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Wanfeng Aviation Industry Buys Diamond Aircraft Industries

Wanfeng Aviation's plans called for expansion into aircraft manufacturing, airport management, flight training, and other general aviation operations.

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December 26, 2017

Boeing, Embraer Eye 'Potential Combination'

Talks ongoing as Airbus and Bombardier finalize plans for the European venture to take a 50.01 percent stake in the CSeries program.

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December 21, 2017

Boeing Steps Ahead Towards MQ-25 Contract

The company has already completed a prototype to meet the U.S. Navy’s requirement for an unmanned aerial tanker.

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December 20, 2017

Textron Begins Delivery of Nine-ship King Air Order

The King Air 250s and lon3 350 to CanWest Air will replace the company's B200 air ambulance fleet.

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December 20, 2017

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F-35 Gets Bad Report Card from UK Legislators

A parliamentary watchdog’s report listed cost and technical concerns that were not allayed by LM or UK government officials.

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December 20, 2017

Rising Demand at Piper Leads To Increased Staff

As it faces more deliveries, the airframer has seen its largest employment growth in nearly a decade.

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December 20, 2017

Mahindra Sticks With Hartzell for New Airvan 10

The choice for the 10-seat utility turboprop continues a long association between the aircraft series and the prop maker.

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December 20, 2017

Russian Amphibious Beriev BE-200ES Drops Water in Dubai Airshow Flying Display

Russian Amphibious Beriev BE-200ES Drops Water in Dubai Airshow Flying Display

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December 19, 2017

UAE Dassault Mirage 2000-9 Fighter Jet Flies at Dubai Airshow

UAE Dassault Mirage 2000-9 Fighter Jet Flies at Dubai Airshow

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December 19, 2017

Russia’s New Aerial Tanker Emerges

The Il-78M-90A was rolled out at the Aviastar-SP plant in Ulyanovsk.

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December 18, 2017

Indonesia Receives Its Last Upgraded F-16; Considers Buying Chinooks

After much rework, the Block 25 Fighting Falcons are now Block 52 IDs. CH-47s could follow the AH-64Es now being delivered.

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December 18, 2017

Lockheed Martin, Aerion Reach MOU on Future of AS2

While not yet calling the arrangement a full partnership, Aerion anticipates the MoU will lead to AS2 production at Lockheed Martin facilities.

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December 15, 2017

Canada Scraps Plan To Buy Super Hornets from Boeing

Will buy second-hand Hornets from Australia instead, to boost its own fleet, pending competition for a long-term replacement

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December 15, 2017

Shakeup at Airbus To See Departure of Enders, Bregier

Airbus Helicopters CEO Guillaume Faury to succeed Bregier in February while search for Enders’s replacement intensifies

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December 15, 2017

Dassault Cancels Falcon 5X Business Jet Program

Dassault Cancels Falcon 5X Business Jet Program

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December 15, 2017

Bombardier Offers Perspective on Airbus C Series Airliner Partnership

Bombardier Offers Perspective on Airbus C Series Airliner Partnership

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December 14, 2017

Airbus Snags 100-aircraft A321neo Order from Delta

First delivery scheduled for early 2020

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December 14, 2017

Textron Stands by Silvercrest, Says Hemisphere on Track

Dassault cancels Falcon 5X, saying Silvercrest engine won't be ready in 2020; Textron believes Silvercrest-powered Hemisphere will enter service in 2020.

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December 14, 2017

Boeing Faces Down UK MPs Over Bombardier Spat

Rejects claims that case has harmed employment in Belfast

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December 13, 2017

Aerion, Lockheed Plan AS2 SSBJ Announcement on Friday

However, the Reno, Nevada-based SSBJ company would not disclose the exact nature of the announcement.

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December 13, 2017