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Embraer Selling Évora Aerostructures Units to Aernnova

Embraer is selling its Évora, Portugal-based metal and composite aerostructures subsidiaries to Aernnova for $172 million, with closing expected by April.

January 12, 2022

Boeing Doubles Delivery Total in 2021, Net Orders Reach 535

A record year for freighter orders partially offset Boeing’s dismal showing in passenger widebodies, but it still came a distant second to rival Airbus.

January 11, 2022

Turboprop Values Climb as Inventory Thins

Overall turboprop inventory is down 56.6 percent year-over-year, according to Sandhills Global aviation market report.

January 11, 2022

Airbus Beats Full-year Target for Commercial Aircraft Deliveries

The European airframer handed over 611 aircraft to customers in 2021, which marks an 8 percent improvement over pandemic-hit 2020.

January 10, 2022

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AINsight: Who Would You Like To Be with at the Altar?

Given the hot preowned business aircraft market, who you chose to help you buy an aircraft is more important than ever.

January 7, 2022

Flashback: Beech Super King Air 300 Bows in at $2.34M

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.

January 6, 2022

Flashback: Kitbuilt Supersonic Jet Single Next on Jim Bede’s Hit List

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.

January 6, 2022

Dassault Beats Falcon Delivery Forecast, Backlog Rises

Dassault Aviation delivered five more Falcons than it forecast last year while backlog grew for the French-made business jets grew to 55 aircraft.

January 6, 2022

Flashback: Diamond Aircraft Joins the Small-jet Fray

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.

January 6, 2022

All-Airbus Operator Allegiant Orders New Boeing Max Jets

Las Vegas-based Airbus A320-family operator Allegiant chooses Boeing Maxes over A220/A320-family jets as it abandons its Airbus-only fleet model.

January 5, 2022

Autonomous Flight Opening Orderbook for Y6S Plus

Autonomous Flight is preparing for a Series C fundraising round as it prepares to complete the assembly of the Y65 Plus production version in 2023.

January 4, 2022

Airbus Launches Reconstituted Aerostructures Division

Airbus Atlantic—the new aerostructures subsidiary of Airbus—started operations on January 1.

January 3, 2022

Sabca Morocco Plant To Build PC-12 Components in 2022

Sabca and Pilatus struck an agreement to build PC-12 wing, fuselage, and flight controls in Casablanca.

December 29, 2021

AINsight: The Appropriate Missed Approach

Missed approaches can come in numerous forms but the pilot must be prepared and manage the aircraft and flight path to ensure safe clearance.

December 29, 2021

Russian Researchers Mull Stratospheric Supersonic Bizjet

Russion researchers have proposed the stratolet—an intercontinental supersonic aircraft designed for flights in the stratosphere.

December 28, 2021

K-State Salina Receives First of 17 New Aircraft

K-State Salina took delivery of its first of five Cirrus SR20 piston singles.

December 27, 2021

Dassault Completes First Round of 6X Cold Soak Trials

Dassault Aviation's 6X performed well as it underwent a series of test sequences in Northern Canada's cold environment.

December 27, 2021

Bizjet Deliveries To Reach Near 700 in 2021

JetNet's forecast of business jet deliveries for 2021 and 2022 remain optimistic, despite clouds on the horizon.

December 21, 2021

UPS Orders 19 More Boeing 767 Freighters

Boeing’s widebody freighter sales tally reached 80 this year with a 19-aircraft order from UPS for 767Fs.

December 21, 2021

Airlines Back Embraer eVTOL Subsidiary's Plans to Go Public

With new airline orders in hand, Eve is merging with Zanite and intends to float share on the New York Stock Exchange in the second quarter of 2022.

December 21, 2021

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