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Will Dubai Get Back On the Advanced Air Mobility Map?

New eVTOL aircraft could enter service from 2024, but cities like Los Angeles and Singapore appear to be ahead of Dubai in adopting electric aviation.

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November 8, 2021

Dubai Airshow Points to Industry Resuscitation

The 2021 Dubai Airshow is the first major international airshow calendar event to take place since 2019.

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November 8, 2021

Russia Sees Middle East as a Primary Market for New Airliners

Continuing economic sanctions by the West has raised the possibility of Russian aircraft sales to Iran and Syria, in particular.

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November 8, 2021

Storm Warning Comes from UK in Form of Project Tempest

The Tempest fighter is just part of a Future Combat Air System being designed by an international team led by BAE Systems.

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November 8, 2021

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Boeing's new 787-9 Dreamliner Enters Service

Boeing's new 787-9 Dreamliner Enters Service

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July 14, 2014

NetJets Unveils First Bombardier Challenger 350 Signature Series

NetJets Unveils First Bombardier Challenger 350 Signature Series

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June 30, 2014

Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighter International Debut Preview

Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighter International Debut Preview

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June 25, 2014

Inside the Dassault Falcon 5X Cabin

Inside the Dassault Falcon 5X Cabin

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June 19, 2014

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Fleet Expansion and MRO Complicate Emirates' Future Plans

Emirates believes most of its A380s will be flying again by next summer.

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November 8, 2021

Embraer Plans Net Zero Carbon Path with New Energia Family

The Brazilian airframer is proposing four aircraft concepts, with hybrid, electric, and hydrogen propulsion systems, seating nine to 50 passengers.

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November 8, 2021

Embraer E2: Profit Hunter

Embraer E2: Profit Hunter

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November 8, 2021

Qatar Airways Reintroduces A380s as 19 A350s Sit Grounded

The Qatari national carrier plans to return five Airbus A380s to service to compensate for capacity lost to the grounding of 19 A350s.

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November 5, 2021

AINsight: Aircraft Buying Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Aircraft buyers should be focused on finding the right aircraft and doing proper due diligence instead of racing to meet a deadline to capture a tax play.

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November 5, 2021

Wright Takes BAe 146 Fast-Track to Electric Airliner Market

The electric propulsion innovator intends to convert 100-seat BAe 146 regional airliners to serve busy scheduled routes of up to an hour's flight time.

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November 4, 2021

Bahrain-based Operator Mena Switches from Bizav to Cargo

Mena Cargo is building a freighter fleet to serve what it sees as growing air cargo demand in the Gulf, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

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November 3, 2021

Bombardier On Track for Global Jet Production Move

Bombardier’s new Global assembly facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport remains on track for a 2023 opening.

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November 2, 2021

Emirates To 'Upcycle' its First-ever A380

Emirates Airline's first A380 began revenue service on August 1, 2008, from Dubai to New York JFK, after which it flew another 6,318 sectors.

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November 1, 2021

Low-lead Avgas Approved for Cessna Piston Singles

The approval for use of lower-lead avgas in Cessna's three piston singles applies to new production and legacy airplanes.

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October 29, 2021

French Partners Fly A319neo Using 100 Percent SAF

Airbus, Dassault, Onera, the French Ministry of Transport, and Safran launched the first in-flight study of a single-aisle aircraft using unblended SAF.

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October 29, 2021

Field Aero Upgrades Avionics on USAF Beechjet Fleet

Field Aerospace's contract calls for the Oklahoma City-based company to upgrade the avionics of the Air Force's T-1A fleet to Collins Pro Line 21.

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October 29, 2021

Dassault's Falcon 10X is a Parisian Penthouse in the Sky

Dassault's Falcon 10X is a Parisian Penthouse in the Sky

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October 28, 2021

JSSI's SierraTrax Expands Mx Tracking to More Aircraft

JSSI company SierraTrax has added five aircraft to its maintenance tracking platform.

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October 27, 2021

Gulfstream Soars on Aircraft Orders

Aircraft backlog at Gulfstream Aerospace is at its highest point in six years, as customer demand for its jets continues unabated.

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October 27, 2021

Mitsubishi and Alaska Air Back Plans For Hydrogen Airliners

Mitsubishi's MHIRJ business unit could install ZeroAvia's hydrogen conversion kits on CRJs, while Alaska Air will re-engine its Dash 8 Q400 fleet.

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October 26, 2021