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ASA Grounding Costs SkyWest $7.6M

Atlantic Southeast Airlines’ unscheduled grounding of 60 CRJ200s on March 31 for engine inspections lowered revenues at parent company SkyWest by $7.6 mill

Mock up shows military role for X2

Last month Sikorsky displayed a mock-up of a possible X2 Light Tactical Helicopter (LTH) design at the Army Aviation Association of America annual co

Cessna Suspends Columbus Program

With “revenues…down significantly in the last year,” Cessna chairman, CEO and president Jack Pelton announced on April 29 that, “To ensure our focus is on

Emivest To Restart SJ30 Deliveries

Emivest Aerospace appears to be getting the SJ30 light jet program back on track since deliveries stalled more than a year-and-a-half ago.

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Engines Running as First 787 Gets Set for Maiden Flight

Boeing took a crucial step toward first flight

First Tianjin-built A320 Flies as China Readies for Recovery

The first A320 aircraft assembled outside Europe at the Airbus Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in <link news/single-news-page/article/airbus-opens-a320-li

Superjet To Make Airshow Debut, Flight of Third Aircraft Imminent

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737 Improvement Plans Erase Thoughts of Early Replacement

If it didn’t become immediately apparent when Boeing began alluding to time frames that implied a replacement of the 737 might not materialize until 2020,

HondaJet Program Delayed One Year

Citing global aerospace industry challenges, Honda Aircraft last month announced that it is moving the projected first flight of a production-conforming Ho

Citation Mustang Logs 200 Deliveries

Cessna Aircraft last month delivered the 200th Citation Mustang, with the entry-level jet going to Honolulu-based Maritime Air Charters.

Falcon Demo Aircraft Equipped with EVAS

EVASWorldwide, distributor of the Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS), has finalized an agreement with Dassault Falcon to equip all of the manufacture

First Phoenix Exec CRJ Nears Delivery

Dubai-based Project Phoenix planned to deliver its first executive-configured CRJ conversion to owner Ritz Pacific by the end of last month.

Phenom 100 Gets EASA Approval, New Seats

Embraer’s Phenom 100 entry-level jet received EASA certification in late April.

Eclipse Asset Auction One Month Away?

The long-awaited auction of the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation could occur on June 24, according to Mike Press, owner of Eclipse 500 S/N 004 and presi

EASA, FAA approve 2000LX with winglets

Dassault received EASA certification for its Falcon 2000LX on April 23, followed by FAA certification seven days later.

No Slowdown for Learjet 85 Program

Bombardier told AIN yesterday at EBACE that development of the “clean sheet” all-composite Bombardier Learjet 85 continues on track for en

EASA-approved Beech pistons hit Euro scene

Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) announced here this week the delivery of the first European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified piston singles and twins to ent

Embraer Going Full Throttle on Legacy 450, 500 Programs

Embraer announced this week at EBACE that its Legacy 450 and 500 midsize jet programs are proceeding on pace, having completed the joint definition phase t

Beech Premier IA Sets Speed Record

A Beechcraft Premier IA set a speed record flying from Hawker Beechcraft’s facility in Chester, UK, to Geneva in one hour, 13 minutes and 30 seconds with a

Customers ‘sticking with’ HondaJet

Honda Aircraft, which announced last month a one-year delay in certification of its HondaJet as a result of supplier issues, remains confident, buoyed by a

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