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There’s Still a Glimmer of Hope for ATG Javelin

Since suspending the development of the Javelin very light jet program in late December, the board of directors at Aviation Technology Group has continued

Aircraft

March 4, 2008

Emirates A380 to Land in New York October 1

Emirates Airline confirmed yesterday that it will start flying one of its first Airbus A380s nonstop between Dubai and New York JFK Airport on October 1.

Aircraft

March 3, 2008

50Dash4: Power Transplant

After a record 30-year run, Dassault quietly stopped building its once popular Falcon 50 last spring.

Aircraft

February 27, 2008

FAA Reveals Phenom 100’s Prelim Mtow

The FAA revealed in its special conditions for the Phenom 100 a preliminary number for the very light jet’s maximum takeoff weight.

Aircraft

February 27, 2008

FAA Certifies Two Hawker Beech Aircraft

The FAA on January 28 certified the Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90GTi, the latest version of the twin turboprop still popular 44 years after its introducti

Aircraft

February 27, 2008

Cessna Completes CJ4 Wing Mate

Cessna Aircraft completed the wing mate on the first Citation CJ4, the largest member of the CJ series.

Aircraft

February 27, 2008

Quest Delivers Second Kodiak

Quest Aircraft recently delivered the second Kodiak turboprop single to come off the production line to Spokane Turbine Center.

Aircraft

February 27, 2008

BA A318s To Fly London City - New York Route

British Airways last month announced plans to create a business-class service from London City Airport (LCY) to New York via Shannon, Ireland.

Aircraft

February 27, 2008

Eclipse says EASA OK on track

Eclipse Aviation expects to obtain EASA certification of the Eclipse 500 this year, and according to an EASA spokeswoman, certification work on the very li

Aircraft

February 27, 2008

ExecuJet Logs More Aerion SSBJ Orders

Aerion and international sales distributor ExecuJet Aviation Group last month at the Singapore Airshow secured letters of intent for three more Aerion supe

Aircraft

February 27, 2008

Canada LenDs $20M to Diamond for D-Jet

Diamond Aircraft last month received a $19.6 million “repayable investment” from the Canadian government for research and development of its $1.4 million s

Aircraft

February 27, 2008

With engines running, Superjet poised for flight

The Powerjet SaM146 turbofan chosen to power the Sukhoi Superjet 100 finished the first phase of flight testing on the program’s Ilyushin Il-76LL testbed e

Aircraft

February 27, 2008

Twin Otter development continues

Viking Air’s relaunch of the fabled Twin Otter is progressing on schedule, and the first modified airplane incorporating all the planned new features of th

Aircraft

February 27, 2008

Announcing Columbus, Cessna commits to large-cabin Citation

After extensive market research and more than a year of showing prospective customers a cabin mockup of a large-cabin jet, on January 24 Cessna Aircraft fo

Aircraft

February 26, 2008

Spectrum takes a go-slow approach to jet development럐

In the wake of the recent failure of several competitors, Spectrum Aeronautical is moving ahead cautiously on the development of its all-composite S-40 mid

Aircraft

February 26, 2008

Pogo Sets Possible Price Parameters for IPO

Pogo Jet this week filed an amendment to its S-1 registration statement for an initial public offering of stock to finance the company’s entry into the ver

Charter & Fractional

February 21, 2008