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Indonesian Regional Airliners Making Progress

N219 under construction while R80 enters detailed design

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November 29, 2014

Bombardier Global 7000 Aiming For 2015 First Flight

Suppliers and the OEM are ramping up assembly of the first flight test Global 7000.

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November 27, 2014

Indian Radar Buys Prompt Thales Joint Venture

BEL-Thales Systems will meet new offset and tech transfer rules

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November 26, 2014

Ukraine Has Lost 22 Aircraft to Rebel Forces

Official attributes loss rate to pilots’ lack of combat experience; insufficient training; and insufficient intelligence on the threat.

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November 26, 2014

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F-35 Unit Costs Coming Down, But Still Well Over $100 Million

Engine costs are excluded from totals given by program officials.

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November 25, 2014

Europe's Clean Sky Program Proceeds with Demonstrators

Light helicopter to fly with diesel engine, Falcon 7X with active flow control for high-lift devices and AgustaWestland to flight-test new tiltrotor.

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November 25, 2014

2014 TBM Owners and Pilots Association Convention Breaks Attendance Record

Three-day event, held at New Orleans Lakefront Airport, included educational sessions customized for TBM operators.

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November 25, 2014

Malaysia Airlines Regional To Re-Launch as LCC

MASWings to add Boeing 737-800s next year

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November 24, 2014

France Confirms a Dozen Airbus Tankers

The aircraft will replace 14 (K)C-135FR tankers in the French air force from 2018, at a rate of one or two per year.

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November 24, 2014

Boeing South Carolina Starts Building Its First 787-9

Big Dreamliner scheduled for delivery to United Airlines

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November 24, 2014

Dassault Falcon Jet Uses Falcon 900s for AOG Rapid Response Support

Dassault Falcon Jet Uses Falcon 900s for AOG Rapid Response Support

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November 24, 2014

Partners Finally Confirm Eurofighter AESA Radar Contract

Program officials are hoping that the move will boost the type’s flagging export prospects.

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November 21, 2014

Gulfstream G650 No. 100 Delivered

G650 was certified by the FAA in September 2012 and the first one was delivered to a customer in December 2012.

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November 20, 2014

Darden Restaurants Closes Corporate Flight Department

Company ceased flight operations “immediately” and expects to sell its Cessna Citation Sovereign “in due course.”

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November 20, 2014

HondaJet Gets “Best of What’s New” Accolades from Popular Science

The aircraft with its over-the-wing engine was the winner in the aerospace category.

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November 20, 2014

Kuwait Airways Commits to 10 Boeing 777-300ERs

Fleet renewal to start in 2016

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November 20, 2014

Delta Orders 50 Airbus Widebodies

First A350-900s to arrive in 2017

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November 20, 2014

Brazil Plans To Buy More than 100 Gripens

The nation’s air force intends to eventually replace all three of its existing combat aircraft with the Swedish jet.

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November 19, 2014

Airbus A350 Arrives in Tokyo as Asian Demo Tour Continues

Region accounts for a third of all A350 orders

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November 19, 2014

Chinese Aerospace Still Behind in Fulfilling Big Ambitions

China’s state-controlled aerospace industries juggle multiple development programs

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November 19, 2014