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.

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Ibis Ae270 aims for approval next year

Ibis Aerospace, a joint venture company formed by Aero Vodochody of the Czech Republic and Aerospace Industrial Development Corp.

Aircraft

June 11, 2008

Hoover joins FJ44 Eagle II team

Legendary aerobatic pilot Bob Hoover recently joined the flight testing and evaluation team for Sierra Industries’ FJ44 Eagle II, a retrofit of the Cessna

Aircraft

June 11, 2008

Air-taxi startup buys into Eclipse Aviation

Eclipse Aviation, the Albuquerque, N.M.

Aircraft

June 11, 2008

Bell still bullish on BA609 despite Osprey difficulties

The fortunes of the Bell/Agusta BA609 are closely linked to those of the U.S.

Aircraft

June 11, 2008

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Challenger 604 gets optional AutoPower

The latest option for owners of Challenger 604 business jets is the enhanced version of the Safe Flight AutoPower system, which was installed and certified

Aircraft

June 11, 2008

Qatar to show first A319CJ buzjet at Dubai show

Middle East-based carrier Qatar Airways plans to show its new executive shuttle-configured Airbus A319 Corporate Jetliner at the Dubai 2001 airshow in the

Aircraft

June 11, 2008

Freight feeder mockup was ready for viewing in New Orleans

American Utilicraft’s full-size fuselage mockup arrived in New Orleans on September 11, to be ready for display at the scrubbed NBAA Convention.

Aircraft

June 11, 2008

Sino Swearingen CEO test flies the SJ30-2

Sino Swearingen president and CEO Jack Braly made his first flight in the conforming prototype SJ30-2 in early September from San Antonio International Air

Aircraft

June 11, 2008

728JET first flight scheduled for spring

With components arriving from Spain and Belgium, Fairchild Dornier has begun component integration of its first 728JET 70- to 85-passenger regional jet at

Aircraft

June 11, 2008

Ten-pax t-prop in the works

In a surprise announcement, Leland Snow, president of agplane manufacturer Air Tractor, said his company is developing a new passenger/utility turboprop ai

Aircraft

June 11, 2008

BAE looks to build its bizplane business base

BAE Systems Aircraft Services Group is looking to build on the success of the deal it forged at the NBAA show last year, when it announced a lease agreemen

Aircraft

June 11, 2008

Eclipse 500 certified in the Pacific

Eclipse Aviation announced last month that it received certification from India and Australia for the Eclipse 500 very light jet.

Aircraft

June 9, 2008

Embraer’s Phenom 300 enters flight-test phase

Embraer achieved two milestones on April 29, the first flight of the Phenom 300 light jet and the first time any airplane has made a first flight from Embr

Aircraft

June 4, 2008

Korea Grants Certification of the G550

Gulfstream has received type certificate validation from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of the Republic of Korea for the G550.

Aircraft

June 4, 2008

Learjet 85 Composite Work Goes South of the Border

Bombardier Aerospace late last week announced that it will manufacture the all-composite structure for the new Learjet 85 at its facility in Querétaro, Mex

Aircraft

June 3, 2008

Embraer's newest bizjets will continue the legacy

Embraer took advantage of the EBACE stage to officially introduce the latest additions to its line of business jets–the Legacy 450

Aircraft

June 2, 2008

Epic forges ahead on certification process

Epic Aircraft continues development of its all-composite turboprop singles and very light jets, though without the $200 million in funding pledged by India

Aircraft

June 2, 2008

The jury is still out on all-business-class airlines

Can a stand-alone all-business-class “boutique” airline make it as a private-jet alternative? With the failure of transatlantic carriers MAXjet in December

Aircraft

June 2, 2008

In The Works: Cessna CitationJet CJ4

Cessna flew the first prototype CitationJet CJ4 on May 5, with senior engineering test pilot Dan Morris at the controls and engineering flight-test manager

Aircraft

June 2, 2008

In The Works: Cessna Citation XLS+

On April 28 Cessna rolled out the first production version of the XLS+, the latest version of the Citation that entered production in 1998 as the Excel.

Aircraft

June 2, 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

Ibis Ae270 aims for approval next year

Ibis Aerospace, a joint venture company formed by Aero Vodochody of the Czech Republic and Aerospace Industrial Development Corp.

Hoover joins FJ44 Eagle II team

Legendary aerobatic pilot Bob Hoover recently joined the flight testing and evaluation team for Sierra Industries’ FJ44 Eagle II, a retrofit of the Cessna

Air-taxi startup buys into Eclipse Aviation

Eclipse Aviation, the Albuquerque, N.M.

Bell still bullish on BA609 despite Osprey difficulties

The fortunes of the Bell/Agusta BA609 are closely linked to those of the U.S.

Videos

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Challenger 604 gets optional AutoPower

The latest option for owners of Challenger 604 business jets is the enhanced version of the Safe Flight AutoPower system, which was installed and certified

Qatar to show first A319CJ buzjet at Dubai show

Middle East-based carrier Qatar Airways plans to show its new executive shuttle-configured Airbus A319 Corporate Jetliner at the Dubai 2001 airshow in the

Freight feeder mockup was ready for viewing in New Orleans

American Utilicraft’s full-size fuselage mockup arrived in New Orleans on September 11, to be ready for display at the scrubbed NBAA Convention.

Sino Swearingen CEO test flies the SJ30-2

Sino Swearingen president and CEO Jack Braly made his first flight in the conforming prototype SJ30-2 in early September from San Antonio International Air

728JET first flight scheduled for spring

With components arriving from Spain and Belgium, Fairchild Dornier has begun component integration of its first 728JET 70- to 85-passenger regional jet at

Ten-pax t-prop in the works

In a surprise announcement, Leland Snow, president of agplane manufacturer Air Tractor, said his company is developing a new passenger/utility turboprop ai

BAE looks to build its bizplane business base

BAE Systems Aircraft Services Group is looking to build on the success of the deal it forged at the NBAA show last year, when it announced a lease agreemen

Eclipse 500 certified in the Pacific

Eclipse Aviation announced last month that it received certification from India and Australia for the Eclipse 500 very light jet.

Embraer’s Phenom 300 enters flight-test phase

Embraer achieved two milestones on April 29, the first flight of the Phenom 300 light jet and the first time any airplane has made a first flight from Embr

Korea Grants Certification of the G550

Gulfstream has received type certificate validation from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of the Republic of Korea for the G550.

Learjet 85 Composite Work Goes South of the Border

Bombardier Aerospace late last week announced that it will manufacture the all-composite structure for the new Learjet 85 at its facility in Querétaro, Mex

Embraer's newest bizjets will continue the legacy

Embraer took advantage of the EBACE stage to officially introduce the latest additions to its line of business jets–the Legacy 450

Epic forges ahead on certification process

Epic Aircraft continues development of its all-composite turboprop singles and very light jets, though without the $200 million in funding pledged by India

The jury is still out on all-business-class airlines

Can a stand-alone all-business-class “boutique” airline make it as a private-jet alternative? With the failure of transatlantic carriers MAXjet in December

In The Works: Cessna CitationJet CJ4

Cessna flew the first prototype CitationJet CJ4 on May 5, with senior engineering test pilot Dan Morris at the controls and engineering flight-test manager

In The Works: Cessna Citation XLS+

On April 28 Cessna rolled out the first production version of the XLS+, the latest version of the Citation that entered production in 1998 as the Excel.

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