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Bombardier To Move Global Family Production to Pearson

38-acre site at Toronto Pearson International Airport will house a new center of excellence and final assembly plant for its Global business jet family.

Bombardier's Bizjet Unit Off To Good Start in 2018

Mix of business jets delivered in the first three months was more favorable compared with the same period last year.

City of Albuquerque Serves Eviction Notice to One Aviation

The company must make arrangements to reimburse the city for back rent and prior default obligations by next Tuesday or vacate its facility.

Germany's DLR Opts for Falcon 2000LX Flying Testbed

The advanced iSTAR Falcon 2000LX will be made available to international researchers and aircraft OEMs for testing new aircraft designs.

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Large Used Bizjet Sales Improve in 1Q18, Says Amstat

Used heavy jet prices are strengthening, but the smaller jet market still is seeing weakened prices.

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Turkey’s Use of UCAVs Over Syria Detailed

The indigenous Bayraktar series played a key part in the country’s recent campaign against Kurdish forces.

China Adds Capabilities To Y-9 Special-mission Aircraft

In-flight refueling for the KJ-500 AEW version and new electronic warfare versions have been revealed.

Boeing To Buy Parts Supplier KLX for $4.25 billion

Deal to effect annual cost savings of $70 million by 2021

ARJ21 Completes Crosswind Testing in Iceland

Five weeks of trials culminate in expansion of regional jet’s operational envelope

Airbus To Cut A330 Output, Lags on A320 Deliveries

Weak demand for widebody airplanes prompts rate adjustment while the company struggles to meet its narrowbody commitments due to engine shortfalls

S7 Group Agrees To Launch SSJ75 with LOI for up to 100 Jets

Latest planned Superjet variant to fly in 2021

Airbus To Raise Monthly Narrowbody Production to 63

Pulls trigger despite stiff resistance from already stretched suppliers

Quest Taps Clay Lacy as U.S. Northeast Kodiak Dealer

This move builds on the companies’ relationship in the Pacific Northwest, where Clay Lacy has been a Quest-authorized dealer since 2015.

Aerion Remains on Pace for AS2 First Flight by 2023

The aircraft could fly at about Mach 1.5 over water and nearly Mach 1.2 over land without a sonic boom reaching the ground.

Publicity Boost in Berlin for the Euro-MALE Drone

The key industrial partners talked up their plans for the European medium-altitude long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft system

Iran Aseman and Iran Airtour Sign for Superjets at Eurasia Show

Sukhoi collects first commitments from Iranian airlines for version of SSJ100 with increased Russian content

Aero Vodochody Partners With IAI To Equip and Sell Czech Jets

The L-159 and the L-39NG are now being offered with Israeli radar and avionics.

Airbus and Dassault Launch a New FCAS—without BAE

The Future Air Combat System (FCAS) is now a Franco-German project to eventually replace Eurofighters and Rafales.

Boeing To Raise 767 Rate Amid Firming Freighter Demand

Production to increase from 2.5 to three per month starting in 2020

Airbus A350-900 ULR Flies for First Time

9,700-nm-range widebody scheduled to enter service with Singapore Airlines by year-end

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