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Honda Aircraft Begins HondaJet Deliveries in China

Honda Aircraft's dealer in China, Honsan General Aviation, took delivery of the first aircraft, which was financed by Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance.

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December 11, 2019

Clay Lacy Keeps Busy with Phenom 10-year Inspections

Clay Lacy Aviation is marking a decade as an Embraer Authorized Service Center.

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December 11, 2019

November ADS-B Equipage Rate Continues Modest Ascent

The FlightAware November 2019 report shows 2,099 turbine aircraft remain unequipped to meet the FAA's January 2020 ADS-B mandate.

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December 10, 2019

First PD-14-powered MC-21 Takes Shape

China has also expressed interest in the Aviadvigatel engines as an alternative to the Leap-1C.

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December 10, 2019

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Amstat Upgrades Dashboard for Premier, Connect Users

The upgraded dashboard allows users to customize information using widgets.

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December 10, 2019

Gulfstream Mod Ends G650/650ER Speed Restriction

Gulfstream released a service change for the G650/650ER that modifies the rudder trailing edge contour to prevent yawing in the event of rudder failure.

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December 10, 2019

FAI Prepares Transatlantic Ambulance Fleet for ADS-B

By the end of 2019, FAI’s air ambulance fleet of six Bombardier Learjet 60s and four Challenger 604s will be ready for U.S. FAA ADS-B mandate.

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December 10, 2019

Harbour Air's Electric Beaver Achieves First Flight

Canadian airline Harbour Air aims to be operating electrically-powered scheduled flights within two years

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December 10, 2019

Tamarack Continues To Expand Dealer, Service Network

Tamarack Aerospace Group has added Banayn Air Services, Rose Aircraft Services, and RBR Aviation to its dealer, service center network.

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December 10, 2019

Volocopter Gets First Design Organization Nod from EASA

Volocopter says that becoming a design organization will accelerate the type certification process for its aircraft.

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December 9, 2019

Coulson's Firefighting Setup To Equip Cal Fire C-130s

The Air Force contract is valued at more than $39 million.

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December 6, 2019

First Gripen E for Sweden Flies

With the flight of the first series aircraft for Sweden, Saab now has five Gripen Es in the air, including one destined for the Brazilian air force.

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December 6, 2019

NATO E-3A Upgrade Announced

NATO is spending $1 billion on keeping its aging AWACS aircraft concurrent with technology while it begins the search for a replacement in 2035.

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December 6, 2019

Gulfstream Delivers 400th G650-family Twinjet

Gulfstream Aerospace yesterday delivered the 400th G650/650ER, some five years after the first of the ultra-long-range twinjets entered service.

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December 6, 2019

Bizjet Fleet Shrinks in Asia-Pacific as Optimism Erodes

Asian Sky Group's lates Asian Sky Quarterly estimates the business jet fleet will dip by 1 to 2 percent in Asia-Pacific this year.

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December 5, 2019

Urban Air Mobility Will be Challenged To Demonstrate More Tangible Progress in 2020

Observers of the urban air mobility sector will be looking for eVTOL aircraft developers to achieve overdue first flights and other landmarks in 2020.

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December 5, 2019

Bombardier Teams with Tech School for Global 7500 Jobs

Bombardier and Texas State Technical College will train apprentices on Global 7500 wing manufacturing to support growth of the aircraft program.

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December 4, 2019

Fagan To Lead Interior Design of Aerion AS2

Tim Fagan joined Aerion from Bombardier, where he led the industrial design of the largest in-production purpose built business jet, the Global 7500.

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December 4, 2019

United Order for Airbus A321XLRs Strikes Blow to NMA

UAL expects to take first delivery of Airbus’s longest-range narrowbody in 2024.

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December 4, 2019

Bombardier Global Assembly Moving to Toronto Pearson

Bombardier is moving final assembly of Global family aircraft from Toronto Downsview Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport in 2023.

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December 4, 2019