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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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Bombardier’s CRJ1000 not just another stretch

Bombardier expects the largest airplane it has ever built–the 100-seat CRJ1000–to take to the skies for the first time this month, on schedule and on budge

Aircraft

July 12, 2008

Boeing hopes for happy end to 787 schedule nightmare

More than a year after predicting at last year’s Paris Airshow that the new 787 twin-aisle twinjet would fly within three months, Boeing is no closer to ac

Aircraft

July 12, 2008

Rolls still bullish despite climbing jet-fuel prices

Given the skyrocketing price of oil, the global financial crisis and gloomy forecasts from the travel industry, one might be forgiven for anticipating a me

Aircraft

July 12, 2008

ATR mulls options for larger turboprop

French-Italian regional turboprop manufacturer Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) is considering a new aircraft to complement its 46/50 passenger ATR 42 an

Aircraft

July 12, 2008

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In The Works: CMC Leopard Six

Nailing down financing continues to be the focus of the Leopard Six project at Chichester-Miles Consultants in England.

Aircraft

July 11, 2008

In The Works: Eclipse 500

The FAA on January 29 issued a notice of proposed special conditions for the Eclipse 500, which, if implemented, would require the twin-engine super-light

Aircraft

July 11, 2008

In The Works: Raytheon Hawker 450

Raytheon Aircraft Corp.

Aircraft

July 11, 2008

In the Works: Cessna Citation Columbus

Engineers at Cessna are finishing architecture and layout planning for the Wichita OEM’s largest jet, the fly-by-wire Columbus, and the company revealed ne

Aircraft

July 8, 2008

In the Works: Bombardier Learjet 85

Bombardier has chosen its facility in Querétaro, Mexico, to manufacture the composite structure for the Learjet 85.

Aircraft

July 8, 2008

In the Works: Dassault Falcon 900LX

Dassault added another wing-letted model to the company’s lineup, the Falcon 900LX, which will replace the Falcon 900EX following certification in the firs

Aircraft

July 8, 2008

In the Works: Cessna Citation XLS+

Cessna received FAA certification of the Citation XLS+ on June 2.

Aircraft

July 8, 2008

In the Works: Viking Air, Spectrum Choose Apx

Two more OEMs–Spectrum Aeronautical and Viking Air– have selected Honeywell’s Primus Apex avionics suite.

Aircraft

July 8, 2008

Customers adjust to Superjet slip

While the first prototype of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 continued its initial round of flight testing over Komsomolsk-upon-Amur in Russia’s Far East early las

Aircraft

July 8, 2008

Comp Air’s CA-9 Turboprop To Fly Soon

Merritt Island, Fla.-based Comp Air is preparing its CA-9 prototype for first flight, three months after unveiling the all-composite turboprop single at th

Aircraft

July 8, 2008

Cirrus SJX Jet Single Enters Flight-test Phase

Engineers at Duluth, Minn.-based Cirrus Design are still poring over telemetry data from the first flight of the company’s single-engine jet late last week

Aircraft

July 8, 2008

HondaJet Sees Same Special Conditions as Phenom 100

When the FAA wrote FAR Part 23, it apparently never envisioned that jets would be certified under those rules.

Aircraft

July 8, 2008

Airbus claims its place in a new world order

If Airbus COO customers and chief commercial officer John Leahy ever met a paying customer he didn’t like, it certainly wasn’t one of the world’s big aircr

Aircraft

July 7, 2008

Emergency AD targets Eclipse thrust levers

The pilot of an Eclipse 500 pushed the throttles forward during a wind-shear encounter at Chicago Midway Airport last month with enough force to result in

Aircraft

July 7, 2008

Next-generation SST faces ‘green’ barrier

It is almost five years since the Concorde retired, but little has been achieved in terms of replacing the world’s most iconic commercial aircraft.

Aircraft

July 7, 2008

PiperJet ground testing to start

Piper Aircraft said its PiperJet prototype is making progress, with the first engine start and run expected early this month.

Aircraft

July 7, 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

Bombardier’s CRJ1000 not just another stretch

Bombardier expects the largest airplane it has ever built–the 100-seat CRJ1000–to take to the skies for the first time this month, on schedule and on budge

Boeing hopes for happy end to 787 schedule nightmare

More than a year after predicting at last year’s Paris Airshow that the new 787 twin-aisle twinjet would fly within three months, Boeing is no closer to ac

Rolls still bullish despite climbing jet-fuel prices

Given the skyrocketing price of oil, the global financial crisis and gloomy forecasts from the travel industry, one might be forgiven for anticipating a me

ATR mulls options for larger turboprop

French-Italian regional turboprop manufacturer Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) is considering a new aircraft to complement its 46/50 passenger ATR 42 an

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In The Works: CMC Leopard Six

Nailing down financing continues to be the focus of the Leopard Six project at Chichester-Miles Consultants in England.

In The Works: Eclipse 500

The FAA on January 29 issued a notice of proposed special conditions for the Eclipse 500, which, if implemented, would require the twin-engine super-light

In The Works: Raytheon Hawker 450

Raytheon Aircraft Corp.

In the Works: Cessna Citation Columbus

Engineers at Cessna are finishing architecture and layout planning for the Wichita OEM’s largest jet, the fly-by-wire Columbus, and the company revealed ne

In the Works: Bombardier Learjet 85

Bombardier has chosen its facility in Querétaro, Mexico, to manufacture the composite structure for the Learjet 85.

In the Works: Dassault Falcon 900LX

Dassault added another wing-letted model to the company’s lineup, the Falcon 900LX, which will replace the Falcon 900EX following certification in the firs

In the Works: Cessna Citation XLS+

Cessna received FAA certification of the Citation XLS+ on June 2.

In the Works: Viking Air, Spectrum Choose Apx

Two more OEMs–Spectrum Aeronautical and Viking Air– have selected Honeywell’s Primus Apex avionics suite.

Customers adjust to Superjet slip

While the first prototype of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 continued its initial round of flight testing over Komsomolsk-upon-Amur in Russia’s Far East early las

Comp Air’s CA-9 Turboprop To Fly Soon

Merritt Island, Fla.-based Comp Air is preparing its CA-9 prototype for first flight, three months after unveiling the all-composite turboprop single at th

Cirrus SJX Jet Single Enters Flight-test Phase

Engineers at Duluth, Minn.-based Cirrus Design are still poring over telemetry data from the first flight of the company’s single-engine jet late last week

HondaJet Sees Same Special Conditions as Phenom 100

When the FAA wrote FAR Part 23, it apparently never envisioned that jets would be certified under those rules.

Airbus claims its place in a new world order

If Airbus COO customers and chief commercial officer John Leahy ever met a paying customer he didn’t like, it certainly wasn’t one of the world’s big aircr

Emergency AD targets Eclipse thrust levers

The pilot of an Eclipse 500 pushed the throttles forward during a wind-shear encounter at Chicago Midway Airport last month with enough force to result in

Next-generation SST faces ‘green’ barrier

It is almost five years since the Concorde retired, but little has been achieved in terms of replacing the world’s most iconic commercial aircraft.

PiperJet ground testing to start

Piper Aircraft said its PiperJet prototype is making progress, with the first engine start and run expected early this month.

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