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Premier II Service Entry Delayed to 2012/2013

Hawker Beechcraft yesterday announced that while it is making progress with the Premier II program, market conditions have prompted the company to delay en

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September 1, 2009

Emivest Aerospace To Begin SJ30 Deliveries

Emivest Aerospace, now a majority shareholder in the former Sino Swearingen Aircraft, is expected to deliver its first SJ30 business jet (S/N 008) within t

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September 1, 2009

Boeing Sets New 787 Test, Production Schedule

As Boeing’s Randy Tinseth related in his August 24 blog, the company’s employees “continued to keep [thei

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August 31, 2009

Boeing To Shave 3,500 Pounds from 747-8

Boeing has identified, approved and started the process of implementing a weight-reduction effort that will shave some 3,500 pounds from the 747-8, program

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August 31, 2009

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AVIC Restructuring Takes Aim at Boeing, Airbus

Aviation Industry Corp.

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August 28, 2009

MyAir grounding forces CRJ1000 order recall

Bombardier Aerospace has lost its firm order for 15 CRJ1000s from MyAir after Italy grounded the airline and suspended its license to fly on July 24.

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August 28, 2009

Boeing Sets New 787 Schedule

Boeing announced today that it expects the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner to occur by the end of this year and first delivery in the fourth quarter of

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August 27, 2009

Pilot Report: Phenom 100

Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer is a relative newcomer to the business aviation market.

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August 27, 2009

Emivest ready to ramp up production of SJ30 twinjet

More than a year after it bought 80 percent of Sino Swearingen Aircraft, infused it with $150 million of new capital, and rebranded it Emivest Aerospace, t

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August 27, 2009

C90-series King Air to get winglets

Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) hopes to boost new C90-series King Air sales with another revision of its smallest twin turboprop.

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August 27, 2009

Epic Air To File for Bankruptcy

In a hearing of the lawsuit filed by Blue Sky Avgroup against k

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August 27, 2009

In The Works: Comp Air - CA-12, CA-9

Comp Air is still planning to certify its single-engine turboprop CA-12, but has not yet formally applied to the FAA for a type certificate.

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August 27, 2009

In The Works: GP Aerospace - GP210

Brazil-based GP Aerospace is trying to raise $10 million to build a flying prototype of the company’s GP210 very light jet.

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August 27, 2009

In The Works: Epic Aircraft Dynasty, Elite, Victory, Escape

Epic Aircraft’s plan to transition from the kit-built market to certified aircraft has suffered a setback.

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August 27, 2009

In The Works: Stratos Aircraft - 714

Stratos Aircraft is also targeting the four-seat VLJ market, but its entry has one engine, a 3,030-pound-thrust Williams International FJ44-3AP, and more a

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August 27, 2009

New Adam owner mulling production options

Moribund Adam Aircraft has a new owner.

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August 26, 2009

Bombardier Readies C Series Fuselage Barrel for Testing

Bombardier next month plans to start more than a year of testing with the first aluminum-lithium test barrel for the C Series narrowbody that was delivered

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August 26, 2009

FAA OKs Falcon 7X for Steep Approaches

Dassault Falcon received FAA approval that allows the Falcon 7X to perform steep approaches using slopes of up to six degrees.

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August 25, 2009

Blue Sky Adds Owners to Epic Air Lawsuit

Blue Sky Avgroup has followed up its initial l

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August 25, 2009

Eclipse Rises Again in Albuquerque

As anticipated, no last-minute bids emerged for the assets of Eclipse Aviation and yesterday a federal bankruptcy judge in Albuquerque approved the <link n

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August 21, 2009