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Superjet wins Russian certification

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 has gained Russian certification</

Aircraft

February 25, 2011

FAA Issues Avanti II AD

The FAA issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD)-2011-01-53 on December 20 to owners and operators of the Piaggio Avanti twin turboprop.

Aircraft

February 25, 2011

Political Revolt Spells Bad News for Airlines in the Middle East and Beyond

No one can say where, when or how the rolling political crisis in North Africa and the Middle East will end, but it already seems clear that it doesn’t spe

Aircraft

February 25, 2011

Latest 747 Embodies Ongoing Challenges for Boeing

At Boeing’s colossal plant in Everett, Wash., the February 13 gathering of some 10,000 employees, government officials and customer, partner and supplier r

Aircraft

February 25, 2011

Pentagon: Boeing Was 'Clear Winner' of KC-X Contest

Boeing has won the KC-X competition and been awarded a $3.5 billion contract for engineering and manufacturing development of the <a href="airshow-conventi

Aircraft

February 25, 2011

Airbus and Boeing Await KC-X Tanker Award Today

Airbus and Boeing officials are expecting a call from the Pentagon at 4:45 p.m.

Aircraft

February 24, 2011

Customs treaty should ease bizav headaches in Russia

Russia, and the former Soviet republics surrounding it, remains a massive land of opportunity for business aviation.

Charter & Fractional

February 24, 2011

EBAA pushes for rule harmonization as tax and flexibility concerns blur safety standards

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is refocusing its lobbying efforts as it seeks to address regulatory inconsistencies not only between Wes

Charter & Fractional

February 24, 2011

VAT changes spur finance concerns

The recent removal of the loophole that allowed aircraft owners to import aircraft into the European Union (EU) via the UK at a zero rate of value-added ta

Charter & Fractional

February 24, 2011

ATR banks on resumption of turboprop revival

Judging by figures released at a Paris press briefing on January 20, the waning resurgence of the commercial turboprop market has, if anything, resumed at

Aircraft

February 23, 2011

Cobham buys 146 jets for Australian mining shuttle service

Cobham Aviation Services Australia is buying a pair of BAE 146s that it currently leases from the asset management division of BAE Systems.

Charter & Fractional

February 22, 2011

Skymark Confirms Order for Four A380s

Japan’s Skymark Airlines converted a memorandum of understanding for four Airbus A380s to a firm order yesterday, officially marking the first sale of the

Aircraft

February 18, 2011

UAL’s 757s Returning to Service, Disruptions ‘Mininal’

United Airlines says it expects “minimal disruption” today resulting from its grounding of its 96 Boeing 757s after a check of maintenance records showed t

Aircraft

February 16, 2011

Sixteen Die in Two L-410 Crashes

Two separate crashes involving Let L-410 regional turboprops claimed a total of 16 victims on Monday.&nbsp; The first involved a scheduled flight

Aircraft

February 16, 2011

747-8I Schedule ‘Aggressive But Achievable,’ says Boeing

Boeing plans to fly the 747-8 Intercontinental for

Aircraft

February 15, 2011

FAA OKs Falcon 7X Enhanced Vision System

Dassault Falcon received FAA operational certification for the Falcon 7X’s enhanced vision system (EVS) late last week.

Aircraft

February 15, 2011