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Airbus in A380 Talks with Emirates

The European airframer confirms reports of negotiations but declines to get specific.

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January 31, 2019

G500 Deliveries Put Gulfstream Over the Top in 2018

Gulfstream delivered 121 business jets last year, one more than in 2017, with the mix favoring large-cabin jets, at 92, up two from a year earlier.

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January 30, 2019

Boeing Dispatches Team to CFM to Speed 737 Recovery

Leap-1B supply deficit continues to hamper Max ramp-up effort.

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January 30, 2019

Mitsubishi Countersues Bombardier in Trade Secrets Spat

U.S. subsidiary Mitsubishi Aircraft America claims Bombardier engaged in “anticompetitive behavior.”

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January 29, 2019

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Optimism Follows Bumper Year for Preowned Bizjets

CJI event reflects very strong 2018 in pre-owned sales, with 2019 likely to continue the trend.

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January 29, 2019

Kremlin Boosts Funding for MC-21

Western sanctions help drive up costs of the Irkutsk-built narrowbody program to more than triple its original estimate.

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January 29, 2019

Learjet Fleet Tops 25 Million Hours with New Intervals

Bombardier extended the maintenance intervals for the powerplants of the Learjet 70 and 75 by 500 hours to 3,500 hours.

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January 29, 2019

A330-900 Certified for ‘Beyond 180-minutes’ ETOPS

The first of two A330neo models can fly routes with a diversion distance of some 2,000 nm.

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January 28, 2019

Aviaa Expands European Footprint with Convolus Merger

The combination gives Aviaa access to a European FBO network comprising Dassault Falcon Service, ExecuJet and Jet Aviation.

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January 28, 2019

Global 7500 To Make Touchdown at PDK for Super Bowl

Bombardier Business Aircraft is using the Super Bowl in Atlanta to kick off a world tour of its flagship Global 7500.

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January 28, 2019

Qatar Executive Presses G500s into Charter Service

Qatar Executive has become the world’s first commercial service operator of the recently certified Gulfstream G500.

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January 28, 2019

At Bell, Civil Helos Carry the Quarter, Year

Commercial helicopter deliveries at Bell increased while revenue decreased in 2018.

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January 25, 2019

Swift: Looking Back on the Forgotten T-X Contender

Northrop Grumman's Model 400 was developed for the T-X competition, but was withdrawn. Recently more dtails have emerged about the aircraft

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January 25, 2019

Delta Delays A220 Service Launch

Government shutdown forces the Atlanta-based airline to shift first revenue flight of the former C Series from January 31 to February 7.

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January 25, 2019

What it’s like to fly a Boeing B-29 Superfortress

What it’s like to fly a Boeing B-29 Superfortress

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January 25, 2019

U.S. Sanctions Force MC-21 Course Correction

Russian companies insist they can supply the needed raw materials for the MC-21's composite wings.

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January 24, 2019

Textron Aviation Closes 2018 on High Note

The Wichita airframer saw higher year-over-year jet and turboprop deliveries and a 12 percent revenue increase.

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January 24, 2019

Bombardier To Buy Global 7500 Wing Program from Triumph

The acquisition is expected to help boost Bombardier's Aerostructures anticipated 2019 revenues from $2 billion to between $2.25 billion and $2.5 billion.

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January 24, 2019

France Launches Rafale F4 Upgrade

France has formally launched the next major step in Rafale development, with the accent on improved networking.

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January 24, 2019

TBM 850 and 930 Complete Journey over Antarctica

Both flights qualify as first legs in the rarely awarded Polar Diamond Circumnavigator Diploma.

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January 24, 2019