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Aviation Partners' Winglets Wing Their Way to MEBA

Visitors to the MEBA static display will see some Dassault Falcon business jets equipped with Aviation Partners, Inc.

Aircraft

December 6, 2010

Rizon To Manage Airbus Corporate Jetliner

Rizon Jet will manage and operate a new Airbus Corporate Jetliner for an undisclosed Aranian Gulf customer.

Charter & Fractional

December 6, 2010

Paris court rules Continental Airlines 'criminally responsible' for 2000 crash of Air France Concorde

A Paris court ruled yesterday that Continental Airlines was "criminally responsible" for the crash of the Air France Concorde in July 2000, which killed 11

Aircraft

December 6, 2010

Fourth Production JSF Batch Contracted

Lockheed Martin received a $3.5 billion contract modification to build 31 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters for the fourth low-rate initial production batch.

Aircraft

December 3, 2010

KC-X embarrassment, and further delay

The U.S.

Aircraft

December 3, 2010

More Gripens for Thailand; recce pods for South Africa

In November, Saab received the expected follow-on order for six more Gripen fighters for Thailand.

Aircraft

December 3, 2010

Venezuela looks to China; Bolivia looks to Iran

Venezuela is buying up to 12 Shaanxi Y-8 transports from China.

Aircraft

December 3, 2010

Last hurrah for the ‘Pig’

In a ceremony held at RAAF Amberley, Queensland, the Royal Australian Air Force retired its General Dynamics F-111 fleet on December 2.

Aircraft

December 3, 2010

Australian Authorities Identify Trent 900 Defect

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau confirmed the potential existence of a manufacturing problem in Rolls-Royce Trent 900s fitted to some Airbus A380s i

Aircraft

December 2, 2010

New Airbus Engine Option Coming for ACJs, Too

Airbus launched a new engine option yesterday for A320-series airliners, and an Airbus Corporate Jetliner spokesman confirmed to AIN that

Aircraft

December 2, 2010

Airbus Launches A320neo

After many months of consultation and analysis, Airbus today announced the official launch of new engine options for the A320 series.

Aircraft

December 1, 2010

Brazil midair Legacy finally returns to U.S.

The Embraer Legacy 600 involved in the midair with a Gol Transportes Aéreos Boeing 737 on Sept.

Aircraft

December 1, 2010

Air France Points Finger at Airbus for A330 Pitot Probe Failure

The lawyer representing Air France in the June 1, 2009, Airbus A330 accident case has transmitted to the investigating magistrate in France a memorandum th

Aircraft

December 1, 2010

Embraer Delivers First Legacy 650

On November 19, Embraer delivered the first Legacy 650.

Aircraft

November 30, 2010

Hawker 4000s Set for Significant Upgrade

Faced with an FAA mandate to modify all of the Hawker 4000s delivered thus far with fuel ­system upgrades that meet the latest certification standards, H

Aircraft

November 30, 2010

Ice system, avionics update planned for FedEx Caravans

FedEx Express is converting its entire fleet of 250 Cessna 208 Caravans from ­de-icer boots to CAV Aerospace TKS ice-protection systems and Garmin G600 <br

Aircraft

November 30, 2010