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With Ex-Im Authorization in Limbo, GA Shipments Fall

Fixed wing deliveries drop by more than 6 percent

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November 7, 2015

Airbus Sees Vital Market in Mideast

European airframer’s order book jammed with more than 1,200 aircraft backlogged in the region

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November 7, 2015

Reworked UAC Strategy Gives More Work To Local Leasing Companies

It remains to be seen whether UAC's efforts to make wetleasing Superjets easy will turn into firm orders, as it hopes.

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November 7, 2015

Embraer Debuts Super Tucano at Dubai

Super Tucano is receiving a lot of interest in the Middle East region, as Sierra Nevada partnership works out.

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November 7, 2015

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Twin Otter for Skydive Dubai

SkyDive Dubai will shortly take delivery of a new Viking Twin Otter Series 400. It already has two older Twin Otter aircraft.

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November 7, 2015

Citation Latitude Touches Down in Dubai

Cessna’s new Citation Latitude took journalists on a flight over East Anglia and back into Biggin Hill.

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November 7, 2015

Comac Rolls Out C919, But Program Timeline Still Uncertain

Comac won’t say when in 2016 it now plans to conduct the first flight of the delayed C919.

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November 6, 2015

Boeing Files Protest against LRS-B Award

A joint statement with Lockheed Martin alleges “fundamental flaws” in the selection process.

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November 6, 2015

Bombardier Learjet 75 Arrives at Dubai Airshow

Bombardier Learjet 75 Arrives at Dubai Airshow

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November 6, 2015

UAE F-16 Prepares for Dubai Airshow Flying Display

UAE F-16 Prepares for Dubai Airshow Flying Display

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November 6, 2015

Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey Arrives at Dubai Airshow

Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey Arrives at Dubai Airshow

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November 6, 2015

Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon Arrives at Dubai Airshow

Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon Arrives at Dubai Airshow

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November 5, 2015

New dawn for Iran brings opportunities for airlines, OEMs

Iran aircraft orders are likely to be held back by a stagnant economy despite lifting of sanctions.

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November 5, 2015

Airbus-sponsored Perlan 2 to soar to 100,000 feet in bid to understand climate

The pressurized glider made its first flight in September and is to harness an upward wind that was still unknown 25 years ago.

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November 5, 2015

Strong Bizav Contingent Expected at Dubai Airshow

Business aviation exhibitors will be making a quick dash from next week's Dubai Airshow to the NBAA Convention in Las Vegas.

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November 5, 2015

India’s Own MALE UAV To Fly Soon

Long-winged design named Rustom will carry various ISR payloads

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November 5, 2015

European Maritime Agency Demo for Portuguese UAV

Tekever’s AR5 Evolution will aid SAR and pollution monitoring during the two-year Project Rapsody.

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November 5, 2015

Boeing Navigates Vagaries of Middle East Market

Boeing played down expectations that this year’s Dubai show will yield another big crop of new airliner orders

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November 4, 2015

Could Emirates order an A380neo this time around?

Emirates has $128 billion worth of aircraft still on order

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November 4, 2015

U.S. Pavilion Is Launch Pad For America’s Middle East Ambitions

Some 90 U.S. companies are part of the U.S. Pavilion at the Dubai Airshow, organized by Kallman Worldwide

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November 4, 2015