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EBAA Chief Joins Advisory Board at Milestone Aviation

Brian Humphries, president and CEO of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), joined the advisory board of aircraft leasing group Milestone Avia

Embraer Joins First Legacy 500 Fuselage

Embraer announced this week that it has joined the fuselage of the first Legacy 500 at its São José dos Campos, Brazil plant.

Honda Founder’s Dream Takes Flight at Greensboro Plant

Honda Aircraft president and CEO Michimasa Fujino welcomed members of the media on Tuesday to a rare open house at the company’s new production facility at

Thai Prince Aircraft Seized by Germans in Debt Dispute

A German bankruptcy administrator has seized a private Boeing 737 used by Thailand Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn as part of a long-running dispute betwe

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AIN Blog: What Remains of Dubai’s Aerospace Dream as Airbus Orders Are Cancelled?

What does the future hold for Dubai Aerospace Enterprise in the wake of this month’s news that its leasing arm, DAE Capital, has cancelled all remaining ai

HBC Disowns Aircraft Mods, Nextant Takes News in Stride

Nextant Aerospace brushed off a communiqué sent by Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) on Fr

U.S. Navy Awards Study Contracts For Unmanned Carrier-borne Stealth

Four American companies will demonstrate concepts for an unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft to the U.S.

German-Israeli Smart Bomb Project Unveiled

Diehl BGT Defence of Germany has partnered with Rafael of Israel to launch a new standoff weapon with dual-mode guidance called “Pilum.” Named, after the

Joined-Wing UAV Revealed in China

Photographs of a new Chinese UAV have been posted on Chinese websites.

Indonesian Aircraft Maker Gets Help From Airbus Military

Airbus Military signed a strategic collaboration agreement with PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), “to assist in the revitalization” of the state-owned compan

Rockwell Collins Describes ‘Strategic Win’ of KC-390 Avionics

Rockwell Collins provided AIN with more details of the avionics for the <a href="news/single-news-page/article/brazil-commits-to-embraer-kc-390-2578

Congo Boeing 727 Crash Kills 53

At least 53 people were killed when a Boeing 727 operated by Hewa Boro Airways crashed at Kisangani Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo on July 8.

GA Spoils Europe’s Positive Trend in 2010 Accidents

General aviation as a whole was a stain on an otherwise excellent year for aviation safety in Europe, according to 2010 accident figures released today by

Business aviation makes inroads in Asia

The Asian market is waking up to the fact that companies using business aircraft earn more than those that don’t (141 percent more, according to an NBAA an

Where Does Airbus’s A320neo Sales Success Leave Boeing and its 737?

Last month’s Paris Air Show saw Airbus leapfrog its goal of extending the number of orders and commitments for the new A320neo airliner to at least 500 uni

Boeing 787 on Home Stretch to Certification

Boeing early last week launched function and reliability (F&R) testing and extended operations (ETOPS) demonstrations on the 787 Dreamliner, marking the st

Neuron UCAV Enters Final Assembly

Dassault released photographs of the Neuron UCAV (unmanned comba

Scramjet Stalls, X-Plane Crashes on Second Flight

A second test flight of the X-51A WaveRider has not gone according to plan.

Export Drive for Maritime Surveillance Version of Predator B

The appearance of the marinized variant of the <a href="news/single-news-page/article/paris-2011-us-customs-agency-showcases-guardian-uas-30236/?no_cache=1

Boeing’s Third 747-8 Intercontinental Takes Flight

The third Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (RC003) conducted a standard B1 test flight yesterday, after taking to the air for first time at 3:06 p.m.

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