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Flight Options Secures $167M for Phenom Financing

Flight Options entered into a three-year, $167 million financing agreement with Brazil’s Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) to fi

Charter & Fractional

July 30, 2011

First CJ4 Delivered for European Charter Ops

Cessna Aircraft delivered the first Citation CJ4 for charter operation in Europe early last month.Fred Eisele, CEO of Stuttgart-based Eisele Flugdienst, ac

Charter & Fractional

July 29, 2011

JetNet Data Shows Early Stage of Bizav Recovery

“The first five months of the 2011 pre-owned market showed early-stage recovery signs,” with used business jet retail sale transactions growing by 19.7 per

Charter & Fractional

July 29, 2011

Honeywell TPE331 To Power Kestrel T-prop Single

Kestrel Aircraft selected Honeywell’s TPE331-14GR to power its all-composite single-engine turboprop.

Engines

July 29, 2011

Airline Lobbyist Fabio Gamba To Lead Europe's Bizav Group

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has appointed an airline lobbyist as its new leader.

Aircraft

July 29, 2011

Cirrus SF50 Jet Prototype Held in “Commodity Jurisdiction”

Cirrus president and CEO Brent Wouters revealed during the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show this week that the company’s prototype <link news/single-news-page/a

Aircraft

July 29, 2011

Bombardier Seals Korean Deal for CSeries

Korean Air has converted a letter of intent</

Aircraft

July 29, 2011

Embraer Won’t Yet Commit to E-Jet Successor

Notwithstanding Boeing’s apparent decision to re-engine the 737, Brazil’s Embraer still hasn’t decided what form a successor to its E-Jet series of airlin

Aircraft

July 29, 2011

2011 Product Support Survey - Part One: Aircraft

Gulfstream once again holds the number one slot for jets.

Aircraft

July 29, 2011

Daher-Socata Still Evaluating SPn Light Jet

Daher-Socata is targeting the end of the year for a decision on whether to resurrect the defunct Grob SPn light business jet.

Aircraft

July 28, 2011

Falcon 900LX Gets Chinese Nod

Dassault Falcon received certification for the Falcon 900LX from the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China.

Aircraft

July 28, 2011

GippsAero Launches Turboprop

Australia-based GippsAero announced yesterday at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., that it will build a stretched turboprop derivative of its piston-powered

Aircraft

July 28, 2011

Public-Private Partnerships Among Proposals to Advance NextGen

The vision of the satellite-based, data-centric, network-enabled transformation of the ATC system known as the Next Generation Air Transportation System (N

Aircraft

July 27, 2011

Regional aircraft makers cash in at Paris

While Airbus and Boeing padded their already bulging backlogs with billions of dollars worth of deals during <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-

Aircraft

July 27, 2011

Lufthansa Inks Firm Order for A320, A321neos

Lufthansa has placed a firm order for 25 Airbus A320neos and five A321neos, all powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G turbofans, the European manufacturer ann

Aircraft

July 27, 2011

ILFC To Lease 787s to Thai Airways

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) announced yesterday it has completed an agreement to lease six Boeing 787-8s and two new 787-9s to Thai Airw

Aircraft

July 27, 2011