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China Type-certifies Learjet 45

Bombardier reported that it has received type approval for the Learjet 45 from the civil aviation agency of China (CAAC).

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

Bombardier enters airline market with single-aisle C Series

Bombardier’s newly constituted board of directors last month gave approval to the company’s commercial airplane division to offer the C Series line of sing

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

PW307A on target for Falcon 7X, says P&WC

Pratt & Whitney Canada is striving to keep fuel burn on target for its PW307A engine, which will power the Dassault Falcon 7X.

Engines

January 30, 2007

Citation Mustang emerges from its stable

The first Citation Mustang test aircraft was towed from Cessna’s Pawnee facility in Wichita late last month for initial engine runs.

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

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Canada signs off on Hawker 800 winglets

Aviation Partners said last month it received Transport Canada certification of its Hawker 800 blended winglet modification.

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

Hawker 800XP Winglets FAA Certified

Three months after receiving certification for its winglets on the Hawker 800, Aviation Partners has received FAA approval for installing winglets on the H

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

Embraer Legacy soon to be cleared to FL410

Embraer this spring expects to complete certification that will increase the service ceiling of the Legacy business jet from FL370 to FL410.

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

In The Works: Adam Aircraft A500/700

Englewood, Colo.-based Adam Aircraft expects FAA certification of its centerline-thrust A500 piston twin in the first quarter of this year and first delive

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

In The Works: Maverick Jets Leader

At the Dubai Air Show last month, Tbilisi Aerospace Manufacturing (TAM) of Tbilisi, Georgia (the former Soviet Republic, not the Peachtree State), featured

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

In The Works: Safire Aircraft Safire Jet

Safire Aircraft of Opa-Locka, Fla., announced last month that wind-tunnel testing at the University of Washington Aeronautical Laboratory’s subsonic Kirsti

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

In The Works: Eclipse Aviation Eclipse 500

OK, first about the photo.

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

One pilot, one jet engine, one load of fuel

After a few weather-related postponements, Steve Fossett took off in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer at 6:47 p.m.

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

Saras spreads its wings at Indian airshow

On display at Aero India 2005 earlier this year (see facing page) was the Saras, a low-wing aircraft with an mtow of 13,450 pounds and powered by two 850-s

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

FlightSafety Teterboro fields Falcon 900EX EASy simulator

In late 1995, around the time of the highly publicized crash of an American Airlines Boeing 757 on approach to Cali, Colombia, Dassault launched a research

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

2006: The year of the very light jet

Call them what you want–very light jets (VLJs), compact jets, minijets, microjets, personal jets or even Barbie jets–they’re no longer “paper” airplanes.

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

Avionics confusion had hand in Crossair Saab 340 accident

Nearly four years after the accident, the Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (BFU) published its final report on the Jan.

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

In The Works: Cessna Citation Mustang

As the Eclipse 500 was being rolled out last month, the Citation Mustang very light jet was fast taking form at Cessna’s Pawnee facility in Wichita.

Aircraft

January 29, 2007

In The Works: Utilicraft FF-1080-300

American Utilicraft last month said it will spin off Utilicraft Aerospace Industries, a newly formed Nevada corporation, as part of an agreement with The N

Aircraft

January 29, 2007

In The Works: Aviation Technology Group Javelin

According to Aviation Technology Group, the assembly of its Javelin demonstrator prototype is progressing rapidly at Soloy’s facilities in Olympia, Wash.

Aircraft

January 29, 2007

Dassault engineers reach fly-by-wire milestone

Dassault reports that its engineers in France have completed bench testing and software loads of the fly-by-wire flight control system in the Falcon 7X.

Aircraft

January 29, 2007