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Orders for Embraer E-Jets keep rolling in

Brazil’s Embraer announced an order here yesterday from U.S.

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February 20, 2008

Big Friend; Little Friend

In World War II, Allied bombers and their escort fighters were called “big friends” and “little friends.” Here, an F-16 appears to be following the traditi

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February 19, 2008

Dassault doubles spares capacity

Dassault Falcon (Chalet CD41) is to open two new spare parts distribution centers, in Shanghai and Mumbai, for its business jets.

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February 19, 2008

Aussie aerobats sparkle in the Changi skies

The Roulettes display team from Australia is providing a daily example of skilled flying in conditions that are sometimes quite demanding.

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February 19, 2008

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Saab inks multi-ship contract with Kingdom of Thailand

Following the signing of a contract by the Kingdom of Thailand for six fighters, Saab is celebrating the capture of its first Gripen customer in the region

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February 19, 2008

Japan’s ANA mulls Mitsubishi MRJ

Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has confirmed its interest in the proposed Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) for its planned fleet expansion.

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February 19, 2008

SIA serves as standard bearer for Airbus’ A380 megaliner

Many Singapore Air Show visitors are seeing the Airbus A380 paying for itself in commercial service for the first time as it lands and takes off here at Ch

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February 19, 2008

Cessna crowing over its orders for 26 aircraft

Cessna Aircraft has received new orders for 26 single-engine aircraft from companies in the Asia Pacific region.Susi Air of Indonesia placed an

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February 19, 2008

Composites or aluminum; the choice for OEMs

Cessna, Bombardier and Raytheon have taken fundamentally different approaches to their new business jet designs.

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February 19, 2008

Britten-Norman soldiers on refurbing BN2B Islanders

The Britten-Norman Group (B-N) (Stand No.

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February 19, 2008

Boeing’s order book swells by 60 airplanes

Boeing announced new firm orders from two Indonesian airlines–ambitious low-fare 737 operator Lion Air and Garuda Indonesia–for a total of 60 airplanes.

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February 19, 2008

AirAsia Opts for Rockwell Collins Avionics

AirAsia has selected a suite of Rockwell Collins avionics for 60 new Airbus A320s, with options for 40 more.

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February 19, 2008

U.S. to share its Hawk intel data

The U.S.

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February 19, 2008

Boeing promises 787 ‘satisfaction’

Boeing has acknowledged its embarrassment over the effect of delays on customers in the Asia Pacific region and despite a characteristic refusal by some ex

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February 19, 2008

Canada Lends $20M to Diamond for D-Jet Program

Diamond Aircraft on Saturday received a $19.6 million “repayable investment” from the Canadian government for research and development of its $1.4 million

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February 19, 2008

AVIC video could support FBI spy case

A computer-generated skeletal view of a military transport closely resembling the Boeing C-17 appeared in a promotional video released last year by Aviatio

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February 18, 2008

China lays plans for ARJ21-900

China has confirmed plans to establish a new company next month to build its next commercial airliner, the 105-seat ARJ21-900.

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February 18, 2008

Bombardier’s C Series edges closer to goals

As it prepares for an anticipated program launch of its C Series airliners later this year, Bombardier continues to fine-tune the design to achieve further

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February 18, 2008

Skyblade IV UAV is newest and best

ST Aerospace’s latest UAV design–the Skyblade IV–highlights a prominent display by ST Engineering and its constituent companies that greets visitors to the

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February 18, 2008

Airliner sales efforts expected to bear fruit

A number of airliner sales campaigns could reach their conclusion with signatures here at the show.

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February 18, 2008