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Piaggio views its home turf as fertile market for the Avanti II

Even as Italian manufacturer Piaggio Aero Industries reaps the benefits of a remarkable sales resurgence in the U.S., the company increasingly views its ow

September 20, 2007

Pre-owned aircraft

It has been an extraordinary year in the pre-owned business jet sales arena.

September 20, 2007

SSBJ developers having a hard time gaining traction

Three companies have expressed serious interest in developing a supersonic business jet (SSBJ), but none of the designs proposed by Aerion, Sukhoi or Super

September 20, 2007

Cessna Delivers First European-bound Mustang

Cessna yesterday delivered the first Citation Mustang to a European customer when British entrepreneur Jane Howell received her aircraft at the London-area

September 6, 2007

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G150 Earns EASA Certification

Gulfstream’s more spacious rework of the Westwind-derived G100, the G150, received EASA certification last month.

August 30, 2007

Eclipse auctions first very light jet

Albuquerque-based very light jet maker Eclipse Aviation delivered on a plan devised seven years ago when the company put one of its early production aircra

August 30, 2007

New Turboprops

Of all the subsegments of the general aviation market, the turboprop field is the only one not experiencing an increase in new development.

August 30, 2007

Bombardier Logs CRJ, Q400 Orders

Bombardier continued its deliberate penetration of South and Central America last month with an order from Mexico’s AeroLineas MesoAmericanas (ALMA) for a

August 29, 2007

FAA Certifies E195

Embraer gained FAA certification for the E195 last month, more than a year after it won certification for the 110-seat airliner from European and Brazilian

August 29, 2007

Phenom 100 flies

Embraer’s first Phenom 100 lands at the company’s main facilities at São Jose dos Campos, Brazil,  following a certification test flight on August 6.

August 29, 2007

Honeywell TPE331-12JR OK’d for Caravan

Honeywell announced recently that it had won approval for its TPE331-12JR turboprop to be installed on the Cessna Caravan.

August 29, 2007

Jet, turboprop deliveries continue in earnest

Deliveries of both jets and turboprops were up again in the first half of this year, according to second-quarter numbers released by the General Aviation M

August 29, 2007

High-time Cessna Conquest IIs Grounded Down Under

Australia’s Civil Aviation Authority (CASA) has grounded several Cessna 441 Conquest II turboprops, citing the potential for in-flight structural failures

August 28, 2007

Cessna Sees the Future, and It’s Diesel-Powered

Beginning with the 2008 model year, Cessna 172 buyers can pay $15,000 more for a 155-hp, two-liter turbocharged Thielert diesel engine-powered Skyhawk inst

August 23, 2007

Austrian and Eurofighter Reach Compromise over Typhoon Order

Eurofighter reached an agreement with Austria over the disputed contract for 18 Typhoons, as <link http://www.ainonline.com/airshow-convention-news/paris-a

August 16, 2007

Northrop Grumman Wins UCAV Contract over Boeing

Northrop Grumman has won the U.S.

August 16, 2007

UK Gives Go-ahead for Big New Aircraft Carriers

After years of preliminary definition and assessment, the UK Ministry of Defence gave the go-ahead for construction of two 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers.

August 16, 2007

Russian Air Force An-124s on the Block?

The 21 An-124 heavy airlifters owned by the Russian Air Force are now available for sale to commercial operators, according to unconfirmed media reports in

August 16, 2007

Spectrum Powers Up S-33 But Focuses on S-40

Spectrum Aeronautical has upgraded the engines that power its S-33 Independence very light jet, and the company is also reversing the order of certificatio

August 16, 2007

Saudis Close To Signing Contract for Eurofighter Typhoons

In our final edition at the recent Paris Air Show we revealed that <link http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/saudi-deals-done-for-helos-

August 14, 2007

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