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Eviation, ERAU Join Forces on Electric Aircraft

Eviation plans to debut the Alice 11-seat aircraft during the upcoming Paris Air Show.

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December 28, 2018

Aerion To Be Featured at Lindbergh Innovation Forum

The Lindbergh forum will be held at the 2019 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Science and Technology Forum and Expo.

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December 27, 2018

New-customer Typhoons Will Be the Most Advanced Yet

The Eurofighter consortium is closing in on delivering Typhoons to Kuwait, which will be the first to sport E-scan radar and Sniper pods

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December 27, 2018

China Accepts Last Batch of Su-35s, Test Fires S-400

United Aircraft Corp[oration has completed the delivery of the 24 Sukhoi Su-25 "Flanker-E" fighters odered by China

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December 27, 2018

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Spirit, Boeing Reach New Commercial Airplane Accord

The agreement covers the breadth of aerostructures Spirit manufactures for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

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December 27, 2018

SCAC Cites Engine Shortage for SSJ Delivery Slowdown

The Superjet manufacturer plans to deliver up to 30 jets in 2019.

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December 26, 2018

Spirit Aero, Norsk Add 3-D Titanium Part to Boeing 787

The 3-D printed part will go on an access door to the Boeing Dreamliner's composite forward fuselage.

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December 26, 2018

Court Overturns Second Order Halting Embraer/Boeing Deal

A federal appeals judge chastises lower courts for judicial overreach.

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December 26, 2018

Leonardo Celebrates First M-345, TH-119 Flights

As the year draws to an end, Leonardo has achieved significant first flight milestones for two of its important defense programs

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December 22, 2018

Bombardier Marks Global 7500 Entry into Service

The aircraft is now selling into 2022.

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December 21, 2018

Boeing Gung-ho about India Market Growth

But US airframer voices concerns over falling yields

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December 20, 2018

HondaJet Elite Takes Off in Japan

The first delivery of a HondaJet Elite followed Japanese validation earlier this month.

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December 20, 2018

Textron Gets Provisional Type Certificate for Longitude

The Wichita-based airframer said it has a solution to meet fuel tank flammability requirements that won't require retrofit.

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December 20, 2018

Embraer Finalizes Orders from Republic Airways and Azul

Deal with Boeing again on hold following second Brazilian court injunction

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December 20, 2018

LRASM and Sea Venom/ANL: Anti-ship Missiles Make Progress

Two anti-ship missile programs have achieved significant progress as LRASM enters service and Sea Venom/ANL moves into qualification testing

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December 19, 2018

Japan OKs Extra F-35 Buy in Fighter Re-equipment Plans

Japan's latest defense plan has been published and, as expected, it approves a major purchase of extra F-35s, including STOVL aircraft

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December 19, 2018

Dale Klapmeier To Step Down as Cirrus CEO

Klapmeier will transition to an advisory role and a search for a successor is under way.

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December 19, 2018

Spirit AeroSystems To Add 1,400 More Wichita Workers

Spirit AeroSystems CEO Tom Gentile says rising rates on Boeing airplanes contributing to the jobs expansion in Wichita.

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December 19, 2018

Swiss Air-Rescue Rega Completes Challenger 650 Upgrades

Swiss Air-Rescue Rega has been a customer of the Bombardier Challenger large business jet since 1982.

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December 18, 2018

SkyWest Divests ExpressJet to United Airlines Joint Venture

ManaAir is paying $70 million in cash for the regional operator

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December 18, 2018