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HondaJet HA-420 Receives FAA Type Certification

HondaJet HA-420 Receives FAA Type Certification

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December 17, 2015

Euro-MALE UAS Project Still Awaiting Action

Germany will take funding lead for the project definition contract – but it has not yet been negotiated

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December 16, 2015

Mitsubishi ‘Reviewing’ MRJ Schedule

Plans to release new schedule by year end

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December 16, 2015

Flexjet Outlines How Supersonic AS2s Will Be Integrated

AS2s will be part of Flexjet's Global Access program and fly international city pairs.

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December 15, 2015

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Third AW609 Tiltrotor To Fly by Mid-2016

Ship 03 is nearing completion in Italy and will be relocated to Philadelphia for flight testing in the first half of next year.

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December 15, 2015

Zetta Jet Signs Deal for Five Bombardier Global 6000s

The agreement, worth a potential $318 million, is a firm order for one Global 6000 and options for four more of the ultra-long-range jets.

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December 15, 2015

US Navy’s New Anti-Ship Missile Makes Progress

The Lockheed Martin Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) is now flying on an F/A-18 Super Hornet

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December 15, 2015

Qatar Airways Takes Delivery of First G650ER

Qatar Executive, the private jet division of Qatar Airways, has ordered up to 30 G650ERs, G500s and G600s.

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December 14, 2015

Embraer Exec Jets Delivers First Phenom 100E in China

Light jet will be operated by Wanfeng Aviation, a subsidiary of the Wanfeng Auto Holding Group, for business passenger travel.

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December 14, 2015

Fire at Boeing 777X Wing Plant Under Investigation

Company expects no effect on program schedule

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December 14, 2015

Global Jet Now Has Lion's Share of GE's Bizjet Portfolio

The financing firm has acquired all 276 aircraft in GE's corporate aircraft financing portfolio in the U.S. and Canada.

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December 11, 2015

New Air Tankers for Russian Air Force

The Il-78M-90A will be co-produced with the Il-76MD-90A airlifter by Aviastar in Ulyanovsk.

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December 11, 2015

FAA Type Certificate Issued for HA-420 HondaJet

A celebration of issuance of the HondaJet's type certificate was held December 9 at Honda Aircraft headquarters in Greensboro, N.C.

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December 10, 2015

Third Series of Test Flights Completed by All-British UCAV

The Taranis program has met all objectives, according to a senior BAE Systems manager.

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December 10, 2015

Porter “Assessing” Rejected Toronto City CSeries Proposal

Order for 12 of the new Bombardier jets imperiled

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December 10, 2015

Wall Street Improves Outlook on Textron

Ratings agency Moody's cites new bizjet lineup and Beechcraft integration in upgrade of outlook to Positive.

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December 10, 2015

U.S. Files WTO Proceedings against China over Aircraft Taxes

Cites failure to disclose VAT exemption for Chinese aircraft manufacturers

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December 9, 2015

Pilatus Registers The Latest Win for PC-21

Australia chose contractor team led by Lockheed Martin for training revamp

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December 9, 2015

Boeing Completes 'Peace Eagle' AEW&C Deliveries to Turkey

Turkey originally planned to receive the four AEW&C aircraft based on the Boeing 737-700 commercial airframe by 2008.

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December 9, 2015

Boeing Rolls Out First 737 Max

Preparations underway for first flight early next year

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December 8, 2015