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Eclipse Aerospace Reopens Shuttered ABQ Facility

On Tuesday morning at Albuquerque International Airport, Mason Holland and Michael Press were joined by Albuquerque mayor Martin Chávez to celebrate the re

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September 3, 2009

FAA Approves Plan for Southwest Airlines To Replace Unapproved Parts

The FAA today approved a plan that would require Southwest Airlines to replace unapproved parts installed on about 50 Boeing 737s–roughly 10 percent of its

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September 2, 2009

Boeing Hangs GEnx-2B Engines on the 747-8 Freighter

Boeing mechanics last Friday completed the installation of the new General Electric GEnx-2B engines on the first <link news/single-news-page/article/boeing

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September 2, 2009

BA Takes First LCY-Capable A318s

Airbus has delivered the first of two A318 aircraft equipped with “steep approach” capability to British Airways, the manufacturer announced today.

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September 1, 2009

First Winglet-equipped Citation X Delivered

Cessna Aircraft yesterday delivered the first Citation X retrofitted with elliptical winglets made by Wichita-based Winglet Technology.

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September 1, 2009

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

AVIC Restructuring Takes Aim at Boeing, Airbus

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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