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Dubai 2021: An Aerospace Oasis

The "Future of the Aerospace Industry" is on display at this year's Dubai Airshow.

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November 16, 2021

Jazeera and Ibom Air Boost Airbus With $2.2 Billion Deals

Jazeera Airways, Ibom Air, and Air Tanzania dominated the commercial airliner sales news from day three of the 2021 Dubai Airshow.

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November 16, 2021

Afrijet Orders ATR 72-600s with Fuel Efficient Pratt Engines

The Gabon-based carrier is replacing some of its smaller ATR 72-500s, as Japan's Toki Air considers investment in new short takeoff and landing ATR42s.

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November 16, 2021

Indian Start-up Akasa Builds Boeing Fleet With $9 Billion Deal

India's Akasa Air ordered 72 Boeing 737 Max-8 narrowbodies to start services in 2022, as Air Tanzania expands fleet with a mix of 787, 767, and 737 Maxes.

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November 16, 2021

Videos

Honda Aero Unveils First North Carolina Production HondaJet HF120 Engine

Honda Aero Unveils First North Carolina Production HondaJet HF120 Engine

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November 19, 2014

Gulfstream Reveals Cabin Mock-up For New G600 Jet

Gulfstream Reveals Cabin Mock-up For New G600 Jet

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October 22, 2014

Cessna’s Citation Latitude Business Jet Debuts at NBAA 2014

Cessna’s Citation Latitude Business Jet Debuts at NBAA 2014

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October 21, 2014

Bombardier Refreshes Challenger Jet Family With 650 Launch

Bombardier Refreshes Challenger Jet Family With 650 Launch

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October 20, 2014

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PlaneSense Marks Delivery of Its 75th Pilatus PC-12

The PC-12 launched PlaneSense's fractional program in 1995 and the company has since taken a total of 75 of that model while it also grows its PC-24 fleet.

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November 16, 2021

Bombardier Global Aircraft: All-Weather Performers

Bombardier Global Aircraft: All-Weather Performers

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November 16, 2021

Production T-7 Red Hawk Nearing First Flight

Having officially launched series production of the T-7A in February, Boeing is nearing completion of the first flying aircraft.

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November 15, 2021

ATR Upgrades Turboprops with New Pratt & Whitney Engine

The European turboprop manufacturer will offer new Pratt & Whitney Canada 127XT series as the standard engine for the ATR 72 and 42 aircraft.

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November 15, 2021

Lufthansa Technik VIP To Display Explorer Cabin in Dubai

Lufthansa Technik has identified VIP charter and private world tours as promising business segments in the Middle East region.

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November 15, 2021

Honeywell Names Wahaj as Strategic Supplier

Saudi Arabia’s Wahaj will provide precision aircraft parts for Honeywell contracts from Airbus, Boeing, Dassault, and other OEMs.

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November 15, 2021

BACN Sizzles on the Dubai Ramp

The E-11A BACN—inevitably known as the “bacon”—is a rarely seen U.S. Air Force asset, and recently the service has signed for six more.

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November 15, 2021

DHL Extends Boeing 767 Freighter Fleet

Global logistics company DHL is introducing converted 767 freighters as it modernizes its intercontinental fleet in a drive for greater efficiency.

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November 15, 2021

Boeing Bags Order for Eleven 737-800 Freighters

Boeing will open three new freighter conversion lines to meet soaring global demand for standard-body cargo haulers.

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November 15, 2021

Leonardo AW609 Tiltrotor Takes Bow in Dubai

Leonardo's civil tiltrotor, on display at Expo 2020 and at the Dubai Airshow, should complete flight testing in August 2022.

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November 15, 2021

Calidus Unveils Giant Attack Aircraft

Four years ago Calidus surprised showgoers with the B-250, but now the company has unveiled a much larger attack aircraft.

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November 15, 2021

Two More Tanker Transports Slated for UAE Air Force

Buying two more A330 MRTTs from Airbus will bring the UAE Air Force and Air Defence fleet up to five tanker transports.

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November 15, 2021

ATR Lands Orders from Binter and Tarom

Two existing ATR customers in Europe have opted for the ATR 72-600 to continue their respective fleet modernization efforts.

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November 15, 2021

Boeing Reports Progress on 737 Max 7, 777-9

Boeing’s changes to its development organization are benefitting many programs in progress.

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November 15, 2021

Pilatus Launches Smart PC-7 Basic Trainer

The PC-7 MKX is offered as a low-cost trainer that is optimized for training students destined for today’s modern cockpits.

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November 15, 2021

CAE To Add Global 6500 Sim to Dubai Training Center

In a “first outside the Americas,” the Bombardier Global 6500 FFS is headed to the Middle East, CAE said at the Dubai Airshow.

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November 15, 2021