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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

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In The Works: Maverick Jets Leader

Melbourne, Fla.-based Maverick Jets has moved manufacturing of its five-seat Leader twinjet kitplane to Tbilisi Aerospace Manufacturing in the republic of

Aircraft

August 11, 2008

In The Works: VisionAire Vantage

Defunct VisionAire’s intellectual property for its six-seat, single-engine Vantage very light business jet and two-seat, single-engine Spirit sport jet is

Aircraft

August 11, 2008

Avionics Update: FlightMax Entegra cockpit selected for Adam A500

Adam Aircraft of Englewood, Colo., will equip the in-development Adam A500 piston twin with Avidyne’s FlightMax Entegra integrated flight deck.

Aircraft

August 11, 2008

Regionals Update: Air Deccan launches ATR 42 service

India’s Air Deccan operated its inaugural revenue flight with one of six 48-seat ATR 42-320s on August 25, between its home city of Bangalore and Hubli, in

Aircraft

August 11, 2008

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Embraer 170 soldiers on toward November approval

Brazil’s Embraer remains firmly on target for November certification of its much-heralded but delay-prone Embraer 170, according to company vice president

Aircraft

August 11, 2008

Second Embraer 175 flies

The second Embraer 175 prototype flew its maiden mission on August 7, marking the resumption of a comparatively short flight-test program scheduled to last

Aircraft

August 11, 2008

Electric airplane gets $400,000 NASA grant

A fuel-cell-powered electric airplane is the goal of Worcester, Mass.-based Advanced Technology Products and its nonprofit arm, the Foundation for Advancin

Aircraft

August 8, 2008

43-year-old bizplane still in service

In the 1950s, Dee Howard of San Antonio converted and rebuilt Lockheed B-34/PV-1 Venturas as executive transports, calling them the Howard Aero 250 and 350

Aircraft

August 8, 2008

Pilot Report: Flying a Walter-powered Beech King Air C90

I recently had the chance to fly one of the King Air C90s re-engined with two Walter M601E-11s

Aircraft

August 8, 2008

Walter-powered King Airs, a better idea?

Dan Sigl, president of Seagull Aviation in Clintonville, Wis., has invested a significant portion of his career in Walter 601-powered derivatives of existi

Aircraft

August 8, 2008

ATR 42 drop test useless, claims RAA

The Regional Airline Association last month lambasted the FAA for the agency’s highly publicized drop test of an ATR 42-300 turboprop in Atlantic City, N.J

Aircraft

August 8, 2008

First customer Gulfstream 300 enters service

United Arab Emirates-based charter operator Royal Jet last month received the first Gulfstream 300, a shorter-range, less expensive version of the G400 (th

Aircraft

August 6, 2008

Proposed FAA policy appears to support BBJs

A story in The Bergen Record, a Northern New Jersey newspaper, opened a floodgate of protests from residents of communities surrounding Teterboro Airport.

Aircraft

August 6, 2008

Boeing gives green light to heavy-lift airship project

Boeing has teamed with a Canadian firm to develop a massive commercial airship capable of lifting an 80,000-pound load and carrying it up to 200 miles.<br

Aircraft

August 6, 2008

Finmeccanica’s Alenia Aermacchi division is launching a competition to find a nickname for its M346

Finmeccanica’s Alenia Aermacchi division is launching a competition to find a nickname for its M346.

Aircraft

August 5, 2008

Bureaucracy ends DC-3’s career

The need to protect passengers from terrorism was not uppermost in the mind of the Douglas Aircraft designers when they developed the DC-3, and they could

Aircraft

August 5, 2008

Sikorsky tooling up for CH-53K

Sikorsky has begun the tooling process for the U.S.

Aircraft

August 5, 2008

Rotax-powered Ellipse goes 200 knots

Dwarfed by other aircraft in the static display area, the LH-10 Ellipse is only 17 feet long and has a wingspan of just over 26 feet.

