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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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UAE’s F-16s almost equal futuristic JSF
The Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 60 operated by the United Arab Emirates air force could be described as military aviation’s version of a “missing link.” Its
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Sino delivers first customer SJ30, awaits production OK
One year after receiving FAA type certification for its SJ30 light jet, Sino Swearingen delivered the first customer airplane to Doug Jaffe of San Antonio,
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Socata adds authorized TBM dealer in India
EADS Socata has appointed IndUS Aviation the authorized sales representative in India for its TBM 700 and 850 turboprop singles.
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In The Works: Honda Aircraft HondaJet
Honda Aircraft and Spectrum Aeronautical both announced at the NBAA Convention that they will use the GE-Honda HF120 engine in their new business jets.
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In The Works: Spectrum Aeronautical Freedom S-40
A day before Honda Aircraft formally announced that the HondaJet will use the GE-Honda HF120 engine, Spectrum Aeronautical announced that its new all-compo
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In The Works: Cessna Citation Mustang
Cessna’s receipt of flight-in-known-icing certification for the Citation Mustang in early November means that the jet’s certification program is complete a
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In The Works: Piper PiperJet
It was no big secret before this year’s NBAA Convention that Piper would be announcing plans for a single-engine jet, and indeed Piper did unveil its Piper
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Airbus A380 continues ‘wow’ tour in SIA colors
Exactly 300 days into a 2,500-hour flight-test program, the Airbus A380 very-large airliner (VLA) is here at Asian Aerospace 2006 as the European manufactu
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Falcon redesigns 7X to give it longer legs
Dassault is working on a significant performance improvement for its Falcon 7X business jet, currently in flight tests.
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Airbus Services Gulf
Airbus has established a new venture in Dubai to oversee its commercial activities in countries covered by the Gulf Co-operation Council countries plus Afg
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Dole Buys Three VLJs for Corporate Use
Dole Food and its affiliate Castle & Cook have purchased three Eclipse 500 very light jets (VLJs) that will join a current corporate aircraft fleet.
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Happy 30th to Safety Reporting System
NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) recently marked its 30th anniversary.
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Eclipse explains snags on preproduction Model 500
Eclipse Aviation expected to have delivered its first Eclipse 500 very light jet by the time this issue was printed, according to Eclipse president and CEO
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Kingfisher adds another 15 ATR 72-500s to fleet
India’s Kingfisher Airlines exercised options on another 15 ATR 72-500s yesterday during French President Jacques Chirac’s official visit to the subcontine
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Indian airline signs order for 43 Airbus A319, A320, A321 jets
In a deal three years in the making, the state-run airline Indian (formerly Indian Airlines) yesterday signed a firm order for 43 Airbus A320-family jets,
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TBM 850 challenges very light jets
EADS Socata (Stand A701) is here at Asian Aerospace to persuade anyone who is thinking about a step into the very light jet age to consider instead its new
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China Registers First Falcon
Dassault recently delivered the first Falcon business jet to be registered in China.
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Orders up, revenue down for Dassault
Dassault Aviation had mixed fortunes in 2005 with a slight fall in revenue and net result, balanced by a record 123 firm orders for Falcon jets, up from 69
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Maverick Jets Is Back with New Product
After operating below the radar for several years, Maverick Jets, now headquartered in Jackson, Wyo., revealed it is working on a next-generation Maverick
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Ruag Aerospace Services To Modify G550
Ruag Aerospace Services (Stand A221-04) is about to convert a Gulfstream 550 into an atmospheric research aircraft.
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Pilatus and Execujet Terminate PC-12 Deal
Execujet and Pilatus (Stand C104) have terminated their PC-12 relationship, the two companies announced last week.
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ST Aero wants to play in burgeoning UAV field
Singapore Technologies Aerospace is seeking local or overseas partners for unmanned systems development.
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Is Asia ready for VLJ? Eclipse boss is positive
The new Eclipse 500 very light jet isn’t physically here in Singapore but its U.S.
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Two Ships To Haul A380 Parts
Singapore Technologies Marine is building two freighters for Airbus to transport the largest componentsof the A380 super-large airliner by sea from its pla
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Air Nippon Buys 737 Training Aids
Aerosim Technologies is to supplypersonal-computer based flight-management system trainer and virtual flight-deck equipment to Japanesecarrier Air Nippon f
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Embraer 170 Wins Autoland OKs
The 70-seat Embraer 170 regional jet has received certification from Brazilian aviation authority Centro Tecnico Aeroespacial and from the European Aviatio
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Fighters set apart by AESA radars
Northrop Grumman’s active electronically scanning array (AESA) radars have undoubtedly made a big impact on fighter technology.
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Chinese airlines playing catch up to competition
The Chinese government has acknowledged that although China’s airlines have improved in airline management and operations, they still lag their major Asian
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Pre-owned Update 2006
Business Jets
2006 saw a rebalancing of the jet market At the beginning of this year there was an eerie silence in the pre-owned aircraf