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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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Value of Preparedness

Former NASA Astronaut Charlie Precourt Describes Value in Simulator Training from the Shuttle to Civilian Flight.

Aircraft

July 1, 2022

Airbus Inks Orders for 292 A320neos with Chinese Airlines

Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and Shenzhen Airlines will take A320neo-family jets under the terms of contracts signed in Beijing.

Aircraft

July 1, 2022

Cessna Delivers Citation Longitude To Japanese Agency

Textron Aviation this week delivered a special-mission Cessna Citation Longitude to the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau.

Aircraft

July 1, 2022

AINsight: Are There Five Buyers Instead of 10?

Actual demand for preowned business aircraft could be obscured by extremely low inventory.

Aircraft

July 1, 2022

Videos

Gulfstream Unveils a Redesigned G600 Business Jet Cabin Interior

Gulfstream Unveils a Redesigned G600 Business Jet Cabin Interior

Aircraft

November 18, 2015

Gulfstream’s New G500 Jet Makes Debut at NBAA Show in Las Vegas

Gulfstream’s New G500 Jet Makes Debut at NBAA Show in Las Vegas

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November 17, 2015

Textron Aviation Announces Citation Longitude and Hemisphere Business Jets

Textron Aviation Announces Citation Longitude and Hemisphere Business Jets

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November 17, 2015

Flying to Las Vegas on the Embraer Lineage 1000 Business Jet

Flying to Las Vegas on the Embraer Lineage 1000 Business Jet

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November 16, 2015

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Sweden Orders Two S 106 GlobalEyes from Saab

The two Global 6000-based multi-sensor surveillance platforms will replace the Swedish air force’s two Saab S 100D airborne early warning aircraft.

Aircraft

June 30, 2022

Start-up Promises All-electric Propulsion For 100-Seater Airliners

H3X is working on a 2.8 MW electric motor drive that it says will have the power density and redundancy needed to convert 50- to 100-seat aircraft.

Aircraft

June 30, 2022

ICAO Calls on Russia to Cease Dual Aircraft Registration

The UN’s aviation arm resolves to call on Russia to end its infractions of the Chicago Convention.

Aircraft

June 29, 2022

Feds To Audit FAA Oversight of Boeing 737, 787 Programs

The Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General confirmed that it will audit the FAA's oversight of B737 and 787 production processes.

Aircraft

June 29, 2022

Take a Tour of the Dassault Falcon 10X Cabin with Its Industrial Designer

Take a Tour of the Dassault Falcon 10X Cabin with Its Industrial Designer

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June 29, 2022

Bombardier Workers Ratify New Contract

Bombardier continues to pay down debt as workers win 18.5 percent pay raise.

Aircraft

June 28, 2022

Gulfstream G800 Makes First Flight

The first Gulfstream G800—registered as N800G—completed its inaugural flight this morning, officially launching the flight-test program for the twinjet.

Aircraft

June 28, 2022

ILA Berlin Show Highlights German Shift on Defense Buys

The pending F-35 contract is only one of several new procurements in progress in Germany as a result of increased tension in Europe.

Aircraft

June 27, 2022

Daher TBM 960 Gets FAA Nod, U.S. Deliveries Pending

Daher’s latest-generation TBM turboprop single—the TBM 960—received FAA validation on Friday, with deliveries in the U.S. now pending.

Aircraft

June 27, 2022

Spain Buys More Typhoons to Begin Hornet Replacement

The new fighter aircraft for Spain will be fitted with ECRS Mk1 E-Scan radar, and will be based in the Canary Islands.

Aircraft

June 24, 2022

Boeing Preaches Pragmatism in Setting Sustainability Priorities

Divergent views of hydrogen’s immediate potential have Boeing and Airbus at odds once again.

Aircraft

June 23, 2022

Lufhansa Group CEO Sees Strengthening Yield Environment

Strong post-Covid demand combined with delays in aircraft deliveries will result in a much healthier airline industry, said Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr.

Aircraft

June 22, 2022

Universal Avionics Providing EVS Systems for Helicopters

Universal is providing panel and helmet mounted enhanced vision displays to European law enforcement agencies.

Aircraft

June 22, 2022

Metal Master Preps To Fly 2nd Flaris LAR-1 Test Aircraft

Metal Master readies second production-conforming Flaris LAR-1 personal jet for flight testing.

Aircraft

June 22, 2022

Airbus’s New A321XLR Will Be An Intercontinental Narrowbody Airliner

Airbus’s New A321XLR Will Be An Intercontinental Narrowbody Airliner

Aircraft

June 22, 2022

Gulfstream G700 Wins IY&AA Design Award

The Gulfstream G700 has been awarded the 2022 International Yacht & Aviation Award for excellence in cabin design under the private jet design category.

Aircraft

June 21, 2022