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U.S. Air Force F-35 Fighters Arrive in Alaska

The 354th Fighter Wing has become the first wing in Pacific Air Forces to receive the Lockheed Martin F-35A.

Comlux Making Aircraft Available in Crisis for At-cost Charter

Comlux is a VIP transport specialist but is currently making its aircraft available for at-cost charter to help in the present crisis.

Honeywell Discusses Aircraft Downtime Optimization

In dozens of sessions with customers over the past few weeks, Honeywell offers operators tips on how to get the most of the time their aircraft is down.

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Alafco Sues Boeing for Non-delivery of Max Jets

Kuwaiti leasing company Alafco claims Boeing owes it $336 million in advance payment for undelivered 737 Max 8s.

AvioInteriors Seating Innovation Addresses Covid Concerns

Italian cabin supplier AvioInteriors has designed a seating configuration with transparencies meant to mitigate the spread of germs.

MC-21 Flight Testing Resumes following Covid Pause

The Irkut-designed MC-21 narrowbody has now completed more than 300 test flights.

Vintage 727 Airliner Deployed to Test New Aircraft Towing System

ATS World-Wide, which is developing a permanently-installed towing system for airports, found a "time-capsule" when it purchased a derelict Boeing 727 jet.

Germany’s Tornado Fighter Replacement Plans Revealed

The Luftwaffe is set to receive a split buy of Typhoons, Super Hornets, and Growlers to replace its remaining Tornado aircraft.

Textron Finds New Special-missions Role for Latitude

Textron Aviation delivered two Cessna Citation Latitudes to the Japan Air Self Defense Force that are configured for flight inspection missions.

European Regulators Resume Embraer-Boeing Merger Probe

The European Commission has set a new deadline of August 7 to complete its review of the planned Embraer-Boeing tie-up.

Textron Marks Citation CJ4's 10th Anniversary

Textron Aviation delivered the first Citation CJ4 light business jet on April 20, 2010.

IADA Webinar Explores Post-pandemic Bizav Recovery

Aircraft brokers remain optimistic about preowned business jet sales post Covid-19, according to an International Aircraft Dealers Association webinar.

CDB Leasing Axes Orders for 29 Boeing Max Jets

China Development Bank Aviation has restructured its Max backlog to include a cancellation of 29 deliveries.

Boeing To Restart Commercial Airplane Production

Some 27,000 Boeing employees in the Puget Sound region will return to work starting on April 20.

Gecas Cancels Orders for 69 Boeing Max Jets

Boeing’s 737 Max orderbook has shrunk to just over 4,000 since its grounding in March last year.

JetNet iQ: Covid-19 Could Halve 2020 Bizjet Deliveries

Business jet deliveries this year could be down by 12.5 percent to almost 50 percent year-over-year due to the Covid-19 crisis, according to JetNet iQ.

Qatari F-15 Eagle Fighter Takes Wing

The F-15QA is the most advanced version of the long-serving Eagle to date, and paves the way for new aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.

Passenger Airplanes Serve Vital Cargo Links During Pandemic

The IATA detailed various levels of regulation for using passenger airplanes as freighters.

First Flight for Luxembourg’s A400M

Luxembourg’s sole A400M is due to be handed over next year for service with a binational unit based in Brussels, Belgium.

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