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Pro Star Completes Avance L5 Install in PC-24

New Hampshire-based Pro Star Aviation completed the Gogo Avance L5 installation in a Pilatus PC-24 twinjet in less than two weeks.

GKN Signs as Key Supplier on Eviation’s Alice Electric Aircraft

Tier 1 supplier GKN Aerospace will provide the wings, empennage, and EWIS for the Alice regional electric aircraft.

Cessna SkyCourier Completes First Flight

The prototype Cessna SkyCourier utility twin-turboprop's first flight lasted two hours and 15 minutes.

Brana: Dassault Adapting in Crisis, Forging Ahead on 6X

Carlos Brana, Dassault executive v-p of civil aircraft, said the restart of production has gone smoothly and the 6X remains on track for 2021 first flight.

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After Record 2019, Pilatus Ponders Covid-19 Future

In its just-released annual report, Swiss airframer Pilatus noted a very good 2019, but warns of possible Covid-19-related headwinds through 2020.

Boeing Lands Major Missile Contracts

The $3.1 billion award to Boeing covers the Harpoon anti-ship weapon and the SLAM ER long-range cruise missile for air-to-ground use.

SpaceJet Program in Distress as Mitsubishi Cuts Funding

MHI has suspended development of the 70-seat M100 and slashed spending on the M90 by more than half.

Brazil’s Azul Suspends E-Jet Deliveries by Four Years

Fifty-nine Embraer E2s will begin arriving at Azul in 2024 rather than 2020.

Delta to Shed All Its Boeing 777s By Year-end

After parking 650 aircraft since the start of the Covid crisis, Delta Air Lines has decided to extend its fleet retirements to its aging Boeing widebodies.

Daher Names Kodiak Reps in Indonesia, India Region

PT Auvia Gaya Perkasa will sell the Daher Kodiak utility turboprop single in Indonesia, while JetHQ will cover sales in the Indian subcontinent.

JetNet Sees Used Business Aircraft Inventories Rise

Industry data provider JetNet has noted increases in used aircraft inventory in the private jet, turboprop and turbine helicopter markets.

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Jetflite Challenger 650 Logs 100 Hours in First 14 Days

After delivery, Jetflite reconfigured its new jet for air medical use and immediately began patient repatriation operations throughout Europe.

Brazil’s Gol To Get $412 Million In 737 Max Compensation

Following the grounding of seven Max 8s and non-delivery of another 25, Gol reached a deal with Boeing to cancel orders for 34 airplanes.

Cutter Betters Its Own Light Jet Distance Record

One of Cutter Aviation's HondaJets completed a more than 2,400-mile round trip in a single day.

Embraer Ships Five Airliners in Q1 amid Boeing ‘Carveout’

While it prepared for the sale of its commercial aviation division to Boeing, Embraer saw proceeds from airliner deliveries virtually evaporate.

Gulfstream G600 Lands EASA Nod

Gulfstream has received the green light to begin deliveries of the G600 to customers in Europe, following EASA certification of the large-cabin jet.

Embraer Bizjet Deliveries Edge Lower in First Quarter

Embraer Executive Jets delivered two fewer business jets in the first quarter of 2020 compared with the same period a year ago.

Boeing Deliveries Slow to a Crawl in April

Cancellations for 108 Boeing airplanes last month accompanied a delivery total of six.

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