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Learjet 85 Program Flying Along

Learjet 85 is on schedule for 2013 entry into service.

Aircraft

October 9, 2011

Piaggio Aero Plans Avanti Upgrades

Piaggio is working on improvements for the Piaggio Avanti II.

Aircraft

October 9, 2011

Boeing 787 and 747-8I Delays Hit VVIP Jet Deliveries

Boeing 787 and 747-8I Delays Hit VVIP Jet Deliveries

Aircraft

October 9, 2011

Piaggio Working on Avanti Upgrades

Piaggio Aero is working on several updates of its Avanti twin turboprop.

Aircraft

October 9, 2011

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Qantas Seals Order for 110 A320s

Qantas orders A320s.

Aircraft

October 6, 2011

Nextant 400XT STC’d, Company Looks To Next Project

Nextant Aerospace received FAA STC approval for the 400XT–the model name for its remanufactured Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP–yesterday.

Aircraft

October 6, 2011

Bombardier Breaks Into Indian Market with Q400s

Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet took delivery of its fourth Q400 NextGen on September 7 and planned to deploy it late last month along with three others i

Aircraft

October 5, 2011

Third Trans States Landing Accident in Ottawa Raises Questions About Runway Design

Authorities in Canada are investigating a September 4 runway excursion at Ottawa International Airport involving a Trans States Airlines Embraer ERJ 145–th

Aircraft

October 5, 2011

ATR Racks Up Orders for 72-600s

ATR collected orders for a total of 19 new ATR 72-600s from two customers last month, one of which also announced plans to lease another nine of the Pratt

Aircraft

October 5, 2011

New Business Jets 2011: A gaggle of new business jets are on short final

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Aircraft

October 5, 2011

AIN Blog: Bizav OEMs Must Go Bold or Just Go Home

Business aircraft manufacturers' future survival could very well rest on them announcing bold plans at NBAA 2011.

Aircraft

October 5, 2011

Kenya Ratifies Order for 10 E190s

Kenya Airways has finalized the contract for the acquisition of 10 Embraer E190s, the airline announced last month.

Aircraft

October 4, 2011

Small UAS Rule Will Begin Phased Entry of Unmanned Aircraft

The expected release in December of a proposed rule governing the operation of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) in the U.S.

Aircraft

October 4, 2011

Boeing Forecasts 20-year Market for 7,530 New Airplanes in North America

Boeing forecasts demand for 7,530 airplanes in North America

Aircraft

October 4, 2011

Cargolux Reaches Deal with Boeing on 747-8 Deliveries

Cargolux reaches tentative deal with Boeing on 747-8s.

Aircraft

October 3, 2011

Quest Kodiak Completes Latin American Demo Tour

A Quest Aircraft Kodiak today completed a three-week demonstration tour in Brazil, the Caribbean and other Latin American countries.

Aircraft

October 3, 2011

Hawker 800XPR Obtains EASA Blessing

Hawker Beechcraft received EASA approval for the Hawker 800XPR yesterday, just weeks after receiving certification from the FAA.

Engines

October 3, 2011

Southwest Airlines’ RNP Operations Progressing Slowly

Southwest Airlines’ ambitious fleetwide implementation of required navigation performance (RNP) operations is making slow progress

Aircraft

October 3, 2011

Colgan Grounds Wayward Pilots

Colgan Air grounded the pilots who landed a Saab 340B at the wrong Louisiana airport on September 7, pending the outcome of an internal investigation. Flyi

Aircraft

October 2, 2011

Moscow’s Jet Expo Show Reveals Russian Bizav Recovery

After being dented by the financial crisis, Russian business aviation is back in growth mode.

Charter & Fractional

October 2, 2011