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Pilatus Logs Record Deliveries in 2009

Pilatus today reported that 2009 was a record-breaking year for PC-12 deliveries, bucking the downward trend seen at most business aircraft manufacturers.

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January 26, 2010

Embraer Legacy 450 and 500 Programs Making Headway

In a progress report issued yesterday for the Legacy 450 and 500 programs, Embraer said production of the Legacy 500’s first parts has begun at suppliers’

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January 26, 2010

New Asian Bizav Show To Launch in June

Reed Exhibitions launched Asian Business Aviation (ABA) as a new trade show that will be held for the first time in the Chinese city of Macau from June 9 t

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January 26, 2010

China’s Engine Aspirations Taking Shape

By the time the three examples of the <link ain-air-transport-perspective/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/chinas-comac-makes-splash-at-asian-aero

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January 25, 2010

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Airbus Seals A320 Deal with Yemenia

Airbus has received a firm purchase order for 10 A320s from Yemeni flag carrier Yemenia, the European manufacturer announced today.

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January 21, 2010

ATR Delivers 54 Airplanes, Logs Orders for New -600 Series Turboprop in 2009

Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR logged record revenues of $1.4 billion and delivered 54 airplanes last year, the company announced during its ann

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January 18, 2010

Boeing Logs New C-17 Prospect, and More Orders

Boeing announced this month that India had formally expressed interest in acquiring 10 C-17 military transports.

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January 18, 2010

Final RFP for Latest KC-X Aerial Refueling Tanker Competition Still Awaited

Ten weeks after the deadline for comments on the draft RFP for the latest attempt to procure a new <link ain-defense-perspective/single-publication-story/b

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January 18, 2010

RAF Boosting Chinook Helicopter Fleet with New Builds and Rebuilds

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) plans to order 22 new Chinooks, in its latest response to widespread criticism over the shortage of heavy helicopter lift to s

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January 18, 2010

VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Gets Limited Funding

Limited funding for the Lockheed Martin/AgustaWestland VH-71 presidential

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January 18, 2010

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Reaches First Airworthiness Milestone

Boeing has completed initial airworthiness testing on the 787 Dreamliner, the company announced last Friday.

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January 18, 2010

Bombardier CRJ1000 Still Grounded

The pair of CRJ1000s participating in the program’s flight-test program remain grounded as Bombardier engineers continue to work on a solution to the softw

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January 15, 2010

Hawker Beechcraft Gets Approvals for King Air 350i

Hawker Beechcraft announced only yesterday that it received FAA and EASA type certification for the latest King Air variant more than a month ago.

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January 14, 2010

Pilatus To Resume Full Working Schedules

In a hopeful sign, Pilatus said it will return to full work schedules by February 1.

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January 12, 2010

Embraer Delivers First Phenom 300 and Lineage 1000

Brazilian OEM Embraer launched 2010 by announcing the first deliveries of two of its new aircraft, the Phenom 300 and Lineage 1000.

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January 7, 2010

Rockwell Finalizes Acquisition of AR Group

Rockwell Collins yesterday completed the acquisition of AR Group and its affiliated companies, including business aviation trip-support services provider A

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January 5, 2010

In the works: Looking to the future, OEMs continue aircraft development

As expected, the recession has taken a toll on aircraft manufacturers and would-be manufacturers.

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December 29, 2009

President signs Defense Bill; VH-71 gets funds

The VH-71 presidential helicopter program, which was terminated in May by the Secretary of Defense, received life support on December 19 when the President

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December 29, 2009

More delays for CRJ1000

Bombardier’s CRJ1000 program now appears unlikely to receive Canadian and EASA certification before the second half of this year–a delay of at least anothe

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December 29, 2009

Gulfstream G650 flight testing in full swing

The wide-cabin Gulfstream G650 resumed flight testing on December 4, following the <link news/single-news-page/article/gulfstream-g650-makes-an-abbreviated

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December 29, 2009