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Boeing South Carolina Reports Smooth Transition to 787-10

The first three 787-10s that will participate in the flight-test effort are making their way through assembly and test in North Charleston, S.C.

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February 21, 2017

‘Make In India’ Was the Key Focus of Aero India Show

From fighters to helicopters to AEW aircraft to missiles, foreign OEMs competed to meet India’s requirements.

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February 20, 2017

Boeing Rolls Out First 787-10 Assembled in South Carolina

The ceremony at Boeing's facility in North Charleston, S.C., featured a speech by President Donald Trump.

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February 17, 2017

Machinists Union Fails in Bid to Organize Boeing South Carolina

Employees of the 787 Dreamliner final assembly facility voted against joining the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers.

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February 16, 2017

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Taiwan Confirms Indigenous Jet Trainer Development

The island republic will boost its local defense industry rather than buying M346s from Italy.

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February 16, 2017

First Global 7000 Logs 100 Hours; FTV2 To Fly Soon

The Global 7000 remains on track for entry into service in the second half of 2018.

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February 16, 2017

Gulfstream's G650 and G650ER Earn China CAA Nod

The announcement adds to the large-cabin, ultra-long range pair's growing list of country approvals.

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February 16, 2017

Bombardier Bizjet Deliveries Down 18% in 2016

The Canadian aircraft manufacturer expects to deliver 135 business jets this year, which is even lower than that in 2016.

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February 16, 2017

Austrian Government Files Deception Charges Over Eurofighter Deal

Airbus statement says the allegations over a 2003 sale are unfounded and without warning.

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February 16, 2017

F-35 Chief, Boeing CEO Discussed Cost Savings with Trump

Conversations he had with the President influenced a January 26 Pentagon order to review the F-35 program, said Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan.

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February 16, 2017

HAL Proposes an Indian Multirole Helicopter

The target is to replace Mil Mi-17s, but a new contract to upgrade those machines is also announced at the Aero India show.

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February 16, 2017

BAE and HAL Debut Advanced Hawk at Aero India Show

BAE Systems and Hindustan Aeronautics have jointly funded a dual-role training/combat version of the evergreen jet trainer.

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February 15, 2017

Boeing Set To Raise Indian Airliner Fleet Growth Forecast

Boeing says India's new regional connectivity scheme will result in more demand for narrowbody airliners on new domestic routes.

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February 15, 2017

Embraer E190-E2 Still on Track, Despite Engine Snags

Some 550 hours of flight testing completed by three prototypes

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February 14, 2017

Boeing Set to Roll Out 737 Max 9 En Route to April First Flight

Boeing is still defining the larger Max 10 model.

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February 14, 2017

Dassault Sees Business Aviation Growth Coming from Asia

In January, Dassault delivered the first of its new Falcon 8X jets to go to an Indian client.

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February 14, 2017

Leonardo Stays in the Running for U.S. Air Force T-X Program

Two weeks after ending its partnership with Raytheon, the Italian company will compete for the T-X program through its DRS subsidiary.

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February 13, 2017

Flying the Piper M600 Turboprop Aircraft

Flying the Piper M600 Turboprop Aircraft

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February 13, 2017

Australian F-35s and EA-18 Growler To Appear at Avalon Airshow

The RAAF’s first two Lightning IIs will make a transpacific roundtrip; the air arm’s first Growler will also be there.

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February 9, 2017

Boeing Wins $13.8 Billion Singapore Order For 777-9s, 787-10s

Deal calls for deliveries to start in 2020

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February 9, 2017