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How Dassault Set the SMO-TEB Coast-to-Coast Record with a Falcon 8X

How Dassault Set the SMO-TEB Coast-to-Coast Record with a Falcon 8X

Pilatus 2018 Annual Revenues Top $1 Billion

Swiss airframer Pilatus said it will re-open the order book for its PC-24 jet.

Saab Names U.S. Site for T-X Production

Saab will undertake its share of T-X manufacture at a new facility to be built at West Lafayette, Indiana

Senate Vote Restores Full Ex-Im Financing Capacity

Boeing applauds the re-establishment of the U.S. export credit agency’s board quorum.

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IDEF’19: Su-57 May Provide Turkey with an F-35 Alternative

Russia has announced that it will soon be ready to export the Su-57, and Turkey is keen to find out more because of the ongoing spat with Washington

Bombardier Snags Deal for Five Learjet 75s

Bombardier valued the sale to an undisclosed customer at $69 million.

IDEF’19: Turkish Hürjet Approaches PDR Despite Program Delays

Turkish Aerospace's Hürjet advanced trainer program is back on track following delays caused by supplier selection issues.

Boeing Describes Why Max Did Not Carry Disagree Alert

The U.S. airframer insists the lack of the alert feature did not compromise safety of the 737 Max.

Embraer Bizjet Deliveries Hold Steady in Q1

Embraer's commercial jet deliveries slide by three aircraft to 11 as did its backlog, to $16 billion.

Air Transat Starts Fleet Renewal with First Airbus A321LRs

Montreal-based leisure airline Air Transat will add 17 single-aisle Airbus aircraft by 2022 under a deal with U.S. lessor AerCap.

Zeusch Uses King Air for Live-broadcast Relay Flight

New Dutch operator has been booked for several more live sporting events as part of its five-year contract with broadcaster NEP.

King Air Summit in Canada Sees Record Attendance

Planning for a third summit in the fall of 2020 is underway, summit organizer FastAir says.

Bombardier Moves To Consolidate Aerostructures Activities

The divestiture of its Belfast and Morocco plants represent part of a wider reorganization of the Canadian manufacturer’s aviation businesses.

HJT-36 Flight Test Resumption Renews Hope for AL-55 Engine

Having been halted for some while remedies for a spin problem have been devised, the HAL HJT-36 Sitara jet trainer is back in the air again

U.S. Air Force F-35A Sees First Combat Action

F-35As have been flying operational missions as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. Now the aircraft have released weapons for the first time.

Ethiopian to Review Max Independently Before Return to Service

Ethiopian Airlines CEO says his airline will be the last to return the Max to service.

Piaggio Given Green Light To Restart Production

Troubled Italian OEM has secured government support to restart production as it seeks a new owner.

Pilatus PC-24 Will Help Keep U-Haul on the Move

U-Haul International took delivery of the first of two Pilatus PC-24s on April 29 at Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd.’s facility in Broomfield, Colorado.

Middle East Pressure on Boeing Builds over Max

Saudi Arabia’s Flyadeal and the UAE’s Flydubai consider the Airbus A320s as alternatives to its grounded Boeings.

Textron Aviation Looks To Hire 1,000 Workers This Year

The ramp-up in employment at Textron Aviation was announced at the opening of the company's annual customer conference on Tuesday.

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