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Lion Air Crash Report Cites Failures by Boeing, FAA, and Crew

The Indonesian safety committee reserved much of its criticism for the design and certification of elements of the 737 Max flight deck.

Accidents

October 25, 2019

Fifth C919 Test Article Flies as U.S.-China Trade Tensions Simmer

Comac chief technology officer denies corporate espionage claims by U.S. cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike.

Aircraft

October 24, 2019

Kremlin Considers Relaunching L-610 Production

Russian trade ministry signals its intent to allocate as much as nearly $400 million for the turboprop project.

Aircraft

October 24, 2019

Norwegian Seals JV with Chinese Lessor for 27 A320neos

The Oslo-based LCC plans for a return to service of its Boeing 737 Max aircraft fleet in late March 2020 “at the earliest

Aircraft

October 24, 2019

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Take a Full Tour Throughout the Cabin of Gulfstream's new G700 Aircraft

Take a Full Tour Throughout the Cabin of Gulfstream's new G700 Aircraft

Aircraft

October 24, 2019

Citation Longitude Enters Service, Plus New Head Up Displays and eVTOL Pioneers Explain Their Plans

Citation Longitude Enters Service, Plus New Head Up Displays and eVTOL Pioneers Explain Their Plans

Aircraft

October 24, 2019

Bombardier Reworks Learjet 75 to Boost Its Light Jet Appeal

Bombardier Reworks Learjet 75 to Boost Its Light Jet Appeal

Aircraft

October 23, 2019

New Aircraft and Engines Dominate NBAA Day One News

New Aircraft and Engines Dominate NBAA Day One News

Aircraft

October 23, 2019

Hartzell Rolls Out Composite King Air Propeller

The five-blade propeller is available through Raisbeck Engineering.

Aircraft

October 23, 2019

XTI Reaches Terms on New Investment in TriFan 600 eVTOL

XTI stands to receive up to $29 million in new investment for its TriFan 600 eVTOL aircraft.

Aircraft

October 23, 2019

Volocopter Makes eVTOL Demonstration Flight in Singapore

Volocopter aims to have its VoloCity eVTOL aircraft fully certified and ready for air taxi services in 2022.

Aircraft

October 23, 2019

Lee Looks To Approval of Beechjet CoolView Windscreen

Clemens Aviation is among the customers on Lee Aerospace's CoolView order backlog.

Aircraft

October 23, 2019

Boeing Cuts 787 Rate Amid China Trade Tensions

Muilenburg blames trade war for suppression of Dreamliner demand.

Aircraft

October 23, 2019

Piaggio Aerospace Touts Turnaroud

With $930 million in orders, Italy’s bankrupt Avanti Evo manufacturer plans tender offer for sale of the company, now under government control.

Aircraft

October 23, 2019

Savion Plans Two-Place, Remotely Piloted Jet

Proposed Savion jet will use LNG power, be flown “Just like an Air Force drone,” and can enter service in about four years, start-up company said.

Aircraft

October 23, 2019

Pilatus Unveils NGX, Its Third-Generation PC-12

Pilatus says it has taken more than three years to develop the PC-12 NGX, FAA and EASA certification of which it hopes to obtain in December.

Aircraft

October 22, 2019

Gulfstream Ups the Ante with New G700 Flagship

Gulfstream Aerospace has launched the G700 as its newest flagship that combines the best features of the G650ER and recently certified G500/600.

Aircraft

October 22, 2019

FAA Oks Viasat’s Ka-band System for Gulfstream G280

Viasat solution brings high speed Ka-band to super midsize jets, with speeds up to 16 MBps on entry level service plan.

Aircraft

October 22, 2019

Lilium Jet eVTOL Completes First Phase of Flight Testing

Lilium Jet has finished the first phase of flight testing and says it is on track to complete certification of its eVTOL aircraft in 2025.

Aircraft

October 22, 2019

Gulfstream Collects $2B in G700 Fleet Orders

Gulfstream's flagship G700 launches with orders from two fleet operators.

Aircraft

October 22, 2019