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Learjet 85 Production Officially Begins, Certification in 2013

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that production of the new Learjet 85 has officially begun and reaffirmed its commitment to a 2013 certification.
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Avionics

Rockwell Collins Turns Today Into Tomorrow

The Pro Line Fusion retrofit for the King Air features what Rockwell Collins claims is the industry’s first touchscreen flight displays.
Regulations and Government

User Fees: Not Dead Yet

User fees have returned in the form of a mandatory surcharge on every flight of a business or commercial aircraft.
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Aircraft

Ruag Shows Off NextGen Dornier Do228NG

Ruag Aerospace Services presents an example of something sort of old and something quite new, the Dornier DO 228NG multi-mission turboprop.
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Avionics

Elbit Delivers 1,000th EVS

Elbit Systems of America’s Kollsman Commercial Aviation unit is celebrating delivery of its 1,000th infrared enhanced vision system (EVS).
Aircraft

F-35 Makes First Carrier Landing; BAE Wins Alternative Helmet Contract

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has gone to sea for the first time. An F-35B short-takeoff vertical landing (STOVL) version landed on the small
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Aircraft

Boeing Flies First P-8I Ordered by India

The first of eight P-8I maritime patrol aircraft that Boeing is building for the Indian navy made its initial flight
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Aircraft

Eurofighter Slowdown Forces Job Cuts

A slowing of the production rate of the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft is partly responsible
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Aircraft

Brazil Introduces First P-3 Upgraded by Airbus Military

The Brazilian Air Force formally introduced–at Salvador airbase on September 30–its first P-3AM Orion maritime patrol aircraft
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Aircraft

Unmanned K-Max Helicopter Is Going to Afghanistan

Lockheed Martin and Kaman Helicopters announced that the K-Max unmanned helicopter has been selected for deployment to Afghanistan.
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FBOs

Banyan Rebrands Fort Lauderdale Aviation Store

The aviation store at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, which had been known as Hangar63, has been renamed Banyan Pilot Shop.
Maintenance and Modifications

Avtrak Goes Global

Avtrak has announced the addition of three international offices within the past 12 months.
Aircraft

Citation Latitude Busts Out of Cessna Midsize Mold

At NBAA 2011 in Las Vegas this morning, Cessna took the wraps off a long-overdue enlargement of its midsize cabin in an addition to the Citation line call
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FBOs

Landmark Acquires Miami FBO

Landmark Aviation has purchased the assets of the Falcon Trust Air FBO at Miami’s Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport.
Accidents

NationAir Launches iPhone App

NationAir Aviation Insurance has debuted a free iPad/iPhone app.
Safety

Convergent Performance Makes Aviation Professionalism Pledge

Convergent is rolling out a new grassroots challenge to anyone with “a stake in this game."
Aircraft

Liebherr Takes Air Management To The Next Level

Bombardier’s new Learjet 85 is the latest business jet to feature an integrated air management system from Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation.
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ATC

Contractors Eye Data Comm Program as Standards Evolve

The competition is under way to provide air-ground data communications in U.S. domestic airspace
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Regulations and Government

European Judge Blocks U.S. Appeal against Emissions Trading Scheme

A provisional ruling from the advocate general of the European Court of Justice has denied
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Aircraft

Dassault Signs MoU with Minsheng Financial for 20 Falcons

Charles Edelstenne, chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, and Kong Linshan, chairman of the board of Minsheng Financial Leasing, signed a memorandum of un
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airplane Cabin Designer Takes Garden Walls to New Heights

The idea of a “living wall” in a business jet cabin was something designer Edese Doret says he had been thinking about for about a year.
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Aircraft

Cessna Changes Its Latitude with New Midsize Bizjet

Cessna launches Citation Latitude, a clean-sheet midsize jet.
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Maintenance and Modifications

XOJet Places $50M Order for Hawker 800XPRs

Charter operator XOJet today announced a firm order for seven Hawker 800XPRs.
Aircraft

Bombardier Selects More Suppliers for Global 7000 and 8000 Jets

Bombardier Selects More Suppliers for Global 7000 and 8000 Jets
Airports

$1.4M Raised at AmeriCares Airlift Benefit

$1.4M Raised at AmeriCares Airlift Benefit
Engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada Forms JV with China Aviation Engine Holdings

Pratt & Whitney Canada Forms JV with China Aviation Engine Holdings
Engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada Forms JV with China Aviation Engine Holdings

Pratt & Whitney Canada Forms JV with China Aviation Engine Holdings
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gulfstream Picks Global Aircell for G650

Aircell will provide Gulfstream the Aircell Axxess communication system for the new large-cabin, ultra-long-range G650.
Maintenance and Modifications

Talon Air Bolsters Fleet, Facilities and Management

Aircraft management and charter company Talon Air introduced a new chief operating officer at NBAA and announced the addition of an aircraft to its fleet
Charter & Fractional

National Jets Adds Learjet 45XR to Its Fleet

National Jets, which is based at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, has added a Learjet 45XR to its fleet.