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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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Very Light Jet Maker Plays Matchmaker
Albuquerque, N.M.-based start-up manufacturer Eclipse Aviation said its six-month-old JetMatch program has “more than exceeded our expectations.” JetMatch
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Gulfstream Disagrees with the FAA
Gulfstream disagrees with the FAA about the regulatory requirements for a hydrophobic water-repellent coating system instead of windshield wipers for the n
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EBACE 2005: Aircraft
Raytheon Aircraft brought a completed Hawker Horizon to Geneva for the first time.
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Raytheon Tweaks the Hawker 800 and Premier I
At its EBACE press conference, Raytheon Aircraft took the wraps off two improved jets, the Hawker 800XPi and Beechcraft Premier IA.
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In The Works: Sino Swearingen SJ30-2
Sino Swearingen recently conducted cold-soak testing of its SJ30-2 at a facility at Eglin AFB, Fla., completing another requirement for FAA certification.
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In The Works: Cessna Citation Mustang
By the middle of last month Cessna’s Citation Mustang had made rapid flight-test progress.
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In The Works: Ibis Aerospace AE270
In mid-April, Ibis Aerospace conducted indirect lightning tests on its 10-seat Ae270 turboprop single.
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Embraer’s Saudi Arabian sale opens the door to Middle East
Never a hotbed of activity for the West’s two regional jet makers, the Middle East market for RJs has long seemed as barren as the Arabian Peninsula’s Empt
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CFM, IAE bown out of C series
Amid the fanfare that came with securing commitments from the Canadian, Quebec and UK governments to contribute some $700 million to its proposed C Series,
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Continental Keen on Saab 2000s
SkyWest Airlines parted ways with Continental Airlines earlier this year in large part because the Houston-based major airline wanted its regional partner
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GE Studying Engine for New Embraer 50-seater
General Electric has begun studies on a new engine for application on a proposed new 50-seat jet from Embraer.
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Britten-Norman Islander celebrates 40th anniversary
Forty years after its June 1965 first flight, the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander remains in production, and more than 800 of the 1,250-plus airplanes deliver
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Final Report Issued On UK Challenger Crash
The UK’s August 20 final report of the fatal crash of a Challenger 604 at Birmingham International Airport, England, on Jan.
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Cessna Adding More VGs To Sovereign
When customers start receiving their Citation Sovereigns, they might notice the tail area has more vortex generators than it did when the super-midsize bus
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Eclipse Debuts Standard Interiors
Eclipse 500’s very light jet customers can order the interior in any color, so long as it’s one of four being offered.
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Farnborough Aircraft Reports Building F1 Prototype
In a change of direction, Farnborough Aircraft lead investor Geoffrey Galley has agreed to continue financing the six-seat F1 turboprop single through firs
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Chelton’s FlightLogic STC’d in Citation 501
Chelton Flight Systems announced completion of the STC for the company’s FlightLogic synthetic-vision EFIS in the Cessna Citation 501.
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RVSM STC Adds More Learjet 35/36 Versions
West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, Colo., received an amendment to its August 2003 Learjet 35/36 STC that adds RVSM equipment installation approval to a
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Beechjet lands safely after engines flame out
Turbine engines are extremely reliable and many business jet pilots go through their entire careers experiencing engine failures only during simulator trai
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Extra EA-500 earns European approval
Proving that insolvency isn’t always the end of the road for an aircraft manufacturer, Lancaster, Pa.-headquartered Extra Aircraft received European Aviati
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Venturing deeper into bizav, Embraer unveils two new jets
Embraer, which has sustained a presence in the business aviation market with the Legacy, a corporate version of its ERJ 135 regional jet, last month announ
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First Flight: Three OEMs make four first flights
In the 16-day period between April 27 and May 13, three OEMs started flight testing four of their latest aircraft.
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Eclipse 500 To Fly at Oshkosh
The first public flight exhibition for the Eclipse 500 very light jet is planned on July 27 during the annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., from July 25
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New Utility Turboprop Receives First Orders
Quest Aircraft of Sandpoint, Idaho, received its first orders last month for the Kodiak, a high-wing, fixed-gear turboprop single, a prototype of which is
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Eclipse 500 Price is Now Almost $1.3 Million
Eclipse Aviation of Albuquerque, N.M., increased the price of its Eclipse 500 very light twinjet to $1.295 million (in 2000 dollars), a jump of $120,000 ov
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Hawker 800XPs To Get Autothrottle
Safe Flight Instrument is working with Raytheon Aircraft to obtain an STC on an autothrottle system for Hawker 800XPs.
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Canada, UK winners in bid to build new C series
Bombardier signed a series of LOIs last month with the governments of Canada, Quebec and the UK for major manufacturing and assembly sites for its proposed
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Turboprop Singles vs Very Light Jets
With very light jets (VLJs) expected to enter service by this time next year, turboprop singles are now meeting the contender face-to-face in the marketpla
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Will VLJs expand role of flight department?
According to the National Business Travel Association, U.S.
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Embraer and Ratheon keeping an eye on the light jet market
Two more established OEMs–Embraer and Raytheon Aircraft–confirmed they are looking at introducing aircraft into the light or very light jet market.