Aircraft

August 5, 2008

Mitsubishi MRJ90 to fly in 2011

Mitsubishi will fly its new 86- to 96-passenger MRJ90 for the first time in 2011, the Japanese industrial giant said here.

Aircraft

August 5, 2008

Honda's 'research project' expected to fly by year-end

Under the cover of private funding, Honda has been secretly and very seriously developing its six- to eight-seat light turbofan twin.

Aircraft

August 5, 2008

Aircraft

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Latest

In The Works: Maverick Jets Leader

Melbourne, Fla.-based Maverick Jets has moved manufacturing of its five-seat Leader twinjet kitplane to Tbilisi Aerospace Manufacturing in the republic of

In The Works: VisionAire Vantage

Defunct VisionAire’s intellectual property for its six-seat, single-engine Vantage very light business jet and two-seat, single-engine Spirit sport jet is

Avionics Update: FlightMax Entegra cockpit selected for Adam A500

Adam Aircraft of Englewood, Colo., will equip the in-development Adam A500 piston twin with Avidyne’s FlightMax Entegra integrated flight deck.

Regionals Update: Air Deccan launches ATR 42 service

India’s Air Deccan operated its inaugural revenue flight with one of six 48-seat ATR 42-320s on August 25, between its home city of Bangalore and Hubli, in

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Embraer 170 soldiers on toward November approval

Brazil’s Embraer remains firmly on target for November certification of its much-heralded but delay-prone Embraer 170, according to company vice president

Second Embraer 175 flies

The second Embraer 175 prototype flew its maiden mission on August 7, marking the resumption of a comparatively short flight-test program scheduled to last

Electric airplane gets $400,000 NASA grant

A fuel-cell-powered electric airplane is the goal of Worcester, Mass.-based Advanced Technology Products and its nonprofit arm, the Foundation for Advancin

43-year-old bizplane still in service

In the 1950s, Dee Howard of San Antonio converted and rebuilt Lockheed B-34/PV-1 Venturas as executive transports, calling them the Howard Aero 250 and 350

Pilot Report: Flying a Walter-powered Beech King Air C90

I recently had the chance to fly one of the King Air C90s re-engined with two Walter M601E-11s

Walter-powered King Airs, a better idea?

Dan Sigl, president of Seagull Aviation in Clintonville, Wis., has invested a significant portion of his career in Walter 601-powered derivatives of existi

ATR 42 drop test useless, claims RAA

The Regional Airline Association last month lambasted the FAA for the agency’s highly publicized drop test of an ATR 42-300 turboprop in Atlantic City, N.J

First customer Gulfstream 300 enters service

United Arab Emirates-based charter operator Royal Jet last month received the first Gulfstream 300, a shorter-range, less expensive version of the G400 (th

Proposed FAA policy appears to support BBJs

A story in The Bergen Record, a Northern New Jersey newspaper, opened a floodgate of protests from residents of communities surrounding Teterboro Airport.

Boeing gives green light to heavy-lift airship project

Boeing has teamed with a Canadian firm to develop a massive commercial airship capable of lifting an 80,000-pound load and carrying it up to 200 miles.<br

Finmeccanica’s Alenia Aermacchi division is launching a competition to find a nickname for its M346

Finmeccanica’s Alenia Aermacchi division is launching a competition to find a nickname for its M346.

Bureaucracy ends DC-3’s career

The need to protect passengers from terrorism was not uppermost in the mind of the Douglas Aircraft designers when they developed the DC-3, and they could

Sikorsky tooling up for CH-53K

Sikorsky has begun the tooling process for the U.S.

Rotax-powered Ellipse goes 200 knots

Dwarfed by other aircraft in the static display area, the LH-10 Ellipse is only 17 feet long and has a wingspan of just over 26 feet.

Mitsubishi MRJ90 to fly in 2011

Mitsubishi will fly its new 86- to 96-passenger MRJ90 for the first time in 2011, the Japanese industrial giant said here.

Honda's 'research project' expected to fly by year-end

Under the cover of private funding, Honda has been secretly and very seriously developing its six- to eight-seat light turbofan twin.

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