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Investor group studies reviving SPn program

Former Grob Aerospace chief executive Niall Olver has confirmed that he is actively trying to put together a deal to restart development of the SPn light b

Pratt readies GTF for MRJ, C Series

Pratt & Whitney has frozen the design configuration of the PW-1000G Geared Turbofans for both the Mitsubishi Regional Jet and Bombardier C Series after fin

New ATR Lands in Guernsey

Guernsey, UK-based regional carrier Aurigny Air Services last month took delivery of its first new ATR 72-500 in accordance with a firm contract it signed

‘Humbled’ Boeing Prepares to Fly 787

Demonstrating a degree of public humility many feel has been all too absent among the bankers collectively responsible for the global financial crisis, Boe

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Bombardier Vindicated by C Series Orders

It took eight months of waiting since its industrial launch, but the C Series finally drew its first firm orders this month, putting to rest gathering spec

Airbus and Boeing Unfazed by Warnings of Massive Funding Gap

The sentiment expressed by the world’s two big airliner manufacturers seem increasingly out of line with the reality perceived by the financial community w

Airbus Chews on A380 ‘Teething Troubles’

European jetliner manufacturer Airbus has acknowledged operators’ “teething troubles,” but it characterizes the A380’s entry into service as “very successf

Eclipse assets up for grabs

As the liquidation process for the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation drags on, four groups have announced proposals to buy those assets and restart produ

Bizliner business not yet feeling the pinch

Is the bizliner immune to the current economic and financial crisis, or have slumping demand and order cancellations simply not yet caught up with that seg

Pratt Flies Advantage70 Upgrade

Pratt & Whitney’s PW4000 Advantage70 engine this week completed its first flight aboard an Air Comet A330-200 in Toulouse, France, the company announce

ATR Lands New 600 Series Order

Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc signed a firm order with ATR for six of the Franco-Italian manufacturer’s 600 Series turboprops now under development

Was 10-seat PC-12 That Crashed Legal with 14 Aboard?

The Pilatus PC-12 that crashed Sunday afternoon in Butte, Mont., was configured with only 10 seats, but under FAR Part 91 it might have been legal to carry

Eclipse assets up for grabs

As the liquidation process for the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation drags on, four groups have announced proposals to buy those assets and restart produ

NTSB: Icing Effect on Colgan Q400’s Stall Speed ‘Minimal’

Preliminary airplane performance modeling and simulation conducted by the NTSB show that icing had a minimal effect on the stall speed of the Colgan Air Bo

Fourteen Perish in Pilatus PC-12 Crash

Seven adults and seven children aboard a Pilatus PC-12 (N128CM) were killed when the turboprop

Socata Launches TBM Co-ownership Program

Daher Socata is launching a TBM 850 co-ownership program dubbed, “Fly And Share your TBM” (Fast

Court Rules Embraer Layoffs Legal

A Brazilian labor court ruled late yesterday that Embraer would not have to reinstate some 4,300 employees laid off in February after it found that the com

Jeju Air Puts Its Q400s Up for Sale

South Korea’s Jeju Air has hired UK-based Airstream International Group to “re-market” its four in-service Bombardier Q400 turboprops along with a large sp

Qantas Approved to Land A380s with New Honeywell GBAS in Sydney

Qantas Airlines has received approval from the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to use the Honeywell SmartPath ground-based augmentation s

Airbus Order Tally Remains in Negative Territory

Airbus continued to register a negative sales tally this year as the company booked orders for just a pair of A380s from Korean Air while it saw cancellati

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