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Boeing’s Optimism Belied 747-8 Problems

Boeing Commercial Airplanes faced some familiar scrutiny over the fidelity of its program timelines again this month, when, no more than six weeks after 74

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October 30, 2009

Airbus Spools Up A380 Production

It might seem only months since Airbus launched the mighty A380-800, but the double-deck, quad-aisle superjumbo marked the second anniversary of its first

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October 30, 2009

MJet’s Wing Decision Raises More Questions about Composites

Resorting to worn-out business-speak to describe the merits of any new aircraft program has become customary, but Trans States Holdings president Rick Leac

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October 30, 2009

Boeing Uses Delays to Fine-tune 787 Maintenance Plan

While no one at Boeing would dare admit to any level of satisfaction with six separate <link news/single-news-page/article/patience-with-787-delays-running

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October 30, 2009

Gulfstream G650 nears first flight

Under a bright blue sky on September 29, Gulfstream Aerospace <link news/single-news-page/article/gulfstream-unveils-wide-cabin-g650/?no_cache=1&cHash=23ea

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October 30, 2009

Gulfstream rolls out G200 successor in Israel

Gulfstream and Israel Aerospace Industries publicly intro- duced the first example of the Gulfstream G250 at IAI’s facility on Ben Gurion International Air

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October 30, 2009

Farnborough Kestrel To Be Built by Liberty?

Farnborough Aircraft director Adrian Norris said at the NBAA Convention that his company is in discussions to have Liberty Aircraft produce the all-composi

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October 30, 2009

Modifications under way, Eclipse focuses on parts

Eclipse Aerospace held a supplier summit on October 27 for manufacturers and vendors of Eclipse EA500 very light jet components.

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October 30, 2009

New (and born-again) Turboprops

Epic LTHints of trouble began to emerge at Bend, Ore.-based Epic more than a year ago when a deal for a $200 million <link ain-and-ainalerts/a

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October 30, 2009

Boeing To Place Second 787 Assembly Line in North Charleston, S.C.

Boeing announced yesterday that it will place its second final assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner in North Charleston, S.C., ending months of speculation

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October 29, 2009

In the works: Aerion – Supersonic Business Jet

Aerion chairman Robert Bass said that the company remains committed to its supersonic business jet program “as long as we see progress in our discussions w

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October 29, 2009

In the works: Stratos Aircraft – Stratos 714

The latest entry in the personal jet marketplace–Stratos Aircraft of Bend, Ore.–made its first appearance at the NBAA Convention last month with a full-sca

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October 29, 2009

In the works: Gulfstream Aerospace – G650 and G250

Gulfstream rolled out two new jets recently, the large-cabin flagship G650 on <link news/single-news-page/article/gulfstream-g650-rolled-out-under-its-own-

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October 29, 2009

In the works: Spectrum-S40

Spectrum Aeronautical is preparing to manufacture a second S.40 test fuselage as it continues to refine its processes and manufacturing technology since co

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October 29, 2009

Mitsubishi signs first U.S. customer

Mitsubishi Aircraft scored an enormous marketing coup last month when it signed its first customer outside Japan for the 78- to 92-seat MRJ.

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October 29, 2009

ATR formally unveils -600 series

Franco-Italian regional aircraft maker ATR last month presented to the public the ATR 72-600 during a ceremony in Toulouse, France, where it also confirmed

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October 29, 2009