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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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Renovation Hardware: Pioneers will always meet obstacles
The owner of the 1991 Falcon 900 shown here undergoing an extensive cockpit and cabin renovation by Duncan Aviation in Lincoln, Neb., has learned a lesson
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Crossroads opt for Green FBO
Crossroads Aviation planned to break ground last month on an energy-saving multimillion-dollar “green” FBO building at Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minne
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More Time To Comment on Limitations NPRM
The comment period on a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to establish operational life limitations designed to prevent widespread fatigue damage primar
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In The Works: Comp Air 12
Comp Air of Merritt Island, Fla., last month unveiled plans to certify its 10-seat, all-composite Comp Air 12 turboprop single.
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Hawaiian Moves To Halt Go!
A bankruptcy court judge has set a date of August 4 to hear arguments related to Hawaiian Airlines’ request to bar Mesa Air Group subsidiary Go! from selli
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JSSI to provide Tip-to-Tail coverage for Avantair
Avantair has chosen JSSI’s Tip-to-Tail airframe maintenance cost-guarantee program to cover its fleet of Piaggio Avantis.
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In the Works: AVIC I
ARJ21–China’s AVIC I Commercial Aircraft (ACAC) continues its deliberate march toward a 2009 introduction of the 90-seat ARJ21-700,
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European companies research possible SSBJ
Supersonic transport research carried out within the European Commission’s 6th Research Framework Program has received attention since Italian manufacturer
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In The Works: Spectrum 33
Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.-based Spectrum Aerospace said flight testing of its Spectrum 33 very light twinjet is progressing on schedule.
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Pinnacle Airlines in fight for Love
If Northwest Airlines gets its way, regional affiliate Pinnacle Airlines will become one of the first competitors to Southwest and American Airlines at Dal
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Yingling completes first RVSM installation on Conquest II
Yingling Aviation, located on Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, has completed its first RVSM-compliant modification of a Cessna turboprop on a 1979 Conques
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Phenoms Selling Phenomenally Well
“As of June 30, our executive jet firm order backlog stands at $1.25 billion,” Embraer chairman, president and CEO Maurício Botelho said last month.
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In The Works: Dassault Falcon 7X
The Falcon 7X flight-test program is progressing on schedule, with four of the trijets logging more than 850 hours during 275 test flights.
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Special Conditions for Falcons OK’d
The FAA finalized special conditions for safety standards covering installation of enhanced flight visibility systems (EFVS) in Dassault’s Falcon 900EX and
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GDAS marks five years of servicing business jets
Las Vegas; Minneapolis; and West Palm Beach, Fla., were purchased from BBA Aviation to form General Dynamics Aviation Services (GDAS).
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Now one decade old, BBJ inspires new ideas
Hard to believe perhaps, but 10 years have passed since Boeing entered the executive aircraft market by unveiling a dedicated corporate 737 variant, the Bo
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In The Works: Diamond D-Jet
Following initial flight-testing in late April, the Diamond D-Jet single-engine very light jet resumed flight testing after installation of its data acquis
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Final E-Jet cleared for August service entry
Brazil’s Embraer has passed another critical milestone in its meteoric development with Brazilian and EASA certification of the largest of its four-member
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Raisbeck engineering OKs new authorized King Air dealers
Four new installation centers have been authorized as Raisbeck King Air dealers.
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In the Works: Bombardier
C Series/900X/Q400X–Officially still alive as a program but downgraded in status from an imminent launch candidate to a loosely defined study, the p
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King Air 300 sprouts winglets
BLR Aerospace expects to receive an STC for winglets for the King Air 300 in late summer or early fall.
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Retrofit Primus Epic suite coming for Avantis
Bringing an updated cockpit to the Piaggio Avanti makes sense.
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Goodrich finds fix for Q400 nose-gear failures
Goodrich Aerospace has devised a solution to the wiring harness problems that led to a number of nose-gear retraction failures in Bombardier Q400 turboprop
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Three Maintenance techs make good in Springfield
It’s an axiom of the industry that “to make a small fortune in aviation, start with a big fortune.” So far that has not been the case for the owners of Spr
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Honda’s new aircraft division shifts into gear
Two weeks after Honda revealed its long-anticipated commercial plans for the HondaJet, the Japanese company on August 8 established a wholly owned subsidia
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Gulfstream Begins Fly-by-wire Flights
Flight testing is scheduled to begin this month of a Gulfstream V modified with a fly-by-wire system for controlling the spoilers.
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Falcon 7X splish-splashes closer to certification
Calculation and theory go only so far in an aircraft development program, and last month it was time for Dassault’s Falcon 7X S/N 003 to jump in and get it
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New Turboprops
Turboprop-powered aircraft will continue to be effective business tools, though their role is likely to be eclipsed to an as yet unknown degree wi
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HondaJet gets green light to enter VLJ fray
Honda announced on July 25 at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., that it will “enter the HondaJet into the growing very light jet market.” According to proje
