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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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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

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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

In The Works: Embraer Phenom 300

The Phenom 300 made its first flight on April 29, months ahead of Embraer’s previously announced schedule.

Aircraft

June 2, 2008

In The Works: Grob Aerospace SPn

Grob Aerospace has settled on a strategy to perform completions and provide pilot training for its all-composite SPn business jet at St.

Aircraft

June 2, 2008

In The Works: EADS Socata TBM 850

After AIN reported that EADS was considering selling its Socata division to French aerospace, defense, nuclear and automotive manufacturin

Aircraft

June 2, 2008

Citation CJ4 flies

Last month’s maiden flight of the Cessna Citation CJ4 prototype was “a rousing success,” according to the Wichita-based OEM.

Aircraft

May 30, 2008

Eclipse Concept Jet No Longer Just a Concept

Eclipse Aviation this afternoon officially launched its single-engine jet program.

Aircraft

May 30, 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

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

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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.

In The Works: Embraer Phenom 300

The Phenom 300 made its first flight on April 29, months ahead of Embraer’s previously announced schedule.

In The Works: Grob Aerospace SPn

Grob Aerospace has settled on a strategy to perform completions and provide pilot training for its all-composite SPn business jet at St.

In The Works: EADS Socata TBM 850

After AIN reported that EADS was considering selling its Socata division to French aerospace, defense, nuclear and automotive manufacturin

Citation CJ4 flies

Last month’s maiden flight of the Cessna Citation CJ4 prototype was “a rousing success,” according to the Wichita-based OEM.

Eclipse Concept Jet No Longer Just a Concept

Eclipse Aviation this afternoon officially launched its single-engine jet program.

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