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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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Q400X studies expand as prop fever spreads

Bombardier continues to consider at least two potential developments of its Q Series regional turboprop series under the epithet “Q400X.” Market studies co

Aircraft

December 28, 2007

Ruag to relaunch Do 228 production

Swiss defense and technology group Ruag has decided to relaunch production of the Dornier 228, the 19-seat regional turboprop its defunct developer stopped

Aircraft

December 28, 2007

Skywest orders 22 crjs

Bombardier employees in Montreal and Belfast might thank, among others, SkyWest Airlines for the Canadian manufacturer’s decision to boost regional j

Aircraft

December 28, 2007

Forecast: Embraer to lead pack

A new report released by Forecast International says that Embraer will collect 40.8 percent of the projected $99.7 billion in sales of regional aircraft ov

Aircraft

December 28, 2007

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Aerion logs commitments for SSBJ

Aerion now has commitments covering at least 20 of its proposed supersonic business jet (SSBJ) since it started signing letters of intent with prospective

Aircraft

December 27, 2007

Adam A700 on track for certification this year

Adam Aircraft is getting closer to the major milestone of FAA certification of the A700 very light jet and last month reported receiving its first Type Ins

Aircraft

December 27, 2007

Closing on one deal, Sentient Eyes new one

Sentient Jet, which is buying TAG Aviation USA and all of its assets from TAG Holding, was expecting to close the acquisition around the end of last month.

Aircraft

December 27, 2007

Lack of funding halts Javelin program

Aviation Technology Group (ATG) of Englewood, Colo., laid off 40 of its 50 employees on December 17 and announced a day later that it has halted developmen

Aircraft

December 27, 2007

Columbia Buy Boosts Cessna Stable

Cessna Aircraft has added two new models to its single-engine aircraft line, following last month’s purchase of bankrupt Columbia Aircraft, a Bend, Ore.-ba

Aircraft

December 27, 2007

Embraer Seals $1 Billion Phenom 300 Order

Flight Options on November 30 simultaneously announced its finalized acquisition by Miami-based private equity firm HIG Capital and an order for nearly $1

Aircraft

December 27, 2007

OEMs prepare for first flights this year

There are many new jets and a few new turboprops on designers’ drawing boards, but the volume of new aircraft making it to the entry-into-service point rem

Aircraft

December 27, 2007

Piper plans new construction technique for personal jet

Piper Aircraft is patenting a new metal-bonding technique that will be key to the manufacture of the all-aluminum, $2.2 million PiperJet.

Aircraft

December 27, 2007

Russian Military Disrupts Offshore Helo Ops in Norway

Helicopter traffic around the Statfjord and Gullfaks offshore oil fields in Norway was seriously disturbed on December 11 by the incursion of the Russian c

Aircraft

December 20, 2007

Antonov rolls out An-148

Antonov plans to fly the first An-148 regional jet this month, marking the culmination of three years of preparation and the dawn of a new era in Ukrainian

Aircraft

December 19, 2007

Speed Sells, But Who’s Buying?

In an exclusive interview with AIN, Aerion vice chairman Brian Barents discussed why he believes it’s time to bring a supersonic business

Aircraft

December 19, 2007

Raisbeck earns STC for Learjet 35/36ZR mod

After four years of development and almost 500 hours of flight testing, the Raisbeck ZR Lite System for the Learjet 35/36 has earned an STC.

Aircraft

December 18, 2007

Boeing Announces Potential 717 Sales

Boeing Commercial Airplane’s Long Beach, Calif.

Aircraft

December 18, 2007

In The Works: Spirit Wing SpiritLear

At last month’s NBAA Convention, Spirit Wing Aviation of Edmond, Okla., announced that it will begin producing its “virtually new” Spirit-Lear early next y

Aircraft

December 18, 2007

In The Works: Citation CJ1+ and CJ2+

Cessna announced last month that it is upgrading the Citation CJ1 and CJ2 to add more value to the entry-level aircraft.

Aircraft

December 18, 2007

In The Works: Aviation Technology Group Javelin

Assembly and integration of the Aviation Technology Group Javelin prototype continues to accelerate at Soloy in Olympia, Wash.

Aircraft

December 18, 2007

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

Q400X studies expand as prop fever spreads

Bombardier continues to consider at least two potential developments of its Q Series regional turboprop series under the epithet “Q400X.” Market studies co

Ruag to relaunch Do 228 production

Swiss defense and technology group Ruag has decided to relaunch production of the Dornier 228, the 19-seat regional turboprop its defunct developer stopped

Skywest orders 22 crjs

Bombardier employees in Montreal and Belfast might thank, among others, SkyWest Airlines for the Canadian manufacturer’s decision to boost regional j

Forecast: Embraer to lead pack

A new report released by Forecast International says that Embraer will collect 40.8 percent of the projected $99.7 billion in sales of regional aircraft ov

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Aerion logs commitments for SSBJ

Aerion now has commitments covering at least 20 of its proposed supersonic business jet (SSBJ) since it started signing letters of intent with prospective

Adam A700 on track for certification this year

Adam Aircraft is getting closer to the major milestone of FAA certification of the A700 very light jet and last month reported receiving its first Type Ins

Closing on one deal, Sentient Eyes new one

Sentient Jet, which is buying TAG Aviation USA and all of its assets from TAG Holding, was expecting to close the acquisition around the end of last month.

Lack of funding halts Javelin program

Aviation Technology Group (ATG) of Englewood, Colo., laid off 40 of its 50 employees on December 17 and announced a day later that it has halted developmen

Columbia Buy Boosts Cessna Stable

Cessna Aircraft has added two new models to its single-engine aircraft line, following last month’s purchase of bankrupt Columbia Aircraft, a Bend, Ore.-ba

Embraer Seals $1 Billion Phenom 300 Order

Flight Options on November 30 simultaneously announced its finalized acquisition by Miami-based private equity firm HIG Capital and an order for nearly $1

OEMs prepare for first flights this year

There are many new jets and a few new turboprops on designers’ drawing boards, but the volume of new aircraft making it to the entry-into-service point rem

Piper plans new construction technique for personal jet

Piper Aircraft is patenting a new metal-bonding technique that will be key to the manufacture of the all-aluminum, $2.2 million PiperJet.

Russian Military Disrupts Offshore Helo Ops in Norway

Helicopter traffic around the Statfjord and Gullfaks offshore oil fields in Norway was seriously disturbed on December 11 by the incursion of the Russian c

Antonov rolls out An-148

Antonov plans to fly the first An-148 regional jet this month, marking the culmination of three years of preparation and the dawn of a new era in Ukrainian

Speed Sells, But Who’s Buying?

In an exclusive interview with AIN, Aerion vice chairman Brian Barents discussed why he believes it’s time to bring a supersonic business

Raisbeck earns STC for Learjet 35/36ZR mod

After four years of development and almost 500 hours of flight testing, the Raisbeck ZR Lite System for the Learjet 35/36 has earned an STC.

Boeing Announces Potential 717 Sales

Boeing Commercial Airplane’s Long Beach, Calif.

In The Works: Spirit Wing SpiritLear

At last month’s NBAA Convention, Spirit Wing Aviation of Edmond, Okla., announced that it will begin producing its “virtually new” Spirit-Lear early next y

In The Works: Citation CJ1+ and CJ2+

Cessna announced last month that it is upgrading the Citation CJ1 and CJ2 to add more value to the entry-level aircraft.

In The Works: Aviation Technology Group Javelin

Assembly and integration of the Aviation Technology Group Javelin prototype continues to accelerate at Soloy in Olympia, Wash.

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