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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

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Leonardo Sells Five More AW169s in Brazil

Deal boosts its total order book, including firms orders, framework agreements and options for the model, to more than 150.

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October 31, 2016

New Gulfstreams Surge Ahead of Schedule

G500 is now expected to deliver in late 2017 and the larger G600 in late 2018.

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October 31, 2016

Cessna Selects Hemisphere Suppliers, Boosts Longitude

The company is showing both aircraft at NBAA.

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October 31, 2016

Pilot Shortage Seeping Into Bizav, JSfirm Survey Shows

The number of respondents saying a pilot shortage has affected their operations has grown by 12 percent over 2015.

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October 31, 2016

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TrueNorth Router OK’d for SmartSky 4G

The Optelity router has received approval for SmartSky 4G network.

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October 31, 2016

Gulfstream Promotes Anderson To Lead Long Beach Site

Gulfstream’s Long Beach facility provides completions on G650/650ERs and G550, as well as services for all Gulfstream aircraft.

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October 31, 2016

Piper M600 Makes NBAA Debut

M600 s/n 10 will be at the airport, while a mock-up will be on the convention floor.

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October 31, 2016

Duncan Partners with Winglet Technology on Citation Sovereign

STC approval is anticipated at year-end, with deliveries slated to start early next year.

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October 31, 2016

Advent Offering Rebate on B200 Anti-skid Brakes

Operators who order under the incentive will have up to a year to install the system after the STC is issued in order to receive their rebate.

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October 31, 2016

Ikhana’s High-gross Twin Otters to Reach Market by Early 2017

Company estimates a need for 100 flight test hours to gain FAA certification.

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October 30, 2016

Honeywell Downsizes Annual Bizjet Delivery Forecast

In its 25th anniversary prediction, the company sees more darkness before the dawn.

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October 30, 2016

Middle East Still An Oasis For Bizav Growth, Says MEBAA

### The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Show will be held in Dubai from December 6-8.

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October 29, 2016

Quest Aircraft delivers new Kodiak to Botswana, Africa

Quest Aircraft delivered a Kodiak to the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism in Botswana, Africa

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October 29, 2016

Embraer Admits Illicit Payments for Military Sales

Company will pay fines to US and Brazilian authorities for the corrupt supply of Super Tucanos to Dominica and EMB-145s to India.

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October 28, 2016

UPS Orders 14 Boeing 747-8s

Contract boosts prospects for extended production run of the iconic jet

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October 27, 2016

Latest Chinese Airpower To Debut at Zhuhai Airshow

The J-20 stealth fighter, J-10B multirole fighter, H-6K bomber and KJ-500 AEW aircraft are all slated to appear.

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October 27, 2016

Cobham Develops MV-22B Aerial Refueling Capability

The company said it will begin delivering the palletized V-22 Aerial Refueling System to the U.S. Marine Corps in 2018.

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October 27, 2016

Gulfstream Deliveries Drop Off During 'Production Transition'

However, the company said order intake at Gulfstream was “the strongest third quarter since 2011.”

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October 26, 2016

Airbus Under Pressure To Meet 2016 Delivery Goals

Company plans heavily ‘backloaded’ delivery schedule in fourth quarter

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October 26, 2016

Embraer Settles Corruption Probe for $205 Million

Six-year investigation finds wrongdoing in four separate deals

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October 24, 2016