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India’s Two-Seat Tejas Trainer Takes Wing

The first prototype of two-seater trainer version of India’s single-seat <link ain-defense-perspective/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/india-issu

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December 17, 2009

Boeing 787 Finally Flies

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took to the air for the first time today from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., at about 10:25 a.m.

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December 15, 2009

Boeing 787 ready to fly after completing taxi tests–perhaps tomorrow

Boeing completed high-speed taxi tests on the first 787 Dreamliner on Saturday, marking the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for

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December 14, 2009

Boeing Validates 787 Mod Analysis, Completes Gauntlet Test

Boeing announced yesterday that it completed the review and analysis of the <link 1 _blank - "http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/boeing

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December 11, 2009

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Gulfstream G250 Makes Its First Flight

Gulfstream Aerospace and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) flew the G250 super-midsize business jet for the first time today, fulfilling a promise made ear

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December 11, 2009

Pratt & Whitney To Supply Geared Turbofan to Irkut for MC-21

Russia’s Irkut Corp.

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December 10, 2009

Boeing Runs Engines on 747-8

Boeing announced this morning that it completed the first engine runs for the 747-8 Freighter as the program inches closer to first flight, expected next

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December 9, 2009

United Splits Major Order for 787s, A350s

Following what UAL Corp.

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December 8, 2009

Gulfstream G650 Resumes Test Campaign

On Friday, the wide-cabin Gulfstream G650 resumed flight testing, following the November 25 <link news/single-news-page/article/gulfstream-g650-makes-an-ab

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December 8, 2009

Embraer Phenom 300 Certified by Brazil’s ANAC

Late yesterday, Embraer simultaneously received the type and production certificates for its Phenom 300 from Brazil’s civil aviation authority, Agência Nac

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December 4, 2009

More Delays for CRJ1000

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

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December 3, 2009

Boeing Completes Static Testing on 787 Reinforcements

Boeing has finished the static tests needed to validate the side-of-body modification made to the 787 Dreamliner, the company announced yesterday.

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December 1, 2009

Funding Problems Ground JetBird

Europe’s JetBird has once again delayed the launch of its air-taxi network, this time on the grounds that it needs to raise fresh capital to support the ne

Charter & Fractional

December 1, 2009

A380 Returns to JFK in Air France Colors

Air France officially joined the A380 operators club on November 20, when it took its first <link news/single-news-page/article/air-france-receives-its-fir

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November 30, 2009

Gulfstream G650 Makes an Abbreviated First Flight

The first Gulfstream G650, dubbed T1 for test aircraft one, achieved its maiden flight this afternoon, though it was cut short due to “slight vibrations” i

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November 25, 2009

Bombardier Planning G650 Competitor?

Bombardier CEO Pierre Beaudoin last month indicated that the Canadian manufacturer might launch a model to compete with the Gulfstream G650, but he did not

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November 24, 2009

First Production CJ4 Rolled Out

Cessna Aircraft rolled out the first production Citation CJ4 last month and sent it to the paint and interior shops for completion.

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November 24, 2009

Lineage 1000 drops into Teterboro

Embraer took the Lineage 1000 into Teterboro Airport, N.J., last month to show it’s the largest business airplane the size-restricted airport can accept.

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November 24, 2009

Pilot Report: Embraer Lineage 1000

Ask people why they finally decided to acquire a business airplane and they inevitably mention speed as the deciding factor.

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November 24, 2009

In The Works: Piper Aircraft, PiperJet

Change has come fast and furious at Piper Aircraft during the past year, with sale of the company to Imprimis by majority owner American Capital in May, fo

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November 24, 2009