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IATA Stresses Need For Harmony on Max Certification

The two recent fatal Boeing 737 Max accidents damaged the industry’s safety reputation, according to IATA DG Alexandre de Juniac.

CSALP Becomes Airbus Canada On June 1

The name of the Airbus-Bombardier-Investissement Quebec partnership now reflects the European manufacturer’s controlling stake.

Collins Reaches 1,000 A320neo Nacelles, Eyes Ramp Up

Production is now three a day and set to go to three and one-half per day by early next year.

Bye and BlackBird Agree on Electric Airplane Buy

BlackBird Air believes that electric airplanes will help lower barriers to entry for general aviation travelers.

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Textron Aviation Builds First Latitude Air Ambulance for Norway

Textron Aviation Builds First Latitude Air Ambulance for Norway

C3 Aerospace Soon To Begin Its First A320 Freighter Conversion

C Cubed plans to induct its first A320 for freighter conversion in about a month, according to IBA Group.

Poland Seeks F-35As

Fifth-generation fighters are due to replace Poland's Soviet-era survivors

Saab Advances with Gripen E Test Program

The program for a new-generation Gripen program is accelerating with a third aircraft shortly to fly and production ramping up.

RAF F-35s Deploy for Lightning Dawn

The first deployment by UK F-35s to Cyprus will not involve combat operations, says the RAF.

U.S. Defense Contractors See Hypersonic Ramp-up

Raytheon and Lockheed Martin share in more than $3 billion in U.S. contracts for hypersonic weapons development.

Airbus Eyes New Narrowbody Opportunities in Africa

The European airframer has placed a team in Nigeria in an effort to tap the Western African country’s particularly strong potential.

Philippines Considering Surplus P-3C Orions

An acquisition of just one Orion would significantly boost maritime patrol capability in a region of growing tension.

Centenary Celebrations for a Commercial Aviation Classic

Junkers Flugzeugwerke brought a 100-year-old business airplane design with modern construction to EBACE 2019.

Viasat Brings Ka-band Connectivity to Super-midsize Bizjets

Embraer's Praetor 600 gets the first STC for installation of the Global Aero Terminal 5510.

Pilatus: Half of New Tranche of 80 PC-24s Already Sold

Swiss OEM says additional PC-24 slots selling out fast, production ramping up.

The Next Big Things for Top-market Bizav OEMs

While the major OEMs display their current flagships at EBACE 2019, speculation abounds as to what they are cooking up next.

Freighter Conversion Market Totaled Nearly $1B in 2018: IBA

More than 80 mainline passenger jets underwent conversion to freighters last year, almost all of them Boeings.

Europe’s Pilots Censure 'Delegated Certification' of 737 Max

The European Cockpit Association calls on EASA to carry out its own thorough and independent review of the 737 Max MCAS software fix.

GE Just Starting Bizav Engine Development Journey

With the Passport certified and flying and Catalyst approaching first flight, GE's engine boss looks to its bizav business ahead.

Praetor 600 Completes Transatlantic Crossing on Biofuel Mix

Embraer is committed to creating aircraft that can operate with sustainable biofuels and its Praetor 600 is proving it can deliver.

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