraft

December 9, 2015

Pilatus Registers The Latest Win for PC-21

Australia chose contractor team led by Lockheed Martin for training revamp

Aircraft

December 9, 2015

Boeing Completes 'Peace Eagle' AEW&C Deliveries to Turkey

Turkey originally planned to receive the four AEW&C aircraft based on the Boeing 737-700 commercial airframe by 2008.

Aircraft

December 9, 2015

Boeing Rolls Out First 737 Max

Preparations underway for first flight early next year

Aircraft

December 8, 2015

Daher Delivers 100th TBM 900 Turboprop Single

Milestone TBM 900 was handed over to Dale Schneider, a North Carolina businessman and 3,000-hour-TT airplane and helicopter pilot.

Aircraft

December 8, 2015

ATR 72-600 Wins EASA Nod for High-density Cabin

Turboprop’s maximum capacity increases to 78 seats

Aircraft

December 8, 2015

Russia Upgrades Airborne Command Post

The Ilyushin Il-80 is a modified Il-86 airliner for the control of the armed forces.

Aircraft

December 7, 2015

Actor Morgan Freeman Unhurt in SJ30 Incident

Reports indicate that one of the SJ30’s tires blew shortly after takeoff from Fletcher Field in Clarksdale, Mississippi, at 3:04 p.m.

Accidents

December 7, 2015

U.S. Aerospace Industry Hails Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization

The U.S. House and Senate by wide margins passed highway legislation containing a four-year reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank.

Aircraft

December 4, 2015

12 Years After First Flight, HondaJet Certification within Grasp

Dec. 13, 2003, marked the announcement of the first flight of the experimental HondaJet, a milestone reached after decades of research.

Aircraft

December 3, 2015