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Grounded Swiss Airbus A220s Start to Return to Service

The third Swiss A220 inflight shutdown within four months happened on the same route involved in the previous two incidents.

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October 15, 2019

ADEX 2019: Raytheon and Korean Air Partner for ISTAR

Korean Air and Raytheon are proposing to modify the Bombardier Global 6500 business jet to meet a RoKAF requirement.

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October 15, 2019

An Introduction to Gulfstream’s G600 Touchscreen Symmetry Flight Deck

An Introduction to Gulfstream’s G600 Touchscreen Symmetry Flight Deck

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October 15, 2019

How Bombardier’s Soleil Lighting Helps You Beat Jet Lag in the Global 7500

How Bombardier’s Soleil Lighting Helps You Beat Jet Lag in the Global 7500

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October 14, 2019

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New Business Turboprops 2019

Technological Advances Set To Revitalize The Category

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October 14, 2019

Muilenburg Out as Boeing Chairman, Remains CEO

The Boeing board voted to segregate the chairmanship and CEO role to strengthen the company’s governance and safety oversight.

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October 14, 2019

More F-35 Fighters for South Korea

The Republic of Korea is to buy 20 more F-35 stealth fighters, but the exact nature of the requirement remains a source for debate.

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October 12, 2019

Boom Selects Advent for Supersonic Demonstrator Brakes

Advent Aircraft Systems will provide its eABS for Power Brake Systems for Boom's XB-1 supersonic demonstrator.

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October 11, 2019

SyberJet's SJ30i Takes to Skies with New Avionics

The SJ30i first flight launched a certification test program that is expected to span 18 months and result in an amended TC.

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October 11, 2019

Review Panel Faults FAA, Boeing in Max Certification Report

The JATR panel cited the FAA for inadequate awareness of the function of the 737 Max's MCAS and Boeing for “undue pressures” on members of its ODA staff.

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October 11, 2019

Comlux Completes Its First Wide-Body, an Airbus A330

Comlux Completes Its First Wide-Body, an Airbus A330

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October 11, 2019

Operators Ground 38 Boeing 737NGs for Pickle Fork Cracks

Airlines around the world have completed inspections on 810 NGs in compliance with an FAA airworthiness directive.

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October 10, 2019

First Europe-based Praetor 600 Lands in Germany

The super-midsize twinjet will be operated by Munich-based MHS Aviation.

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October 10, 2019

Learjet 75 Liberty Mockup To Debut at NBAA 2019

Bombardier's Learjet 75 Liberty already is attracting sales, but executives are offering incentives at NBAA as it showcases a full-scale mock-up.

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October 9, 2019

ATR Board Greenlights Short-runway ATR 42-600 Variant

The European turboprop manufacturer secured 20 commitments from operators and lessors for the ATR 42-600S.

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October 9, 2019

American Airlines Pushes Back Max Return to January 16

American Airlines still expects the Boeing narrowbody to receive certification for service re-entry by the end of this year.

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October 9, 2019

Bombardier Global 7500 Completes 8,225-nm Flight

The October 6 flight by Bombardier's Global 7500 demonstrator bested an earlier record flight by 235 nm.

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October 8, 2019

Boeing Deliveries Slip as Max Effect Fully Takes Hold

Third-quarter deliveries from Boeing totaled 63 during the third quarter, compared with 190 a year earlier.

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October 8, 2019

Piaggio Taps Traxxall for Maintenance Tracking

Traxxall's mx tracking service to be offered as an option on all new Piaggio Avanti Eve deliveries.

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October 8, 2019

TBM Owners Wrap Up 2019 Convention

Attendees included 135 owners and 102 aircraft representing the entire Daher TBM single-engine turboprop lineup.

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October 7, 2019