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Boeing Lands Milestone Max Order from Ryanair

Ryanair placed a follow-on order for 75 Boeing 737-8-200s, giving a major boost to the Max program.

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December 3, 2020

Textron Aviation Announces Another King Air Refresh

The Beechcraft King Air 260 is the latest airplane to receive an upgrade at Textron Aviation, the Wichita airframer announced at VBACE.

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December 2, 2020

Honeywell Bullish on Bizav Post-Covid

The company anticipates a return to growth of business aviation around 2022 and is developing new products to serve a growing market.

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December 2, 2020

Embraer Sees Covid Leading to a Return to ‘Rightsizing’

Brazilian airframer Embraer bases new market demand conclusions on a muted projection for air travel growth through 2029.

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December 2, 2020

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Airbus Corporate Jets Marks Strong Year

Airbus Corporate Jets has sold 13 aircraft and delivered four thus far in 2020, results helped propelled by the new ACJ TwoTwenty.

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December 2, 2020

Country Music Star Dierks Bentley Reinforces Bizav Advocacy

Country music artist Dierks Bentley was the keynote speaker on the opening day of NBAA VBACE.

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December 2, 2020

Hackers Gain Access to Embraer IT Systems

Embraer IT specialists have isolated certain systems to protect the overall computer network after a cyberattack.

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December 1, 2020

Global 6500: The All-Weather Performer

Global 6500: The All-Weather Performer

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December 1, 2020

First Praetor 600 Joins Flexjet's European Fleet

The super-midsize aircraft will be part of Flexjet's Red Label fractional ownership program in Europe.

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November 30, 2020

Brazil Follows FAA in Lifting 737 Max Grounding

Brazil's ANAC aviation authority is adopting FAA's airworthiness directive to allow the Boeing 737 Max airline to resume operations.

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November 26, 2020

U.S. Air Force Begins B-1B External Carriage Weapons Tests

Boeing B-1Bs bombers are slated to become carriers for large hypersonic missiles such as the Lockheed Martin AGM-183A ARRW.

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November 26, 2020

EASA Issues Proposed Conditions for 737 Max Return to Service

The European agency published a proposed airworthiness directive that includes conditions beyond those issued by the FAA last week.

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November 25, 2020

Supersonic Remains in Distance for Gulfstream

Gulfstream Aerospace president Mark Burns said the company continues to invest in supersonic R&D, but believes the market is 10 years away.

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November 24, 2020

Now on Flying Testbed, GE Catalyst Nears Ground Testing

GE Aviation expects to begin ground testing of the Catalyst turboprop engine on a King Air flying test bed in early December.

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November 23, 2020

Aerion Teams with Spire Global on Boomless Cruise

Spire Global will provide detailed weather forecasting that will be used to optimize flight planning as part of Aerion's AS2 "Boomless Cruise" technology.

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November 23, 2020

Gulfstream Zooms Along on G700 Flight-test Milestones

The Gulfstream G700 has completed most of the required tests for certification and now is conducting avionics trials.

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November 23, 2020

Court Clears Eclipse Sale to AML, but Citiking Appeals

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge singed off for One Aviation's Chapter 11 exit via asset sales to AML Global Eclipse and Nautical Hero Group.

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November 23, 2020

TOP FLIGHT AWARDS NOMINEES: New Jets

Technology continues to advance in the business jet market as seen in these Top Flight Awards nominees.

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November 20, 2020

TOP FLIGHTS AWARDS NOMINEES: New Turboprops

There were a number of candidates for new turboprops in this year's Top Flight Awards.

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November 20, 2020

GippsAero Shuts Down Airvan Manufacturing

India’s Mahindra Aerospace has shuttered its GippsAero subsidiary in Australia that had manufactured the GA8 Airvan.

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November 20, 2020