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Comlux’s VIP Boeing 767 BBJ Lets You Take Everything With You

Comlux’s VIP Boeing 767 BBJ Lets You Take Everything With You

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January 13, 2017

PlaneSense Tapped as Launch Customer for Pilatus PC-24

The fractional provider, which currently operates more than 50 PC-12 turboprop singles, will take delivery of the first customer PC-24 later this year.

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January 12, 2017

More Rafales for India Still Likely

The new interest in foreign single-engined fighters does not preclude Indian production of the French jet.

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January 12, 2017

Leonardo Sells Remaining Stake in Sukhoi Civil Aircraft

Italian company continues to participate in SSJ100 program through Superjet International joint venture

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January 12, 2017

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Airbus Sets New Delivery Record, Meets Sales Goal for 2016

European airframer ends year with $1 trillion order backlog

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January 11, 2017

Piper Wins 50-aircraft Order from China Air Shuttle

China Air Shuttle will begin to take deliveries in the second quarter and then distribute the Piper Archers to flight schools and genav outfits in China.

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January 11, 2017

Iran Air Takes Delivery of Its First New Airbus

CFM56-powered A321 embodies hopes for thawed relations between Iran and West

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January 11, 2017

Pilot Report: Falcon 8X

Dassault’s flagship is a long-range and comfortable traveling machine.

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January 10, 2017

First Flight of Irkut’s MC-21-300 in Sight

Preparations for milestone progress into advanced stages

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January 10, 2017

Gulfstream G650ER Logs More City-pair Speed Records

7,500-nm jet claims two more city-pair records—from Columbus, Ohio, to Shanghai and Taipei to Scottsdale, Arizona.

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January 10, 2017

Russian Air Power Prevails over Syria

Moscow has enabled Damascus to advance against rebels.

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January 9, 2017

Malaysia Airlines To Order 25 Widebodies In 2017

Malaysian flag carrier is returning to expansion mode following turbulent 2014 and 2015

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January 9, 2017

French Choose Babcock and PC-21 for Future Pilot Training

British company’s French subsidiary will partner with Dassault for a service contract that has similarities with the new UK flying training system

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January 6, 2017

Boeing Fails To Meet 2016 Order Goal

Ends year with a book-to-bill ratio of less than 1:1

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January 6, 2017

Triumph Sues Bombardier Over Global 7000 Delay Costs

Triumph is seeking $340 million for Bombardier's "failure to pay...certain non-recurring expenses."

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January 6, 2017

Competition Begins to Find U.S. Air Force’s New T-X Training Jet

Competition Begins to Find U.S. Air Force’s New T-X Training Jet

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January 6, 2017

Flying the Dassault Falcon 8X Business Jet

Flying the Dassault Falcon 8X Business Jet

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January 5, 2017

Sukhoi Promises Stabilizer Fixes on All Superjets in January

Defect grounds some SSJ100s, others unaffected

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January 5, 2017

China Developing Homegrown 'Blue Whale' Tiltrotor

Unlike tiltrotors such the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey or Leonardo AW609, the "Blue Whale" is a quad proprotor design.

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January 5, 2017

Dassault Falcon Sales, Deliveries Fall in 'Difficult Market'

Net orders for Dassault Falcons stood at 21 aircraft last year, down from 25 in 2015 and 67 in 2014.

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January 5, 2017