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Indonesian Air Force Intercepts Ethiopian Airlines Freighter

The non-scheduled Boeing 777 flight carried a Trent 1000 engine for maintenance in Singapore

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January 15, 2019

UK F-35B and Centurion Typhoon are Combat-Ready

The UK has announced that the RAF's F-35 is ready for operations, along with the latest Typhoon configuration that is replacing the Tornado

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January 14, 2019

Search Teams Recover CVR from Ill-fated Lion Air 737

The flight data recorder could hold vital clues about Flight 610’s last moments.

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January 14, 2019

Mente Group: Slightly Lower Used Bizjet Sales Ahead

Mente Group closed out 2018 with a 40 percent increase in business jet transactions but doesn't expect the same in 2019.

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January 14, 2019

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Government Shutdown Grounds Two American Airlines Max 8s

Flight and operational authorizations have stopped, raising hurdles to service entry of newly delivered aircraft.

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January 14, 2019

Industry Watcher: Bizjet Shipments To Climb 10% in 2019

Business jet deliveries this could see more than a 10 percent jump over 2018, primarily driven by several new models simultaneously coming to market.

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January 14, 2019

Transport Canada Grants A220 ETOPS Approval

The former C Series becomes the first commercial aircraft to receive ETOPS approval from Canadian authorities.

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January 14, 2019

Brazil’s Government Greenlights Embraer-Boeing Deal

Brazilian president Bolsonaro calms markets by endorsing the joint venture.

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January 11, 2019

Turkey’s Hürkuş-B Enters Service, Armed Variant Completes Trials

Turkey's indigenous turoprop trainer is now being used or pilot instruction by the Turkish air force, while the Hürkuş-C armed version nears service entry

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January 10, 2019

Boeing Set To Deliver First KC-46 to Air Force

Boeing says it has four KC-46A Pegasus air refueling tanker/transports ready to deliver to McConnell Air Force Base, the first to receive them.

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January 10, 2019

Central European F-16 Deals Facing Political Hurdles

Three Central European air forces are planning to replace their aging MiG-21/29 fleets with F-16s, but each of the programs faces political issues.

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January 9, 2019

Hagerty Jet Expects 'Choppy' Used Bizjet Market in 2019

Hagerty Jet Group anticipates a “choppy” preowned business jet market this year due to political uncertainty and equity market volatility.

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January 9, 2019

A220 Order Boosts Airbus's Modest 2018 Sales Campaign

A furious production pace in December allowed the European airframer to meet its delivery target of 800.

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January 9, 2019

Upgraded Tu-22M3M Enters Flight Test

The latest generation of the Tu-22M "Backfire" bomber has flown for the first time. The Tu-22M3M is a major modernization of the swing-wing design.

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January 8, 2019

Cirrus G2 Vision Jet Certified

Cirrus is already offering an improved version of the single-engine Vision Jet, the new Generation 2 or G2.

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January 8, 2019

Boeing Delivers Record 806 Airplanes in 2018

The 737 program yielded 69 deliveries, just shy of what the company needed to meet its total goal of 810.

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January 8, 2019

Dassault Falcon Orders Up in 2018, but Deliveries Fall

Deliveries of new Falcons fell by eight aircraft year-over-year last year, to 41 aircraft, but the tally was consistent with Dassault's delivery forecast.

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January 8, 2019

Heathrow Flights Resume After Drone Sighting

Rogue drone activity comes one day after the UK announces new measures to protect civil aviation from drones.

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January 8, 2019

Incongruent Rules Threaten EASA Certification of Russian Jets

Airworthiness approvals in Europe of MC-21 and modified SSJ100 could encounter years of delays.

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January 7, 2019

U.S. Bizjet Accidents Higher in 2018

Fatal accidents of U.S.-registered business jets doubled from two in 2017 to four last year, while the number of fatalities more than tripled to 10.

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January 7, 2019