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Cessna’s Columbus Program Hits Six-month Setback

Cessna Aircraft, which announced layoffs totaling roughly 13 percent of its workforce late last year, on Friday sent an e-mail to employees outlining a del

Another Group Formed To Bid on Eclipse Assets

Eclipse 500 owner Mike Press and deposit-holder Mason Holland on Friday launched a new company called Eclipse Jet to bid on assets of bankrupt Eclipse Avia

UAE Selects Master for Advanced Trainer and Combat Roles

The United Arab Emirates has selected the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master to fulfill its advanced trainer and combat support requirement.

UAE Boosts Airlift Capabilities

Dramatically expanding the country’s airlift capabilities, the United Arab Emirates plans to add Boeing C-17s and Lockheed Martin C-130Js.

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Boeing Opts Out of C-27J Production

Negotiations between Alenia Aeronautica and Boeing concerning an industrial partnership to build the C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) came to an end last m

Typhoon Tranche 3 Takes Small Step Forward

The four Eurofighter partner nations (Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK), reached an agreement early this month on a course of action concerning the third t

Fatal Crash Won’t Halt NAL’s Saras Project

India’s National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) still plans to go ahead with the project to develop the country’s first indigenous airplane despite the March

UT Finance Asks To Repossess DayJet Eclipses

UT Finance has asked the bankruptcy court overseeing the liquidation of the assets of Eclipse Aviation to allow it to take possession of the 28 Eclipse 500

Multiple Groups Vying To Buy Eclipse Assets

Yesterday a judge verbally approved the motion to convert Eclipse Aviation’s bankruptcy from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7, which means the company’s assets will

ViaSat, Satcom Direct Team on Yonder Broadband

ViaSat today named Satcom Direct a reseller of its new Yonder Ku-band satellite broadband service for business jets.

Simulated Gulfstream G650 Makes First Flight

Gulfstream Aerospace yesterday said it reached a milestone in development work on the large-cabin G650 and announced that it achieved first flight of a sim

FAA Not Planning To Ground Eclipse Fleet

Addressing the question of what happens when a manufacturer goes bankrupt, the FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (CE-09-14) that

Airbus Delivers 500th A321

Airbus delivered the 500th A321 ever produced to Air France during a ceremony held last Friday at the manufacturer’s Hamburg, Germany delivery center.

New Delta Unit To Run Regionals’ C/S

Delta Air Lines plans to base a new subsidiary in Minneapolis that would take over all customer service duties for Delta Connection unit Comair and Northwe

Rex Offers Wildfire Aid

Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) has established a fund worth A$200,000 ($135,000) in the form of air fares and other means to aid victims of the wildfir

New President at Mitsubishi Aircraft

Mitsubishi Aircraft’s board of directors last month appointed Mitsubishi Heavy Industries director and senior vice president Hideo Egawa to succeed Nobuo T

BAE Regional Reports Busy 2008

The asset management team of BAE Systems Regional Aircraft placed 75 aircraft last year through new leases, extensions and sales, the company reported in l

Air Dolomiti takes first of Lufthansa’s 30 E195s

Embraer delivered the first of 30 E-Jets ordered by Lufthansa–a 116-seat E195–to its Italian subsidiary Air Dolomiti on January 27, marking the start

NatureAir Gets Green Light to Sell Biofuel

Costa Rican regional airline NatureAir has entered talks with the government of the Central American republic for permission to sell biodiesel fuel to othe

SAL books entire portfolio

All 125 turboprops in Saab Aircraft Leasing (SAL)’s portfolio had found homes by the end of last year, leaving the company with not one of its aircraft ava

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